Nick Foles
Foles with the Rams in 2015
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| No. 4 Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 20, 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Austin, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 243 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Austin (TX) Westlake | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Arizona | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2012 / Round: 3 / Pick: 88 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Passing attempts: | 1,252 |
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| Passing completions: | 756 |
| Percentage: | 60.4 |
| TD–INT: | 56–27 |
| Passing yards: | 9,028 |
| Passer rating: | 88.1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Nicholas Edward Foles (born January 20, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona, and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He has also played for the St. Louis Rams.
Foles played his first game with the Eagles in Week 10 of the 2012 season after Michael Vick left with an injury. Foles then made his first start the following week. In Week 9 of the 2013 season, he became the second quarterback to post a perfect passer rating (158.3) while passing for more than 400 yards, and also the first quarterback in NFL history to post a perfect passer rating and throw seven touchdowns in a single game. It was the 60th time in NFL history that a perfect passer rating was achieved overall.
The son of Larry and Melissa Foles, restaurateurs, Foles was born and raised in Austin, Texas. He graduated in 2007 from Westlake High School, the alma mater of star NFL quarterback Drew Brees. A two-year starter for the football team, Foles threw for 5,658 yards and 56 touchdowns, breaking most school records previously held by Brees; he would play against Brees and the New Orleans Saints during the 2013–14 NFL playoffs. Foles also excelled at basketball, where he started three years, twice received team MVP honors, and was recruited by Georgetown, Baylor, and Texas. He also played High School football with Justin Tucker, kicker for the Baltimore Ravens and Kyle Adams of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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