PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery hoisted the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the first time last season, and doesn’t think that it will take long for newly hired head coach Adam Gase and rookie quarterback Sam Darnold to break the Jets' 50-year drought.

Jeffery played for the Chicago Bears when Gase was the offensive coordinator in Chicago in 2015.

“His impact will be huge,” Jeffery told NJ Advance Media at NovaCare Complex on Thursday. “I think Darnold will excel. Knowing the Adam Gase that I know, and the potential the Jets are looking for, I’m pretty sure Sam is going to be a Super Bowl MVP. He can win a Super Bowl.

"Darnold will be an MVP in this league working with Gase. The way Gase works with quarterbacks, the next year and over the years to come, I expect big things coming from those two.”

Jeffery’s lone season playing for Gase was filled with myriad injuries.

Despite battling through a pulled calf, sprained hamstring, pulled groin, injured shoulder and eventually suffering a hamstring tear that ended his season that December, Jeffery averaged 14.9 yards per reception with 54 catches for 807 yards and four touchdowns in 2015.

Gase was hired by the Miami Dolphins with the expectation that he would take the offense to the next level, after having success in his previous two stops with the Bears and Denver Broncos.

Before taking the Bears' job, Gase spent three seasons working with Peyton Manning, two as the Broncos' offensive coordinator, the other as the quarterbacks coach. Clearly, the Jets are hoping that Gase’s experience working with marquee quarterbacks will hasten Darnold’s development.

Despite the fact that Gase regressed in each of his two seasons after going 10-6 and making the playoffs in his first season with the Dolphins, Jeffery thinks that his former coordinator’s potential is limitless with the Jets.

“That’s my guy,” Jeffery said. “I love Gase. He’s someone that you definitely want to play for. All he ever wants to do is win.”

Matt Lombardo may be reached at MLombardo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @MattLombardoNFL