Doug Pederson: 'Safe to Say' Nick Foles Will Be on Eagles to Start Next Season

It looks like the Philadelphia Eagles are going to head into the 2018 season with a quarterback who was on the verge of winning the NFL MVP award in just his second season and one who was named Super Bowl LII MVP. 

Not a bad situation to be in.

On Tuesday, Philadelphia coach Doug Pederson told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio (h/t Adam Schefter) that it's "safe to say" Nick Foles will be an Eagle when next season kicks off.

This latest update comes just days after Pederson revealed that while the team listened to offers on Foles, "nothing too crazy" was thrown out there. Every team that had a hole at quarterback entering free agency has addressed it in some way since the new league year began two weeks ago.

Any team interested in the passer may be proceeding with caution. When Carson Wentz went down with an injury, Foles stepped in and completed just 56.4 percent of his passes while throwing for 537 yards and five touchdowns in seven regular-season games.

On the other hand, he had an incredible postseason as he led Philadelphia to its first Super Bowl victory. He completed 72.6 percent of his passes for 971 yards and six touchdowns in three playoff games, including a 373-yard, three-touchdown performance in Super Bowl LII.

The Eagles don't have to force a Foles trade if the right deal isn't out there. With Wentz rehabbing a torn ACL, the team needs a reliable backup—and it just so happens to currently have the reigning Super Bowl MVP for a base salary of $4 million in 2018, per Spotrac. That's not bad insurance to have.

It's only March, so there's still a lot that can happen between now and Week 1.