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<\/p>\nTo say the NFL had a tough year would be the understatement of understatements.<\/p>\n
The anthem protests were about as popular as the president’s State of the Union speech was with Democrats, or beef stew is at a vegan potluck.<\/p>\n
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Fortunately for the NFL though, this year’s Super Bowl finally lived up to most of the hype. The game between the victorious Philadelphia Eagles and defending champion New England Patriots left millions on the edge of their seats. It featured thrilling back and forth scoring, some gutsy trick plays never seen before in a Super Bowl and outstanding performances by both team’s quarterbacks.<\/p>\n
Super Bowl LII also gave us a first-time Super Bowl champion that knows when to kneel and when not to kneel. Did you know that the Philadelphia Eagles were the only NFL team not<\/em> to have a single player take a knee in protest during the national anthem<\/strong><\/span><\/a>?<\/p>\n What’s more, when the Eagles kneel, they mean business.<\/p>\n When Eagles head coach Doug Pederson was asked to describe his 10-year journey from high school coach to Super Bowl champ, here’s what he said:<\/p>\n \u201cI can only give the praise to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for giving me this opportunity.”<\/p>\n Tight end Zach Ertz, who scored the go-ahead touchdown with a little over two minutes left in the fourth quarter, said, “Glory to God first and foremost. We wouldn\u2019t be here without Him.\u201d<\/p>\n Eagles starting QB Carson Wentz was lost for the season with an ACL injury in Week 14 but he didn’t let that incident color his euphoria an hour after his team’s stunning victory.<\/p>\n “God is so good!!!! World Champions!!!! So proud of this team!!!! Told y\u2019all my boy @NFoles_9 was gonna shine tonight! Well deserved my bro! #AO1 #flyeaglesfly,” Wentz tweeted.<\/p>\n Wentz replacement Nick Foles, the Super Bowl LII MVP, gave glory to God<\/strong><\/span><\/a> when asked how he felt moments after the Super Bowl win. A devout Christian, Foles announced a few days prior to Sunday’s game that he plans to enter the ministry after his football career and shared that last year he enrolled in seminary classes.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to be a pastor in a high school. It\u2019s on my heart. I took a leap of faith last year and signed up to take classes at seminary. I wanted to continue to learn and challenge my faith. It\u2019s a challenge because you are writing papers that are biblically correct. You want to impact people\u2019s hearts,\u201d Foles told the Associated Press<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.deanriffs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Doug-Pederson.jpg\")
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