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The Philadelphia Eagles announced this morning that Carson Wentz has been cleared to return to the field:
Carson Wentz has been medically cleared and will start Sunday, as Head Coach Doug Pederson will announce during his press conference.#FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/tT0wz5aevN
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) September 17, 2018
It was a bit of a surprised that Wentz wasn’t ready to go when the season started, so it is no surprise to me that he will return this week. There is no doubt that the Eagles are a better team with Wentz under center. Nick Foles did an admirable job filling in for him down the stretch last year, but the shine has come off of him early in this season. The Eagles probably should have traded him when they had the chance.
Wentz probably would have easily won the NFL MVP award last year had he not suffered the torn ACL. He had 3,296 yards and 33 touchdowns through 13 weeks.
Of course it would have been nice to get the Eagles with Foles because he isn’t as good, but it will be so much sweeter when the Titans beat them at full strength, #amIrite?