Could Marcus Mariota's thanks to Eagles Chip Kelly lead to a reunion in Philly? (VIDE)

Marcus Mariota became the first Oregon player to earn the Heisman Trophy and the first Hawaii native to take home the coveted prize. After receiving the 25-pound trophy, Mariota gave an emotional speech, thanking his family, his teammates and home state.

During the tearful speech Saturday night, the soft-spoken quarterback — who beat out Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper and Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon — also thanked his coaches including Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly.

"Coach (Mark) Helfrich, coach (Scott) Frost, and coach (Chip) Kelly," Mariota said,"thank you for the opportunity. You took a chance on me, and I am truly grateful."

That shout-out — or whisper-out, if you please — has already started speculation that the Eagles might try to move up to get him in the 2015 NFL Draft.

The link between Kelly and Mariota, who were together for one full season during their days at Oregon, has Eagles fans dreaming of the perfect replacement of Nick Foles and Mark Sanchez in running Kelly's offensive attack. 

And, earlier this week,  Kelly took time out from preparing for Sunday night's showdown with the Cowboys to heap plenty of praise on his former player and stoke the fire.

"He has a gift for playing football," Kelly said of Mariota. "He is everything you could want. He can throw the ball, he can run. He is the most talented kid I coached in college."

Could next year's most prized player in the NFL Draft go from being a Duck to an Eagle? It's a long shot — but one worth thinking about.

Here's Mariota's acceptance speech:

Mark Sanchez celebrates victory by getting first Philly cheesesteak (PHOTOS)

Mark Sanchez has waited a long time for this — and I'm not talking about his first victory as a starter since beating the Jaguars on Dec. 9, 2012.

We're talking about his first ever Philly cheesesteak.

THE ACTION NEWS EXCLUSIVE TO END ALL EXCLUSIVES: Eagles QB Mark Sanchez getting cheesesteak in South Phila last night pic.twitter.com/Oog5OU35Vd
— Matt O'Donnell (@matt_odonnell) November 11, 2014

The former Jets quarterback, making his first start for the Eagles in place of injured starter Nick Foles, was solid in a 45-21 rout of the Panthers at Lincoln Financial Field on the eve of his 28th birthday but had yet time to ever savor the pride of Philadelphia.

So after the game, he hit the legendary Geno's to celebrate:

great decision goin into philly for a celebratory cheesesteak after the W, saw @Mark_Sanchez doin the same #BirdGang pic.twitter.com/yC08sGqjna
— David Bentley (@davebentley24) November 11, 2014

Sanchez, the Jets first-round pick (fifth overall) in 2009 who was cut last March, completed 20-of-37 passes for 332 yards, two touchdowns and no turnovers as the Eagles (7-2) pulled a game ahead of the Cowboys in the loss column in the NFC East.

In his Jets career, spanning 68 starts, the often maligned quarterback never once threw for more than 300 yards without committing a turnover.

Mark Sanchez shows up at Genos for a cheese steak after beating down the Carolina Panthers. Philly. pic.twitter.com/1zt9qwdITH
— Brian Lohman (@brian_lohman) November 11, 2014

A week ago, Sanchez relieved the injured Foles and led the Eagles to a 31-21 victory over the Texans in Houston. 

The taste of both victory and Geno's. That's a pretty good night.

Michael Vick set to start against Giants on Sunday: Report

The New York Giants got their first win against the Minnesota Vikings and Josh Freeman Monday night. But if they're going to get their second win in Philadelphia on Sunday, they'll need to handle one of the most dangerous dual-threat quarterbacks in the NFL.

According to a report on Philly.com, Michael Vick, who has missed the last two games with a hamstring injury, is expected to start. Vick was first injured late in the first half of the Eagles' Week 5 win over the Giants at MetLife Stadium when he was run out of bounds. He was replaced by Nick Foles, who came off the bench to throw two TD passes against the Giants to seal the game.

Foles started the last two games, but before leaving Sunday's loss to the Cowboys with a concussion, he had struggled mightily in that game, completing just 11-of-29 passes.

Vick has often been a confounding matchup for the Giants, and he's the kind of quarterback who has given them trouble all season — a scrambler who brings an added dimension to the field. 

Vick ran through the Giants defense for 79 rushing yards in less than a half before exiting in Week 5.

DeSean Jackson: Keeping Vick is 'no-brainer' for Eagles

DeSean Jackson sounded thrilled at the prospect of playing under new head coach Chip Kelly but what would make him really happy is for Michael Vick to return as the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback.

The Eagles wide receiver even went as far as to call it a "no-brainer" during an interview with the NFL Network on Friday.

"For sure I can see it," Jackson told the network at the Super Bowl in New Orleans. "Now that Chip Kelly is our offensive coordinator, I mean our head coach, Michael Vick I think it's a no-brainer to keep him here.  It fits his playing style and what he's done perfect."

The 33-year-old Vick, who has the second-highest base salary of any NFL quarterback, is coming off his worst season ever and the Eagles don't have to pay his $15.5 million salary if they don't want to. That is unless Kelly convinces the organization that Vick would be a perfect fit for his explosive offensive style.