On December 10th, 2017, Carson Wentz dove for the endzone on a play that wouldn’t count due to a penalty. It did count in a much bigger way for the season though. It was the play where he tore the ACL and LCL in his left knee. He went on to play finish that drive, torn ligaments and all, by throwing his franchise record breaking 33rd touchdown pass to Alshon Jeffery on what would be the final pass of his 2017 season. Now led by backup quarterback Nick Foles, went on to win the game, the NFC East title and eventually Super Bowl LII in Minnesota.

Fast forward to August 19th, just 8 months and 9 days later, and Carson Wentz was back at practice and participating in 11 on 11 drills with his sights set on starting the season in the September 6th season opener vs. the Atlanta Falcons. As Right Tackle Lane Johnson put it, ‘the Sheriff is back in town’.

Wentz split reps with backup and Super Bowl LII MVP, Nick Foles, who is coming off a shoulder strain that he suffered in the second pre-season game vs. the New England Patriots. Foles was throwing the ball in Sundays practice without any obvious signs of the shoulder strain bothering him.

Also preparing to start in the season opener vs. the Falcons are Darren Sproles, Jordan Hicks and future hall of famer, Jason Peters. All three appear on track to start the season on the field.