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Who gets contract extension first: Eagles' Sam Bradford or St. Louis Rams' Nick Foles?

Tim Hawk | For NJ.com
on June 18, 2015 at 6:15 AM, updated June 18, 2015 at 8:06 AM

Word got out earlier in the week that the St. Louis Rams were talking to quarterback Nick Foles about a contract extension.

Then, all of a sudden came word Wednesday from NFL Network's Albert Breer that the Eagles have had talks with quarterback Sam Bradford on a new deal, although the report said the sides were not close.

Foles and the Rams were reportedly not close to getting anything done, either.

The two quarterbacks will be linked together at least for the foreseeable future since they were traded for each other in March (the Eagles had to add a second-round pick to get the deal done).

So the fact that both are talking to their new teams about new deals at the same time isn't surprising.

While both contract negotiations will be interesting and could easily extend into the start of the regular season, they will be under different guidelines.

Foles is scheduled to earn just over a $1 million this season, the final year on his rookie contract from 2011. The Rams are likely trying to get a deal done before he ever throws a pass for them on their terms. Giving Foles a nice raise this year wouldn't be a stretch since he currently ranks as one of the lowest-paid starting quarterbacks in the league. Even with a nice raise he would likely still rank near the bottom of the league.

St. Louis is likely willing to take a small gamble that Foles is good enough in 2015 to hold onto the starting job into the future. For Foles the gamble is that he doesn't sell himself short by going out and having a monster year with his new team.

Bradford is a different matter. He is scheduled to earn $12.9 million this season in the fifth and final year of his rookie contract signed in 2010.

There's no reason for Bradford, who will have pocketed all $86 million from his original contract by the end of this year, to jump into any kind of deal that doesn't pay him even more that he's already making this year.

For the Eagles, who would like some sort of consistency at the game's most important position, don't they have to at least make sure Bradford is healthy enough to play a full season after missing all of 2014 and half of 2013?

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SB,, sign him to a 3 year, 2nd and 3rd years team option. X amount of guaranteed money the first year with a significantly declining amount each year but increase the bottom line amount based on performance. if not let him play first and after the midway point, assess him and offer what seem legit at the time. If he gets a payday and is hurt the next day the Eagles still need to cover their buttocks.

Nick sign him to a 3 year at 3 million with incentives year 2 and 3 to keep him potentially making more each year. Gotta keep up with inflation you know lol... Sign him before he blows up.