Nick Foles, the magician who guided the Philadelphia Eagles to a win in Super Bowl 52 and has filled in for an injured Carson Wentz two seasons in a row, will take his career elsewhere in 2019.
QB Nick Foles will become an unrestricted free agent.
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— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) February 27, 2019
The Eagles announced they will not use the franchise tag on Foles, something that some thought they would do, allowing the 30-year-old quarterback to officially become a free agent. Foles spent five of the seven years during his NFL career in Philadelphia, where he briefly played out of his mind under head coach Chip Kelly in 2013. Foles threw for 27 touchdowns and just two interceptions that season before coming back down to earth the following year.
After being traded to St. Louis for Sam Bradford in 2015, Foles spent one year with the Rams and Kansas City Chiefs, respectively, before returning to Philly on a two-year deal in 2017 to act as Wentz’s backup. When Wentz went down with a torn ACL in December of 2017 in the midst of an MVP-like season, Foles guided the Eagles to an incredible Super Bowl victory, passing for 971 yards, six touchdowns and just one interception in three playoff games.
Foles nearly did it again this past campaign, filling in for an injured Wentz once more toward the end of the regular season and engineering a win over the Chicago Bears on the road during the Wild Card round the playoffs. And if it wasn’t for an untimely Alshon Jeffrey drop against the New Orleans Saints in the Divisional round, the Eagles may have found themselves back in the NFC Championship game.
When the season ended, though, head coach Doug Pederson made it know that Wentz would remain the Eagles starter moving forward, setting the stage for Foles to walk.
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) February 27, 2019
Where Foles goes from here, and what the market looks like for him as a potential started, remains unknown. Foles has made it known that he’d like to be a starting quarterback again the NFL, and is probably the best QB amongst a 2019 free agency class that includes Teddy Bridgewater, Tyrod Taylor and Ryan Fitzpatrick. The good news for Foles is the choice of his next team is solely his.
