Nick Foles‘ anonymous 10th season will include at least one start. The Bears will give their usual third-stringer the keys Sunday, with Andy Dalton out and Justin Fields dealing with an injury.
Fields is not certain to miss the game. Matt Nagy, however, said the first-round rookie would be a game-time decision to suit up as the backup. The Bears ruled out Dalton due to injury.
This will be Foles’ first start since Week 10 of last season. Nagy summoned Foles to replace Mitchell Trubisky in Week 3 of last year but then moved Trubisky back into the lineup after Foles began to struggle. Trubisky finished the season as Chicago’s starter, and the team signed Andy Dalton in March. The Bears’ Fields pick in April moved Foles into trade rumors, but nothing materialized. The former Super Bowl MVP has not taken a snap for the Bears this season.
Fields was limited in practice Wednesday but sidelined for the team’s two subsequent workouts this week. After a previous injury, Fields returned to the starting lineup in Week 14 against the Packers. He played throughout Monday’s loss to the Vikings. Nagy has said Fields is his starter when healthy, but the missed practices will lead to Fields either suiting up for an emergency role or not dressing for the team’s game against the Seahawks.
Following his Super Bowl MVP outing, Foles finished the 2018 season as the Eagles’ starter and led them on a late-season rally to the playoffs. He then beat the Bears in the “double doink” wild-card game. The Jaguars gave Foles a starter deal in 2019 but traded him after one season. Foles’ reworked Bears contract runs through next season.
They could have Santa Claus as their freaking quarterback and it wouldn’t matter
If they has Santa, they’d make him do roll outs while keeping uber athletic Fields doing only straight drop backs!
Nick Foles would’ve put up equal to or maybe better numbers than Andy Dalton has during his appearances. Ten million signed for Dalton that could’ve been allocated to one of the many other needs on the team.
If I was Foles, On the first play I’d just start running,( With that line should be a reality), Then I’d grab the back of my leg and just hop into the locker room, Shower and go home.
Foles has had one of the most fascinating athletic journeys ever. Right up there with Bo Jackson, and Doug Flutie.
What? Explain?
He’s been a Super Bowl MVP and a third stringer in the last 4 years.
Foles has a respectable 12-4 regular season record when starting in games week 13 or later. Seattle is dead last in time of possession. It’s a good opportunity for him to show some other teams that need QB depth that he could still have some value.
Can’t help but remember the legendary Phil Esposito when Billy Reay told him to go into a game the Hawks were losing like 7-1 with 2 minutes left in the third, he said you want me to win it or just tie it up? 3 days later he was traded and on his way to the HOF.
still dont get why they signed Dalton. just screwed both him and Foles over.
Matt Nagy is pulling a Jay Gruden by starting ‘his guy’ when he knows it’s the end of his tenure.
Good for Foles though. Solid career.