The Philadelphia Eagles' young franchise quarterback Carson Wentz has not had to easiest trip through three professional seasons in the NFL.

Wentz, 26, saw veteran signal-caller Nick Foles upstage him in the Eagles' Super Bowl trip and eventual first Vince Lombardi trophy in franchise history in 2017-18 after Wentz tore his ACL in Week 14.

Then, during the 2018 season back as the starting quarterback, the 2016 draft's second-overall selection by Philly struggled coming off his injury, starting in 11 games and going 5-6 before tapping out due to a back ailment.

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The not-so-cheery picture in spite of a first Super Bowl victory just one year prior was even admitted by Wentz.

Per Jeff McLane in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

“The pressure and the expectations … that I have always done a good job of blocking out, [and] then you compound that with injury and then the struggle that we had last year early on, it just kind of got to me,” Wentz said. “Seeing this game, it was more stressful and I was less free playing it. Finally, that injury, it just allowed me to release everything.”

Foles is no longer in the City of Brotherly Love, however, and Wentz has a free runway to take off and take over as the franchise's star quarterback again.

The Super Bowl hero Foles signed a four-year, $88 million contract in the offseason as a free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Eagles and Jags faced off in preseason last month, with Philly edging out Jacksonville in the exhibition match 24-10 and neither Foles nor Wentz even appearing.

With his second, season-ending injury in the rear view mirror, Wentz is looking ahead at greener pastures leading the Eagles' offense.