Tom Brady holds no ill will toward Nick Foles. Just a little envy.
Fox’s broadcast showed the former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback and Super Bowl 52 MVP in a suite at Lincoln Financial Field watching Philadelphia take on the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game. Brady, who lost to Foles with the New England Patriots in that Super Bowl, was on the call for the game as Fox’s color commentator, and he chimed in when the former Eagle showed up on screen.
‘Nick, I don’t hate you. I’m jealous of you! You caught it, I didn’t,’ Brady quipped.
Brady is referring to a couple of plays from Super Bowl 52: One that went well for Foles and the Eagles, and another that went poorly for the Patriots and their former quarterback.
Early in the second quarter of the 2018 Super Bowl, New England ran a trick play that featured a pass attempt by wide receiver Danny Amendola to Brady, who ran something of a wheel route out of the pocket after handing the ball off. Amendola put some touch on the pass to his quarterback, but Brady dropped the ball on the third down play.
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Later in that same quarter, the Eagles ran the ‘Philly Special’ play that has gone down in Super Bowl history.
Before the play, Foles pretended to communicate to his offensive linemen. While he was away from the backfield, center Jason Kelce snapped the ball directly to running back Corey Clement, who tossed the ball to tight end Trey Burton. Burton rolled to his right and threw a pass to Foles, who had run a drag route after the ball was snapped. Foles caught the pass for a touchdown, extending Philadelphia’s lead.
Foles and the Eagles went on to beat Brady and the Patriots, 41-33, in Super Bowl 52, and Foles won the game’s MVP award.