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Eagles HC Doug Pederson on Carson Wentz: 'He Is Our Quarterback of the Future'

Nick Foles is pretty popular in Philadelphia. He led the Eagles to the first Super Bowl in team history, after all, and guided the struggling team to a crucial win over the Los Angeles Rams last week that kept their playoff hopes alive.

That's led to some Philadelphia fans clamoring for Foles to be the team's long-term starter, but head coach Doug Pederson reiterated on Friday that the injured Carson Wentz remains the franchise quarterback (h/t Eliot Shorr-Parks of 94WIP):

"I can stand here and say that Carson (Wentz) is our quarterback.