Carson Wentz returned to the Eagles this offseason a renewed man after having a daughter and finding his comfort zone as the face of one of the NFL’s gold standard franchises. The Eagles star quarterback put on some good weight this offseason and seems at peace with his status entering year five in the NFL.
During his Saturday morning Zoom meeting with the local media, Eagles head coach Doug Pederson was asked about Wentz as a leader this summer.
Pederson gave some insight into Wentz maturation with the Eagles while responding to a question from Nick Fierro of the Allentown Morning Call
“You know what, he’s really come in and really embraced this football team, embraced this opportunity, and really even embraced this opportunity with the social injustice, with bridging the gap between himself and his Black teammates, and that’s all part of being a leader, and he’s really done an outstanding job there. I see him at practice wrapping his arm around some of the young players and talking to them about football and probably other things. I’m not in those conversations but I do see him talking to those young players, and that’s so encouraging to me, to have your leader of your football team going into his fifth year, obviously, but embracing that and leading this football team like we all know he can.”
Wentz was one of the first quarterbacks in the NFL to speak out about the death of George Floyd, and he’s taken an integral role in the team’s leadership council as they work to educate each other and the masses on social justice issues.
