Ex-Eagles quarterback, Super Bowl MVP announces retirement

After 11 years and one Super Bowl title, NFL quarterback Nick Foles announced that he is retiring from football on Thursday.

Foles, most recently with the Indianapolis Colts for the 2022-23 season, cited wanting to spend more time with his family in a video message to fans.

Drafted by Philadelphia in 2012 out of the University of Arizona, Foles spent his first five seasons as a backup until Carson Wentz went down with an injury during the 2017-18 season.

Foles then led Philadelphia to Super Bowl LII , defeating Tom Brady's New England Patriots 41-33 and earning Super Bowl MVP honors.

His meteoric rise over just seven games made him a hero to Philadelphia fans, immortalized in the team's annals by "The Philly Special" — the Super Bowl trick play that saw him score a touchdown at the end of the first half.

Foles' football career after that point was a struggle to maintain a starting position, never making double-digit appearances over the following five seasons while playing for four different teams .

Philadelphia posted in appreciation of the 35-year-old Thursday, announcing he would be officially retired as an Eagle at the home opener against Atlanta on Sept. 16.