Report: Nick Foles Returns to Jaguars for OTAs After Wife Tori's Miscarriage

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles reportedly returned to OTAs on Thursday following the announcement that his wife, Tori, had a miscarriage, according to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo.

Daniel Popper of The Athletic reported Tuesday that Foles would not initially attend OTAs because of personal reasons. Jags head coach Doug Marrone later released a statement saying, "Our thoughts and prayers are with Nick and his family."

On Wednesday, Tori Foles wrote on Instagram that she had a miscarriage 15 weeks into her pregnancy.

Nick and Tori Foles have a daughter, Lily, who was born in 2017.

After spending the previous two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, Foles signed a four-year, $88 million contract with the Jaguars this offseason to replace Blake Bortles as their starting quarterback.

Jacksonville seemed like a strong fit for Foles because offensive coordinator John DeFilippo was his quarterbacks coach with the Eagles in 2017 when he replaced an injured Carson Wentz and led Philadelphia to its first Super Bowl win in franchise history.

Although the Jaguars struggled to a 5-11 record last season after reaching the AFC Championship Game in the previous campaign, Foles is entering a good situation since he will be backed by a defense that ranked fifth in yardage allowed last season.

The expectation is that Foles will add a steady presence to the offense that was severely lacking in 2018.

With Foles and a potentially dynamic running game spearheaded by Leonard Fournette leading the offense and one of the NFL's most talented defenses, the Jaguars have the potential to be one of the NFL's biggest bounce-back teams in 2019.