PHILADELPHIA -- Nick Foles has heard the talk. While he was working out in Philadelphia, it would have been impossible for Foles to avoid the speculation that the Eagles covet Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota.

“I just don’t think about it,” Foles said Thursday in an appearance on "Pro Football Talk Live" on NBC Radio. “It’s definitely going to be brought up. It’s been brought to my attention many times, because that’s just part of it. You’re going to have family members see it; you’re going to be asked about it. I haven’t heard anything otherwise. I expect to be back in Philly and leading my teammates.”

Foles did the Radio Row rounds in Phoenix. He told PFT host Mike Florio that his recovery from a broken collarbone was going well.

“Feels great,” Foles said. “I’ve really been training hard. Rehab was going great in Philly. I’m just continuing to progress. I have to wait a little while to be back on the field because it’s the offseason for us. But I can’t wait to be out there and ready to go.”

That echoes what Foles said in his one news conference with the Philadelphia media after the season ended. He has made a point of stressing that he plans to remain the Eagles’ leader.

But part of the reason for the speculation about Mariota is Foles’ performance in 2014. He earned the starting job by throwing 27 touchdown passes and just two interceptions in 2013. In eight starts in 2014, Foles threw 13 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions.

The Eagles went 6-2 in Foles’ starts, however.

“I just wasn’t executing as well,” Foles told Florio. “Each year, teams get more information on you and make it tougher and tougher. I definitely had a few more interceptions than I would like and turnovers, but it comes down to winning the games. No matter what, if you do have interceptions, you can’t let that defeat you. That’s always been my mindset.

“That’s the team’s mindset. If I throw an interception during a game – which did happen – when I come to the sideline, the defense would say, 'I have your back, I’m going to get the ball back.’ They would either stop them or get the ball back for us. We’d go back and score. That’s what team football is all about.”