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Jeff Fisher delighted that Rams castoffs Case Keenum and Nick Foles are close to the Super Bowl

LOS ANGELES - The viewing location has yet to be determined, but Jeff Fisher plans to be in front of a television for Sunday's NFC championship game.

Case Keenum is the starting quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, Nick Foles for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Both played for Fisher with the St. Louis Rams in 2015, and Keenum came west with the team in 2016.

Now the two friends are squaring off for a chance to advance to the Super Bowl.

"Couldn't be happier for both of them," Fisher said during a phone interview.

Foles was released by the Rams before the 2016 season, a few months after the relocated-to-Los Angeles franchise selected quarterback Jared Goff with the No. 1 pick in the draft. Foles played for the Kansas City Chiefs last season and then signed with the Eagles to

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