Doug Pederson reiterates Carson Wentz is Philly’s No. 1 QB

Despite a rising fan sentiment for Nick Foles, Philadelphia head coach Doug Pederson reiterated Tuesday that Carson Wentz will be the team’s starting quarterback in 2019.

Wentz missed the final three games of the regular season and two playoff games because of a back injury. Nick Foles led Philadelphia to four straight wins and was 27 yards away from taking the Eagles to the NFC Championship Game before his final pass bounced off Alshon Jeffery’s hands and was intercepted to seal a 20-14 victory for the Saints on Sunday.

“Yes, Carson is the quarterback going forward,” Pederson said at the start of his season-ending news conference.