Nick Foles has become an afterthought in Chicago. This offseason, the Bears signed veteran QB Andy Dalton and promptly anointed him as the starter. Then, they made a bold move up the draft board last night to select Ohio State signal-caller Justin Fields, who will be groomed to be the long-term solution under center the team has been seeking for decades.
That leaves Foles on the outside looking in, unless for some reason the Bears think Fields might not be ready to be Dalton’s backup. However, moving on from Foles could be easier said than done.
As Darryl Slater of NJ.com observes (via Twitter), Foles still has prorated signing bonus charges totaling $5.3MM over the next two seasons, to go along with $5MM in guaranteed salary. Cutting him, at least prior to June 1, would result in a greater dead cap charge than the $6.66MM hit that he is scheduled to carry in 2021. So a trade makes more sense, since the acquiring team would have to take on the salary obligations.
Both Brian Costello of the New York Post and Connor Hughes of The Athletic (Twitter link) believe Foles would be a great fit for the Jets. New York, of course, drafted BYU passer Zach Wilson with the No. 2 overall pick in the draft, and while the club obviously has high hopes for him, there is presently no QB on the roster that has thrown a pass in a regular season game. The team has looked into signing Brian Hoyer, but if the price is right, GM Joe Douglas — who is familiar with Foles from his days in Philadelphia — might prefer to add the former Super Bowl MVP.
In related news, the Bears did speak with the Panthers about moving up to Carolina’s No. 8 overall pick to grab Fields, according to Joe Person of The Athletic (Twitter link). The Panthers stayed put and selected Jaycee Horn, but Chicago got its guy three picks later by acquiring the Giants’ No. 11 overall selection.
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That would be hilarious
Jets wound get Foles and a late pick to save the Bears a couple bucks. Jets have the $$. Works for everyone
I think what you mean is Bears get a late pick for Foles and save a couple bucks. There is no way the Bears give someone a draft pick and Foles! Even Pace isn’t that dumb!I could definitely see them taking whatever seventh rounder they can get for him though just to get him off the roster.
Depends on how much money the Bears want to save.
“Even Pace isn’t that dumb!!”. youre giving him too much credit
I get what you guys are saying, just think now that you had to cut Fuller the savings aren’t worth giving up a pick. Maybe now with Fields they’ll need/want to extend A-Rob and need the savings to do it, but I doubt it. If anybody gets Foles this year, I would bet they are giving Bears a pick, not vice versa.
I do care what team it is just trade him
It’s so nice that you care.
Sorry this is the right comment. I do not care what team it is just trade him
Sorry about that
Lol boomer learn how to use a computer
Dude unnecessarily apologizes for missing a word and you crap all over him. Maybe you could learn some manners.
What’s a computer?
I remember my first post.
Legit forgot he was still on the roster.
I’m just hoping they improve the line for Fields. Robinson, Mooney Cohen Kmet etc are good weapons we just need to keep the kid healthy. Please don’t blow it with Fields
#FireRyanPace
Nick is logging into his bank account & polishing his ring! Cool career & story.
and he’s hung like a bull!
It’s funny that people really believe that nick foles has value. Dalton was signed and there wasn’t even a competition, foles to the bench. Now they draft Fields and Daulton has to be a little salty thinking he’d get another year to perhaps resurrect his career. 16mil tied into backup QBs.
if i were a betting man i would think dalton starts a few games this season until the chicago brass deems fields ready for game action
he will… dalton will start.
Philly!
Ask not for whom the bell tolls…it tolls for Foles.
I could see the Bears trading one of our 6th round picks and Nick Foles for someone’s 7th round pick. I don’t know why the one guy in this thread thinks Foles holds any value. This is coming from a Bears fan, too.
Teams that might be interested: Jets, Cardinals, Cowboys, Panthers, Ravens, and the Titans possibly. Assuming they can absorb the cap hit.
Maybe Green Bay after Arron The drama Queen Rodgers Foles backing Love would be fair price