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Jeffrey Lurie will welcome Carson Wentz when he returns to face Eagles, credits QB for Super Bowl run

The relationship between Carson Wentz and the Philadelphia Eagles ended poorly, yet that wasn’t always the case. Just five years ago, Wentz led the Eagles to the No. 1 seed in the NFC before being lost for the season with an ACL injury.

Eagles fans know what happened next with Nick Foles. Wentz never was the same player and the Eagles subsequently finished the next season worse than the previous one, leading to Wentz getting benched for Jalen Hurts and asking out of Philadelphia last offseason. 

Wentz is now with the Washington Commanders after a disastrous season with the Indianapolis Colts. He’ll be returning to Philadelphia for the first time since the trade, which will be an interesting reaction when he faces his former team. 

Eagles Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie won’t be in disdain of him. 

“I welcome Carson when he comes back,” Lurie said at the NFL owners meetings on Tuesday, via Dave Zangaro of NBC…

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