(1989-01-20) January 20, 1989 (age 35) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:
243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:
Westlake (Austin)
College:
Michigan State (2007) Arizona (2008–2011)
Position:
Quarterback
NFL draft:
2012 / Round: 3 / Pick: 88
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (2012–2014)
St. Louis Rams (2015)
Kansas City Chiefs (2016)
Philadelphia Eagles (2017–2018)
Jacksonville Jaguars (2019)
Chicago Bears (2020–2021)
Indianapolis Colts (2022)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (LII)
Super Bowl MVP (LII)
Pro Bowl (2013)
NFL passer rating leader (2013)
NFL records
7 touchdown passes in a game (tied)
25 consecutive pass completions (tied)
Playoff career completion percentage: 68.1%[1]
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:
2,087
Passing completions:
1,302
Completion percentage:
62.4%
TD–INT:
82–47
Passing yards:
14,227
Passer rating:
86.2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Nicholas Edward Foles (born January 20, 1989) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. Foles previously played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats and was selected in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Foles had a breakout season in 2013 when he set the NFL season record for the best touchdown–interception ratio and led the Eagles to a division title, earning him Pro Bowl honors. Unable to duplicate his success the following year, Foles was traded to the St. Louis Rams, where he also struggled during his one season.
After spending a year as a backup with the Kansas City Chiefs, Foles returned to the Eagles in 2017 as Carson Wentz's backup, but was promoted to starter when Wentz was injured near the end of the season. He led the Eagles throughout their playoff run, which culminated with the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl LII and him earning the game’s MVP award. Initially returning to his backup role for 2018, Foles guided Philadelphia on another postseason run after Wentz was again lost to injury. Foles opted out of his contract with the Eagles to join the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2019, but suffered an injury during the season opener that caused him to miss most of the year. He played his next three seasons alternating as a backup and starter with the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts.
^"NFL Pass Completion % Career Playoffs Leaders". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
Nicholas Edward Foles (born January 20, 1989) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. Foles previously played in the National Football...
to Trey Burton, who passed the ball to a wide open Foles to score a touchdown. In so doing, Foles became the first player in Super Bowl history to both...
11–2 start. Backup quarterback NickFoles was the Eagles' starting quarterback for the rest of the season. With Foles, the Eagles advanced to their third...
and the extremely successful season by NickFoles where he produced 27 touchdowns to only 2 interceptions. Foles also threw seven touchdowns against the...
from 2005. With Foles at the helm, the game's first touchdown was scored by the Eagles in just three plays: a short pass from Foles to Nelson Agholor...
NickFoles. After both Lee and McGough were cut in August, Gardner won the job despite an unimpressive preseason, with the understanding that Foles would...
quarterback NickFoles launched a 40-yard pass to former Bear Alshon Jeffery. However, the drive was cut short when Roquan Smith picked off Foles at Chicago's...
third by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018. Led by NickFoles, the Eagles defeated the New England Patriots 41–33 in Super Bowl LII...
quarterback in the end zone. NickFoles was named the Super Bowl MVP, the first backup player or quarterback to earn this award. Foles was 28-of-43 of his passes...
career fumble recovery via a strip-sack by teammate Kwon Alexander on NickFoles. In Week 16, during a 27–20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, Davis recorded...
with a 2015 fifth round pick to the Eagles in exchange for quarterback NickFoles, a 2015 fourth-round pick, and a 2016 second-round pick. Following his...
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback NickFoles and announced an "open competition" for starting quarterback between Trubisky and Foles. On May 2, the Bears declined...
lost, and was replaced by Foles. On December 3, after Vick had already been sidelined for three weeks, Reid officially named Foles the starter for the remainder...
contract. After spending seven full games as NickFoles' backup, Sanchez filled-in for an injured Foles, in a Week 9 game against the Houston Texans....
Bowl history to throw for a touchdown and catch a touchdown, joining NickFoles in Super Bowl LII. On March 11, 2024, the 49ers placed a tender on Jennings...
without an interception to start a season with 20. Later in the season, NickFoles of the Philadelphia Eagles nearly matched the mark by starting the season...
(2011) Kellen Clemens (2011, 2013) Shaun Hill (2014) Austin Davis (2014) NickFoles (2015) Case Keenum (2015–2016) Jared Goff (2016–2020) Sean Mannion (2017)...
school records held by Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Drew Brees and NickFoles, before committing to play college football at Texas. As a freshman there...
from quarterback NickFoles in the second quarter and caught the fourth of the NFL-record tying seven touchdown passes thrown by Foles during the game...
Ryan Tannehill, Russell Wilson, NickFoles, and Kirk Cousins) selected to at least one Pro Bowl. Tannehill and Foles both had a season in which they led...
seven-touchdown games from Joe Kapp's in 1969 until 2013, when Peyton Manning and NickFoles each did so just two months apart. Manning also holds the NFL record for...
playoffs against the Eagles, Lattimore made two interceptions off of NickFoles in the 20–14 win. The first came in the second quarter when Lattimore...
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