Former Jaguars QB Mark Brunell: “I’m excited about Nick Foles”

Former Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Mark Brunell told Jaguars.com he is excited to see what Nick Foles can do as a member of the franchise.

Mark Brunell is regarded as the greatest quarterback to ever wear a Jaguars uniform. When asked about the team’s signing of Nick Foles this offseason, the man who holds the majority of the team’s records from under center was happy to see the former Philadelphia Eagles star shine just as bright down here in Jacksonville.

"“I’m excited about Nick Foles,” Brunell told Jaguars.com. “There’s not a lot of Super Bowl MVPs running around,”"

That kind of endorsement is the same kind of things people around TIAA Bank Field have been saying since it was announced Foles signed with the team on the first day of free agency. Brunell knows a thing or two about success here in Jacksonville, having been the quarterback of the first two AFC Championship teams in franchise history.

Bringing Nick Foles in gives the Jaguars a better chance to once again play for a chance to go to the Super Bowl and potentially getting to the one place the franchise has never reached in the 25 years of existence.

The Jaguars front office and coaching staff hope Foles, 30, can show the same kind of leadership on and off the field and earn the respect of the locker room in the process. Brunell was very complimentary of Nick Foles as a player and a person off the field.

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"“He brings everything to the table that you’re looking for: leadership, experience. He has been in the big moments, the biggest stage in sports, and he has handled it very well obviously,” he added."

Foles has a chance to run an offense from the start of the NFL season. Although he engineered a Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 52, he still came in and played in a backup role.

One of the things Foles said last year was he wanted a chance to once again be a starter in the NFL.

The Jaguars have given him that chance. After a 5-11 record and a passing game that was less than mediocre, this is his chance to show he can be an effective starter in this league.

"“He has a team now that he’s going to fully embrace and he’s going to do all the right things,” Brunell said. “He’s going to work hard and he’ll play well. He checks all the boxes.”"