It has been just over a week since quarterback Nick Foles helped lead the Philadelphia Eagles to their first Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots.
One of the storylines that has caught much attention following the contest has been Foles revealing he had contemplated retiring from the NFL two years ago. The 29-year-old once again discussed this matter during a recent interview on the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” bringing more light to how tough the decision was.
“I was going to stop playing the game two years ago. There was different things that had gone on in my life (with) my wife and I and in my career as well where I lost the joy of the game. I can't do something unless my heart is in it, especially the game of football. It's a seven-day a week job with everyone depending on you. When you play quarterback you are in the huddle you're doing everything. If I don't love this and it's not in my heart I can't do it. I didn't touch a football for a long time. I had my wife and family support me through it all. My wife wrote me a letter that she talked about wanting me to go out and play but not to be out there because she knew I wasn't finished yet. I prayed about it and I realized that the tougher decision was to go back and play. I knew to make more growth I had to go back to face fear and face my failures.
There were clearly a lot of factors that went into Foles' decision to ultimately return to playing football after his brief tenure with the then-St. Louis Rams had gone south. This saw him agree to join his former head coach Andy Reid on the Kansas City Chiefs as the backup to Alex Smith for one year.
This past offseason, Foles was able to work his way back to the Eagles in free agency, which turned out to be a career-defining move. He was able to lead Philadelphia to their first Lombardi trophy after all that he went through both on and off the field through the support of his wife and family.
Ultimately, Foles is now in the position of where he has found happiness in his NFL career in a situation with the Eagles that can do nothing but benefit from whatever transpires over this upcoming offseason and beyond that.
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