Tuesday that Carson Wentz will be the team’s starting quarterback in 2019.Wentz missed the final three games of the regular season and two playoff games because of a back injury. Nick Foles led Philadelphia to four straight wins and was 27 yards away from taking the Eagles to the NFC championship game before his final pass bounced off Alshon Jeffery’s hands and was intercepted to seal a 20-14 victory for the New Orleans Saints.“Yes Andre Dillard Philadelphia Eagles Jerseys , Carson is the quarterback going forward,” Pederson said at the start of his season-ending news conference.Foles filled in when Wentz tore two knee ligaments in December 2017 and led Philadelphia to its first NFL title since 1960, earning Super Bowl MVP honors in a win over New England.Howie Roseman, the team’s executive vice president of football operations, acknowledged it’s going to be a difficult decision.“We would love to keep Nick Foles,” Roseman said. “You talk about a guy who we drafted here and we’ve grown incredibly close with. I don’t know a team that wouldn’t want to have Nick Foles on their roster. Certainly, as we go into the substance of those discussions, we haven’t had them yet, but there is no question we love having Nick Foles as an Eagle in Philadelphia and we would love to keep him.”The Eagles must decide by mid-February if they want to exercise a $20 million option to keep Foles for 2019. But Foles could decline it and pay back $2 million to become a free agent. Philadelphia could put a franchise tag on Foles, though $23 million to $25 million is a hefty price for a backup. It’s possible the Eagles could use the franchise or transition tag to trade Foles rather than allow him to walk away for only a compensation pick.Foles said Monday having the option to become a free agent is “extremely important” to him.“It always has to be what’s best for our football team and the Philadelphia Eagles. We have to make decisions based on that,” Roseman said. “There is also a respect factor for guys that have done a lot for us and been part of it. We try to factor that in as well, but the bottom line is we have to do what’s best for our football team to help us win games going forward.”Wentz finished third in NFL MVP voting after leading the Eagles to an 11-2 record in 2017. He was 5-6 as a starter in 2018 but set career highs in passer rating and completion percentage. Get to know one of Philadelphia’s new rookies."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Eagles StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Eagles NewsYahoo Eagles Team PageYahoo Eagles ReportYahoo Eagles Depth ChartYahoo Eagles TransactionsYahoo Eagles PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Eagles Rookie Profile: Six things to know about T.J. EdwardsNew Philadelphia Eagles Jerseys 2019 ,48commentsGet to know one of Philadelphia’s new rookies. EDTOwen Riese of Bucky’s 5th Quarter contributed to this postShareTweetShareShareEagles Rookie Profile: Six things to know about T.J. EdwardsMilwaukee Journal Sentinel-USA TODAY SportsThe Philadelphia Eagles reportedly signed Wisconsin linebacker T.J. Edwards as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft. In order to learn more about Edwards, I reached out to SB Nation’s Wisconsin blog: Bucky’s 5th Quarter. Badgers writer Owen Riese (@RieseDraft) was kind enough to answer my questions.1) Can you sum up what his college career was like?T.J. Edwards was a four year starter at Wisconsin, but the first couple of seasons he was more of A name than THE name, if that makes sense. With guys like Jack Cichy, T.J. Watt, Vince Biegel and Joe Schobert around him, they garnered the attention from the media while Edwards would quietly go about his business, leading the team in tackles. However, in 2017 and 2018, Edwards made himself stand out by being extremely opportunistic and flying around making tackles. He ended up with 10 career interceptions, which is pretty impressive for a linebacker, and was often the guy to make the big play for the Badgers as his career went along. Over the past two seasons he’s really been the heart and soul of this Wisconsin defense Mens Andre Dillard Jersey , especially this past season, when he took his role as a leader very seriously, even being down on himself after games, feeling like he’d let teammates down by not having them prepared. Wisconsin’s team motto is “Smart, Tough, Dependable”, that is T.J. Edwards. 2) What are his strengths?Edwards is at his best in the box stopping the run. I’ve often said, somewhat tongue-in-cheek that he’s 2019’s EJ Henderson. Crazy tackle numbers and a very tough, disciplined run defender in the box. Edwards’ ability to recognize and react are also impressive, as he displays his processing speed consistently, allowing himself to get to places where normally his athleticism wouldn’t allow him to get to. He’s also proven extremely effective as an underneath zone coverage linebacker, as I mentioned earlier with the interceptions. He’s going to be a special teams demon Youth Andre Dillard Jersey , as well. 3) What are his weaknesses?You’ll notice I made sure to mention zone coverage specifically. He simply hasn’t been asked to cover backs out of the backfield and tight ends in-line in man coverage, and projecting from what his athleticism is, the forecast for that isn’t ideal. Honestly, that’s about my only gripe with Edwards’ game. He doesn’t miss tackles, he’s sound in his gap responsibilities, he’s been durable, and produced like crazy. However, that one blemish is a pretty relevant one moving forward to the next level. He doesn’t have long speed, and while he’s a good open field tackler, he’s never been asked to do much else in coverage than playing zone.4) Are you surprised he went undrafted?I am. While Wisconsin fans seem to struggle to take off the Cardinal and White colored glasses, I have been much lower on Edwards’ NFL prospects for a couple of years now. However, I was shocked he didn’t end up in Mobile for the Senior Bowl Cheap Andre Dillard Jersey , and I was shocked he didn’t end up drafted. He seemed like the quintessential 6th-7th round draft pick to me. A “culture” fit if nothing else, and someone who was a sure thing late in the draft, a fairly uncommon entity in that stage of the draft. 5) How do you see his NFL career playing out?While I don’t think T.J. has an overwhelming amount of upside, I think he’s going to scratch and claw and do everything he can to make himself very tough to cut. He just doesn’t really screw up. There are going to be situations that don’t favor him, but I think he’s going to stick somewhere, if not in Philadelphia, and have a nice 5-7 year career as a backup inside linebacker and special teams guy. I think he’ll end up at the Michael Kist [MIKE] linebacker spot, in an attempt to shrink the space he’ll be asked to defend. 6) Anything to know about him off the field?T.J. is a really nice kid. He’s always been patient and courteous with the media, and I think you guys will enjoy covering him. He played QB in HS that’s a narrative college analysts used ad nauseum, if you’re into that kind of thing. I said the same thing about Ryan Connelly with the Giants’ SB Nation blog, but I’m going to sincerely miss watching T.J. Edwards play for Wisconsin. I hope he plays well enough for y’all to stick around in Philly and join his old teammate Corey Clement. Pro Football Focus ranked Edwards as one of their top 10 undrafted free agent signings:Highlights:Spider graph:Relative athletic score: