Brady, Foles finally shake hands after Super Bowl snub

Tom Brady and Nick Foles' supposed beef has been put to rest.

The quarterbacks failed to shake hands after the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII, leading some to criticize Brady for lacking sportsmanship.

However, the two connected after their preseason contest Thursday, and Brady emphasized that he never intended to avoid Foles back in February.

"That was kind of made up to me because that was never my intention that I would be a bad sport," Brady said after the Patriots' 37-20 win, according to ESPN's Mike Reiss. "But, I have a lot of respect for Nick and Carson (Wentz), all those quarterbacks, and that team and the way they played. They're a great team.

"I know how hard it is to win that last game, and they did it and congrats to them. But, we're on to 2018. We've got our goals ahead of us. We're going to try to go out and put together a great year."

Foles dismissed the notion that there were any hard feelings between the two passers.

"I think everyone's made a big deal about it. There's a lot of craziness," the Super Bowl MVP said. "I've always respected Tom, I met Tom several times, and it was great to see him.

"But like I said, I think everyone made a bigger deal, because at the end of the day, he's a great dude. He's a heck of a player, one of the greatest of all time, and you know, to say hi, that's what quarterbacks do after games. I know everyone made a big deal of the Super Bowl, but the Super Bowl's chaos after. But he was nice, as he always is, so I wished him the best of luck this season."

The Patriots and the Eagles are the odds-on favorites to meet again in the big game.

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