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Eagles Interested In Bringing Back QB Nick Foles?

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, one option for the Eagles could be to bring QB Nick Foles back to Philadelphia in 2016.

Schefter mentions that new Eagles’ HC Doug Pederson drafted Foles and has interest in bringing him back to Philadelphia.

It’s worth mentioning that Foles is likely considered a contingency plan to re-signing QB Sam Bradford.

Foles is, of course, under contract with the Rams, but there’s a chance he could be available, as they’ve indicated that they plan to look for upgrades at quarterback this offseason.

As of now, Foles stands to count $8.75 million against the Rams’ 2016 salary cap, which breaks down to a $6 million roster bonus that is guaranteed, $1 million of signing bonus peroration and $1.75 million in base salary.

Releasing Foles would result in a cap hit of $8 million and designating him as a post-June 1 release would only reduce this figure to $7 million, so would be a costly move for them to move on him in 2016.

Foles, 26, came over in a trade from the Eagles that sent Sam Bradford to Philadelphia. He had one year remaining on his rookie contract when the Rams signed him to a two-year, $24 million extension back in August of last year.

In 2015, Foles has completed just 56.4 percent of his passes for 2,052 yards, seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 36 quarterback out of 37 qualifying players.

http://www.thescore.com/nfl/news/954714

Report: Eagles not expected to tag Bradford; may have interest in Foles

by Caitlyn Holroyd Feb 07, 9:15 AM



Eric Hartline / USA TODAY Sports

A familiar name could be on the Philadelphia Eagles' radar this offseason.

The Eagles are not expected to use the franchise tag on quarterback Sam Bradford, and may have interest in re-acquiring Nick Foles, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

This news comes a little under a year after the Eagles sent Foles, a 2015 fourth-round draft pick, and a 2016 second-round pick to the Rams in exchange for Bradford and a 2015 fifth-round pick.

New head coach Doug Pederson was the Eagles' quarterbacks coach during Foles' rookie season in 2012.

Foles went 4-7 in his first season with the Rams, completing a career-low 56.4 percent of his passes for 2,052 yards with seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He's under contract with the team through 2017.

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/spor ... -Bowl.html
The great Nick Foles panic of 2016 is over, back to Super Bowl

St. Louis Rams quarterback Nick Foles (5) passes against the Minnesota Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium. (Bruce Kluckhohn/USA Today)

Les Bowen, Staff Writer
Posted: Sunday, February 7, 2016, 1:01 PM
Filed Under: Eagles Now

Eagles fans, already burdened by the knowledge their team didn't get anywhere near Sunday evening's Super Bowl 50, awoke Sunday to news that had them flinging their pregame snack spread at the walls in frustration, even before the festivities got cranked up.

ESPN's Adam Schefter, a power broker who trades secrets wth teams and agents, reported that the Eagles are unlikely to place the franchise tag on quarterback Sam Bradford -- though he said they remain interested in signing Bradford. This was bracing news, but opinion is divided on whether Bradford is worth the $20 million or so straight off the cap it would take to franchise him, so it didn't produce a major shock wave. But then Schefter said that the Eagles and coach Doug Pederson were interested in reacquiring quarterback Nick Foles, who was "drafted by Pederson."

At this point, the salsa and guacamole began to fly.

But fret not, long-suffering Birds followers: A league source, very close to the situation, told the Daily News that no decision has been made on Bradford, who can't possibly be tagged before Feb. 16. And more crucially, the source said there is no chance the team will reacquire Foles, though the source acknowledged that Pederson -- the Eagles' quarterbacks coach in 2012 when Foles was drafted in the third round, though Pederson was hardly in charge of picking players -- likes Nick, who made the Pro Bowl in 2013, the first year of the Chip Kelly offense.

As is the case with Kelly, Foles has experienced a bit of career turbulence since 2013. In 2014 he had an 81.4 passer rating, 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions when he went down for the season with a broken collarbone in the eighth game. He was traded last March, along with this year's second-round pick, for Bradford. Foles got a new contract in St. Louis, but was benched in favor of Case Keenum, Foles finishing 2015 with a 69 passer rating, seven touchdowns and 10 picks.

In 2014, a lot of us felt we didn't see quite enough of Foles to be sure he wasn't the 27-touchdown, two-interception Pro Bowl guy from the year before. Then 2015 happened, We're sure.

Any team trading for Foles would have to deal with a $7.75 million guarantee this year, for a QB who has shown no recent signs of being a quality starter.

Bradford, meanwhile, started off really slowly, in a new offense, having not played since the middle of the 2013 season because of back-to-back ACL tears. At midseason the idea of franchising him would have been laughable.

But in Bradford's last seven starts, he completed 67.9 percent of his passes, with 10 touchdowns and four interceptions, for a 96.7 passer rating. Many fans were left wondering, as they'd once done with Foles, whether he could produce a full season of such numbers, and the franchise tag might be a decent way of finding out, without commiting huge long-term dollars.

The Eagles draft 13th overall, a spot where they are hardly assured of getting a quarterback, in a year when the draft might not produce a franchise QB.

But we have plenty of time to debate all that after Cam and Peyton get done. Back to the Super Bowl.

Bradford back to Rams?

Foles to the Eagles for their 3rd round pick do it! Heck even their 4th!

BuiltRamTough wrote:Bradford back to Rams?

Rams back to LA.
Foles back to Philly.
Bradford back to Rams. Going backwards is trending up. Even though LA is a move forward.

OldSchool wrote:Foles to the Eagles for their 3rd round pick do it! Heck even their 4th!

It will be a conditional pick and the Rams might have to pick up some of his salary. The conditional pick will be next year. No need to negotiate this, if the Eagles call with an offer, take it!

I thinking we might have to give them their 2 back to get them to take Foles...

Elvis wrote:I thinking we might have to give them their 2 back to get them to take Foles...

Done, but in that case, they take the whole salary.