Eagles QB Foles (ribs) expected to be ready for Bears

[January 02, 2019]  Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles is expected to be ready for the NFC wild-card game at Chicago on Sunday.

Foles left the Eagles' Week 17 win against the Redskins with a chest and rib injury, but head coach Doug Pederson confirmed Monday that the team expects him to be on the field this weekend as Philadelphia resumes defense of its Super Bowl title.

Foles, who tied an NFL record with 25 consecutive completions Sunday at Washington, left the game in the fourth quarter after a sack by Ryan Kerrigan.

Foles fell four snaps shy of a $1 million bonus for playing at least 33 percent of the snaps this season, according to NFL Network.

But the Super Bowl LII MVP again served admirably as a fill-in for injured starter Carson Wentz, leading the Eagles to three consecutive wins to reach 9-7 and sneak into the playoffs.

Foles on Sunday said he would prepare as the starter and plans to wear the uniform "one more time, hopefully more."

Chicago won the NFC North and eliminated the Vikings to open the door for Philadelphia to make the playoffs.

The Bears, 7-1 at home in the regular season, host the Eagles at Soldier Field in what will be a matchup of two Andy Reid proteges -- Pederson and Matt Nagy -- who talk every week.

Nagy is also a "friend" of Foles, whom he coached with the Chiefs. Foles on Sunday recalled some of their history together.

"I went to training camp, I signed late," Foles said. "I came to Kansas City and went to get my physical, and I was dropped off at Nagy's house in Overland Park. I had known him from my rookie year. I got to spend time with his family and hang out. Then I drove back (to training camp in St. Joseph, Mo.) with him. I didn't have a car and he let me use his car during training camp, so I could get from place to place. ... That's just who he is as a person."

--Field Level Media

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