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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Foles is in a unique situation Cheap Andre Dillard Jersey , a Super Bowl MVP trying to lead his team to a second straight championship knowing he will most likely play somewhere else next season.Nothing about what Foles has done for the Philadelphia Eagles is ordinary.“I’m not worried about the future but I understand where I stand and every time I wear that jersey is special,” Foles said Wednesday. “We get one more week together, at least.”The Eagles (10-7) face the New Orleans Saints (13-3) in a NFC divisional playoff game on Sunday thanks to Foles’ heroics in the clutch again.He filled in when Carson Wentz sustained a knee injury in 2017 and led the Eagles to their first NFL title since 1960, going 5-0 in games that he started and finished.Foles returned to the starting lineup after a back injury sidelined Wentz last month and has led the Eagles to four straight wins, including a 16-15 comeback victory at Chicago in the wild-card round. Foles tossed a 2-yard touchdown pass to Golden Tate on fourth down with 56 seconds remaining.But no matter how far Foles can take the Eagles, it probably won’t change his standing on the team. Wentz is the franchise quarterback. He finished third in NFL MVP voting in his second season as a pro. He returned quickly after surgery to repair two torn knee ligaments, started 11 games and posted career highs in completion rate (69.6 percent) and passer rating (102.2) despite battling inconsistency and injury.“He’s the guy we drafted and moving forward, he’s our quarterback,” coach Doug Pederson said Andre Dillard Philadelphia Eagles Jerseys , repeating the same thought several times.The Eagles must decide by mid-February if they want to exercise a $20 million option to keep Foles for 2019. That’s a big price to pay a backup, though Wentz is scheduled to make a base salary of $720,000 next season with a salary cap total of about $8.5 million.If the team declines the option, Foles becomes a free agent. If the option is picked up, Foles has five days to choose whether to accept it or void it and pay back a $2 million signing bonus. Philadelphia could elect to exercise the option and trade Foles. His salary would become fully guaranteed on March 18, the fifth day of the league year.Wentz is under team control through 2020 and the Eagles could offer him a new long-term deal now before his asking price skyrockets.Although it’s not a debate within the organization, Foles vs. Wentz has dominated conversation among fans and sports talkers.Foles has already won a Super Bowl and he’s 25-12 as a starter in Philadelphia, going back to his first stint with the team from 2012-14. He has the highest winning percentage (.676) in franchise history.While outsiders argue the merits of both, it has not been uncomfortable for two talented quarterbacks who are close friends and share a special bond.“Both guys are brothers in Christ first and foremost so that’s a big part of their relationship,” Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz said.“They understand that football is not the most important thing to them so they relate extremely well in many other things. They’re extremely happy for the other guy’s success.“You don’t find that everywhere. You don’t find that very often on the same team let alone the same position Philadelphia Eagles Jerseys Stitched , but that is what’s different about this team. Guys truly care about one another and are happy for the other man’s success.” ¯\_(ツ)_/¯" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteBleeding Green Nationa Philadelphia Eagles communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsEaglesOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Eagles StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Eagles NewsYahoo Eagles Team PageYahoo Eagles ReportYahoo Eagles Depth ChartYahoo Eagles TransactionsYahoo Eagles PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕The Mack Hollins mystery New,122comments¯\_(ツ)_/¯ EDTShareTweetShareShareThe Mack Hollins mystery Bill Streicher-USA TODAY SportsOnce upon a time, the Philadelphia Eagles selected a wide receiver out of North Carolina with a fourth-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. This player would go on to have an encouraging rookie season as a fourth receiver and special teams contributor for the Eagles. He caught 16 of his 22 targets for 226 yards and one touchdown. His 14.1 yards per reception ranked first on a roster that was good enough to win the Super Bowl. His four special team tackles ranked tied for fifth most on the team.It was looking like this player was poised to take some kind of step forward in his second season. He was getting a lot of first team receiver reps due to Alshon Jeffery missing practice while he recovered from shoulder surgery. Unfortunately, the opportunity wasn’t seized. The player failed to stand out. But it wasn’t necessarily because he just wasn’t good enough. It was later revealed that this player was coming off a previously unreported sports hernia surgery. So, maybe this player was having a quiet offseason because they weren’t 100%. It’s weird, though, because this player didn’t miss much practice time during 2018 offseason practices. He then played 25 snaps in the Eagles’ first preseason game. That would be the last time we saw this mystery man in action.We didn’t know it at the time, though. We actually thought this player might play in the Eagles’ Week 1 game against the Falcons. He said he planned on playing.One day later, Doug Pederson said this player suffered a “minor setback” and would be out. A couple days after that, this player was placed on injured reserve. And he’d stay on the IR for the entire 2018 season.Given that he’s been out for so long Andre Dillard Jersey Color Rush , one would think that this player would be practicing by now. But that’s not the case. Here’s what Pederson had to say about him ahead of the Eagles’ first OTA practice:Ah, yes. Mack! That’s his name. Mack Hollins. You see, it was easy to forget because it felt like he was a figment of our imaginations. “remember that Eagles receiver with the pet snakes? You know, the one who rode his bike everywhere?”Yeah, well, that receiver somehow still isn’t participating in practice. Given how much little information we’ve had to work with, it’s a bizarre situation.We do know that Hollins is in the Philly area. We also know he was healthy enough to ride 15 miles on his bike as part of the Eagles Autism Challenge:But we don’t know when Hollins will be ready to return to the football field. And, further, we don’t know exactly how Hollins fits on the Eagles’ 2019 roster ... if at all.Alshon Jeffery, DeSean Jackson Cheap Andre Dillard Jersey , and Nelson Agholor (barring trade) are all locks to make Philadelphia’s 53-man roster. The same goes for 2019 second-round pick JJ Arcega-Whiteside. Beyond those four, it’s unclear. If healthy, Hollins seems like a good bet as a fifth receiver due to his special teams ability. But it’s just unclear what’s been going on with him. Hollins’ competition isn’t insignificant. Shelton Gibson is still in the mix for a spot. Charles Johnson has experience as an NFL starter. Braxton Miller spent nearly the entire 2018 season on the Eagles’ practice squad. DeAndre Thompkins reportedly received the third most amount of guaranteed money out of all the Eagles’ UDFA signings and offers value as a punt returner.Hopefully we’ll see Hollins back out on the field sooner than later. If he can build on the potential he showed as a rookie, I think he can be a solid contributor for this team.It’s just hard to tell how realistic that is at this point. Even if Hollins does return soon, it’s fair to wonder how much his absence has stunted the 25-year-old’s development. (Not to mention going from No. 10 to No. 16 is a bad sign in terms of #JerseyNumberAnalytics.) Just a weird situation.