The Colts had 2016’s NFL MVP Matt Ryan and second-year signal caller Sam Ehlinger as starters this season. Ryan was initially benched for Ehlinger in Week 8 before getting the job back in Week 10. Neither of the two QBs managed to produce on a consistent basis when given the opportunity, which is probably why Saturday is now rolling the dice with Foles.

“Think the world of Matt, he’s a pro’s pro. It’s not been the season he expected, nor the Colts as a whole,” said Saturday about his decision. “Ultimately, I feel like Nick will give us a better chance to go win these last three games.”

Foles arrived in Indy on a two-year deal during the offseason to serve as Ryan’s backup. However, he never got the chance to play once Ryan got benched, as the Colts wanted to see what they had in Ehlinger.

The former Super Bowl MVP had his last meaningful action in Week 16 of the 2021 season when he started for the Chicago Bears. In what turned out to be his only game of the season, Foles threw for 250 yards and a touchdown to lead the Bears to a 25-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks.

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The Colts announced on Monday that they had signed signal-caller Nick Foles. The veteran, who was released by the Chicago Bears earlier this month, inked a two-year agreement. The financial terms of the deal remained undisclosed.

The move will reunite Foles with the Colts’ head coach Frank Reich. The duo previously worked together in Philadelphia, where Reich was an offensive coordinator, and Foles quarterbacked the Eagles to a Super Bowl LII win. The chance to work again with Reich was probably determining factor in Foles’ decision to sign with Indy as he had multiple other suitors in recent weeks, including the Eagles.

Nick Foles arrives in Indianapolis after several seasons in which he struggled to perform at a high level consistently. Since leaving Philly after the 2018 NFL season, Foles suited up for Jacksonville Jaguars and the Chicago Bears. The 33-year-old player started 12 games altogether for the Jags and the Bears, going 3-9 and throwing just 13 touchdowns compared to 10 interceptions. He failed to make a single appearance in 2022.

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Chicago lost their starter Justin Fields on Monday after the rookie suffered an ankle injury in a 17-9 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. They also can’t count on Andy Dalton, who was their Week 1 starter, since the veteran is still recovering from a recent groin injury.

The Bears also have rookie QB Ryan Willis on their roster, signing the Virginia Tech product to their practice squad earlier this month. Willis could get the job to back up Foles, but that will only be the case if Fields doesn’t recover enough to fill that role, according to Nagy.

“It would probably be more of an emergency situation, and we just have to see where Justin’s at percentage-wise, where it doesn’t risk his health but he’s able to help us,” said Nagy “If that’s not the best thing to do, trust me, we’re going to go ahead and go with Ryan.”

Nick Foles joined the Bears in 2020 in a trade from the Jacksonville Jaguars. In his first season with the franchise, Foles started seven games, throwing for 1,852 yards, 10 touchdowns, and eight interceptions. Chicago went 2-5 in that period.

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Speaking with reporters on Monday, the team’s head coach Matt Nagy said that all three signal callers currently on the Bears roster—Week 1 starter Andy Dalton, rookie Justin Fields, and veteran Nick Foles—are currently being considered to be under center against the Lions.

“All three are under consideration right now in regards to where they’re at, so we’ll just kind of have to see in the next couple days where they’re all at,” Nagy told reporters via ESPN. “We know where Nick’s at, health-wise, but we just want to keep an eye on Justin and Andy. Then, for us to stay on that and make sure that we have a plan for any of those.”

Dalton was named the starter for the Bears in training camp but ended up getting hurt in the 20-17 win over Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2. He has thrown for 262 yards, one touchdown, and one interception this season.

After Dalton went down, Chicago turned to Fields, their number 11 pick in 2021, who finished the game against the Bengals and started in an embarrassing 26-6 loss to Cleveland Browns in Week 3. The Ohio State product hurt his throwing arm on the final play of the Browns game, and it’s unclear whether he will be ready to play by Sunday. So far in his rookie season, Fields is completing 40 percent of his passes and has thrown for 138 yards and an interception.

Finally, there is Foles, who started for the Bears in 2020. The former Super Bowl MVP is believed to be fully healthy, but Nagy doesn’t have confidence in his as he is currently third on the depth chart.

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Even though the Bears boast a fairly impressive 5-2 record, Monday night’s game proved that they are a team that is being carried by a good defense and aren’t even close to being contenders in the division, much less in the NFC.

The offense looked flat out terrible against the Rams, producing just three points, 14 first downs, and four third-down conversions. They got to the red-zone twice and were not able to convert any of their opportunities into touchdowns. The other seven points were put up by the defense, a fumble turned scoop-and-score by free safety Eddie Jackson.

One thing is clear, the Bears do not have a solution at quarterback. After benching starter Mitch Trubisky earlier in the season, who the Bears drafted over two superstar quarterbacks, Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson, they turned to veteran Nick Foles, who has been equally unimpressive.

However, the least impressive aspect of the Chicago defense has to be the playcalling of coach Matt Nagy, whose offense looks bland, unexplosive, and predictable.

Combine the average quarterback play with Nagy’s bad coaching, a bad offensive line, and no sign of a running game, and you get one of the worst offenses in the NFL who might get carried to the playoffs by their defense but won’t scare anybody once they get there.

The Bears face the New Orleans Saints next week, a team that is also struggling on offense, but more so due to injuries than a lack of talent and coaching.

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From Jacksonville’s standpoint, the trade probably ensures that the second-year QB Gardner Minshew will now be installed as a full-time starter after posting a 4-4 record in 2019. There is also a possibility for Jags to move up in the draft and select a quarterback as the Bears’ fourth-rounder now gives them 12 picks in 2020.

Chicago, on the other side, fulfills the goal to bring in a veteran competition for their young QB Mitchell Trubisky. The former No.2 overall pick struggled to make an impact last season despite a talented Bears’ roster, and the team wanted to make sure they have another option if Trubisky doesn’t make progress. Foles, who led the Philadelphia Eagles to Super Bowl in 2017, gives them just that.

As part of the trade, Foles reportedly also agreed to restructure his contract. While the new terms won’t affect his salary, he now has an option to void the year 2021 or 2022, depending on how things work out.

This wasn’t an unexpected move, as it is believed that Jaguars were shopping Nick Foles for some time now. Jacksonville signed the 31-year-old signal-caller to a massive four-year, $88 million contract in 2018 with the intention of making him their franchise QB. Things didn’t pan out the way the organization envisioned, as Foles got hurt in the season opener and missed significant time with Minshew stepping in. He returned in week 11, but poor performances got him benched and eventually panned his way out of Jacksonville.

Over the course of his time with the Jags, Foles played four games and threw for 736 yards, three Ts, and two interceptions.

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Marrone’s decision comes after Foles was benched in 28-11 loss to Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday following a scoreless first half.

“Obviously it was a tough deal,” said Marrone. “Nick coming back from injury and us not being able to do a good enough job around him, really. So we feel with Gardner’s mobility and elusiveness, it can give us a better chance of winning with the way we’re playing right now because we’re all not doing a good enough job.”

Jaguars signed Nick Foles to a four-year, $88 million contract in the off season which included a franchise-record $50.125 million in guarantees. However, Foles’ time in Jacksonville was off to a bad start as he suffered a shoulder injury in his first game which landed him on the injured reserve list. In his absence, Minshew took over and managed to post a 4-4 record as a starter.

Foles returned in Week 11 and took over the starting position, but ended up struggling for most of the time he spent on the field. In three games since his return, he passed for only 661 yards and two touchdowns.

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Jaguars signed Foles in March to replace inconsistent Blake Bortles and hoped he could lead them to more prominent playoff success like he previously did with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Super Bowl MVP from 2017, however, only spent less than one quarter on the field before having to exit the game. Until then, he completed five out of eight passes attempted for 75 yards and one touchdown.

If Foles’ recovery ends up going according to plan, he would be eligible to come from IR list on November 3rd for Week 10 game against Houston Texans.

Until Foles returns, Jags had to find a temporary solution, so they went ahead and acquired Pittsburgh Steelers’ Josh Dobbs in a trade on Monday. Jacksonville sent 2020 fifth-rounder to Pittsburgh as part of the deal.

Dobbs was Steelers’ fourth-round pick in 2017, but hasn’t played much since entering the league. He only attempted 12 passes and has 43 passing yards with one interception over the course of his NFL career.

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ESPN‘s Adam Schefter reports that Foles will receive a four-year, $88 million contract from the Jags. The deal will include $50.125 million in guaranteed money, which will be the highest guarantee in the franchise’s history.

Jacksonville is expected to release QB Blake Bortles, who was Jags’ starter since 2014, as soon as Foles officially becomes a member of the team.

Ever since Eagles announced that they would let Nick Foles enter the free agency in late February, Jacksonville Jaguars emerged as a firm favorite to land him. Jags were eager to find another franchise quarterback, as Bortles struggled mightily in 2018, and they focused their efforts mainly on Foles, who was the best free agent available on the position. Considering the contract they gave to the 30-year-old, Jaguars feel like they got their man and will now focus their attention on improving in other areas.

Nick Foles started his NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles, who took him in the third round of 2012 NFL Draft. After several up and downs during his three seasons with the team, Foles was traded to the St. Louis/LA Rams in 2015, where he spent one season before going to Kansas City Chiefs.

Foles returned to the Eagles as a backup in 2017 but ended up taking over the starting job after Carson Wentz tore his ACL late in the regular season. He managed to lead Philly to a remarkable Super Bowl run and bring the city their Vince Lombardi trophy. Then in 2018, he stepped once again for Wentz and took the team to the playoff and one postseason win.

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Foles, who went down in franchise lore after stepping in for injured rookie phenom Carson Wentz and leading the Eagles to a Super Bowl win in 2018, will pack his bags and head to another team, where he will look to regain his role as a starting quarterback.

The quarterback was drafted out of the University of Arizona in the 3rd round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Eagles. After two short stints with the Rams and the Chiefs, he returned to Philadelphia at the beginning of the 2017 season.

Despite starting the year as Carson Wentz’s backup, Foles took over after his injury and led the team to the Super Bowl LII title, the first in the franchise’s history.

Now, Foles will look for a new home. He will hit the market as an unrestricted free agent when the free agency period for the NFL begins in mid-March.

Multiple rumors have already began to connect Foles to the Jacksonville Jaguars, who will be looking for a new quarterback this off-season. Other rumored destinations for Foles include the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants.

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The Colts had 2016’s NFL MVP Matt Ryan and second-year signal caller Sam Ehlinger as starters this season. Ryan was initially benched for Ehlinger in Week 8 before getting the job back in Week 10. Neither of the two QBs managed to produce on a consistent basis when given the opportunity, which is probably why Saturday is now rolling the dice with Foles.

“Think the world of Matt, he’s a pro’s pro. It’s not been the season he expected, nor the Colts as a whole,” said Saturday about his decision. “Ultimately, I feel like Nick will give us a better chance to go win these last three games.”

Foles arrived in Indy on a two-year deal during the offseason to serve as Ryan’s backup. However, he never got the chance to play once Ryan got benched, as the Colts wanted to see what they had in Ehlinger.

The former Super Bowl MVP had his last meaningful action in Week 16 of the 2021 season when he started for the Chicago Bears. In what turned out to be his only game of the season, Foles threw for 250 yards and a touchdown to lead the Bears to a 25-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks.

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The Colts announced on Monday that they had signed signal-caller Nick Foles. The veteran, who was released by the Chicago Bears earlier this month, inked a two-year agreement. The financial terms of the deal remained undisclosed.

The move will reunite Foles with the Colts’ head coach Frank Reich. The duo previously worked together in Philadelphia, where Reich was an offensive coordinator, and Foles quarterbacked the Eagles to a Super Bowl LII win. The chance to work again with Reich was probably determining factor in Foles’ decision to sign with Indy as he had multiple other suitors in recent weeks, including the Eagles.

Nick Foles arrives in Indianapolis after several seasons in which he struggled to perform at a high level consistently. Since leaving Philly after the 2018 NFL season, Foles suited up for Jacksonville Jaguars and the Chicago Bears. The 33-year-old player started 12 games altogether for the Jags and the Bears, going 3-9 and throwing just 13 touchdowns compared to 10 interceptions. He failed to make a single appearance in 2022.

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Chicago lost their starter Justin Fields on Monday after the rookie suffered an ankle injury in a 17-9 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. They also can’t count on Andy Dalton, who was their Week 1 starter, since the veteran is still recovering from a recent groin injury.

The Bears also have rookie QB Ryan Willis on their roster, signing the Virginia Tech product to their practice squad earlier this month. Willis could get the job to back up Foles, but that will only be the case if Fields doesn’t recover enough to fill that role, according to Nagy.

“It would probably be more of an emergency situation, and we just have to see where Justin’s at percentage-wise, where it doesn’t risk his health but he’s able to help us,” said Nagy “If that’s not the best thing to do, trust me, we’re going to go ahead and go with Ryan.”

Nick Foles joined the Bears in 2020 in a trade from the Jacksonville Jaguars. In his first season with the franchise, Foles started seven games, throwing for 1,852 yards, 10 touchdowns, and eight interceptions. Chicago went 2-5 in that period.

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Speaking with reporters on Monday, the team’s head coach Matt Nagy said that all three signal callers currently on the Bears roster—Week 1 starter Andy Dalton, rookie Justin Fields, and veteran Nick Foles—are currently being considered to be under center against the Lions.

“All three are under consideration right now in regards to where they’re at, so we’ll just kind of have to see in the next couple days where they’re all at,” Nagy told reporters via ESPN. “We know where Nick’s at, health-wise, but we just want to keep an eye on Justin and Andy. Then, for us to stay on that and make sure that we have a plan for any of those.”

Dalton was named the starter for the Bears in training camp but ended up getting hurt in the 20-17 win over Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2. He has thrown for 262 yards, one touchdown, and one interception this season.

After Dalton went down, Chicago turned to Fields, their number 11 pick in 2021, who finished the game against the Bengals and started in an embarrassing 26-6 loss to Cleveland Browns in Week 3. The Ohio State product hurt his throwing arm on the final play of the Browns game, and it’s unclear whether he will be ready to play by Sunday. So far in his rookie season, Fields is completing 40 percent of his passes and has thrown for 138 yards and an interception.

Finally, there is Foles, who started for the Bears in 2020. The former Super Bowl MVP is believed to be fully healthy, but Nagy doesn’t have confidence in his as he is currently third on the depth chart.

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Even though the Bears boast a fairly impressive 5-2 record, Monday night’s game proved that they are a team that is being carried by a good defense and aren’t even close to being contenders in the division, much less in the NFC.

The offense looked flat out terrible against the Rams, producing just three points, 14 first downs, and four third-down conversions. They got to the red-zone twice and were not able to convert any of their opportunities into touchdowns. The other seven points were put up by the defense, a fumble turned scoop-and-score by free safety Eddie Jackson.

One thing is clear, the Bears do not have a solution at quarterback. After benching starter Mitch Trubisky earlier in the season, who the Bears drafted over two superstar quarterbacks, Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson, they turned to veteran Nick Foles, who has been equally unimpressive.

However, the least impressive aspect of the Chicago defense has to be the playcalling of coach Matt Nagy, whose offense looks bland, unexplosive, and predictable.

Combine the average quarterback play with Nagy’s bad coaching, a bad offensive line, and no sign of a running game, and you get one of the worst offenses in the NFL who might get carried to the playoffs by their defense but won’t scare anybody once they get there.

The Bears face the New Orleans Saints next week, a team that is also struggling on offense, but more so due to injuries than a lack of talent and coaching.

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From Jacksonville’s standpoint, the trade probably ensures that the second-year QB Gardner Minshew will now be installed as a full-time starter after posting a 4-4 record in 2019. There is also a possibility for Jags to move up in the draft and select a quarterback as the Bears’ fourth-rounder now gives them 12 picks in 2020.

Chicago, on the other side, fulfills the goal to bring in a veteran competition for their young QB Mitchell Trubisky. The former No.2 overall pick struggled to make an impact last season despite a talented Bears’ roster, and the team wanted to make sure they have another option if Trubisky doesn’t make progress. Foles, who led the Philadelphia Eagles to Super Bowl in 2017, gives them just that.

As part of the trade, Foles reportedly also agreed to restructure his contract. While the new terms won’t affect his salary, he now has an option to void the year 2021 or 2022, depending on how things work out.

This wasn’t an unexpected move, as it is believed that Jaguars were shopping Nick Foles for some time now. Jacksonville signed the 31-year-old signal-caller to a massive four-year, $88 million contract in 2018 with the intention of making him their franchise QB. Things didn’t pan out the way the organization envisioned, as Foles got hurt in the season opener and missed significant time with Minshew stepping in. He returned in week 11, but poor performances got him benched and eventually panned his way out of Jacksonville.

Over the course of his time with the Jags, Foles played four games and threw for 736 yards, three Ts, and two interceptions.

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Marrone’s decision comes after Foles was benched in 28-11 loss to Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday following a scoreless first half.

“Obviously it was a tough deal,” said Marrone. “Nick coming back from injury and us not being able to do a good enough job around him, really. So we feel with Gardner’s mobility and elusiveness, it can give us a better chance of winning with the way we’re playing right now because we’re all not doing a good enough job.”

Jaguars signed Nick Foles to a four-year, $88 million contract in the off season which included a franchise-record $50.125 million in guarantees. However, Foles’ time in Jacksonville was off to a bad start as he suffered a shoulder injury in his first game which landed him on the injured reserve list. In his absence, Minshew took over and managed to post a 4-4 record as a starter.

Foles returned in Week 11 and took over the starting position, but ended up struggling for most of the time he spent on the field. In three games since his return, he passed for only 661 yards and two touchdowns.

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Jaguars signed Foles in March to replace inconsistent Blake Bortles and hoped he could lead them to more prominent playoff success like he previously did with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Super Bowl MVP from 2017, however, only spent less than one quarter on the field before having to exit the game. Until then, he completed five out of eight passes attempted for 75 yards and one touchdown.

If Foles’ recovery ends up going according to plan, he would be eligible to come from IR list on November 3rd for Week 10 game against Houston Texans.

Until Foles returns, Jags had to find a temporary solution, so they went ahead and acquired Pittsburgh Steelers’ Josh Dobbs in a trade on Monday. Jacksonville sent 2020 fifth-rounder to Pittsburgh as part of the deal.

Dobbs was Steelers’ fourth-round pick in 2017, but hasn’t played much since entering the league. He only attempted 12 passes and has 43 passing yards with one interception over the course of his NFL career.

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ESPN‘s Adam Schefter reports that Foles will receive a four-year, $88 million contract from the Jags. The deal will include $50.125 million in guaranteed money, which will be the highest guarantee in the franchise’s history.

Jacksonville is expected to release QB Blake Bortles, who was Jags’ starter since 2014, as soon as Foles officially becomes a member of the team.

Ever since Eagles announced that they would let Nick Foles enter the free agency in late February, Jacksonville Jaguars emerged as a firm favorite to land him. Jags were eager to find another franchise quarterback, as Bortles struggled mightily in 2018, and they focused their efforts mainly on Foles, who was the best free agent available on the position. Considering the contract they gave to the 30-year-old, Jaguars feel like they got their man and will now focus their attention on improving in other areas.

Nick Foles started his NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles, who took him in the third round of 2012 NFL Draft. After several up and downs during his three seasons with the team, Foles was traded to the St. Louis/LA Rams in 2015, where he spent one season before going to Kansas City Chiefs.

Foles returned to the Eagles as a backup in 2017 but ended up taking over the starting job after Carson Wentz tore his ACL late in the regular season. He managed to lead Philly to a remarkable Super Bowl run and bring the city their Vince Lombardi trophy. Then in 2018, he stepped once again for Wentz and took the team to the playoff and one postseason win.

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Foles, who went down in franchise lore after stepping in for injured rookie phenom Carson Wentz and leading the Eagles to a Super Bowl win in 2018, will pack his bags and head to another team, where he will look to regain his role as a starting quarterback.

The quarterback was drafted out of the University of Arizona in the 3rd round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Eagles. After two short stints with the Rams and the Chiefs, he returned to Philadelphia at the beginning of the 2017 season.

Despite starting the year as Carson Wentz’s backup, Foles took over after his injury and led the team to the Super Bowl LII title, the first in the franchise’s history.

Now, Foles will look for a new home. He will hit the market as an unrestricted free agent when the free agency period for the NFL begins in mid-March.

Multiple rumors have already began to connect Foles to the Jacksonville Jaguars, who will be looking for a new quarterback this off-season. Other rumored destinations for Foles include the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants.

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