The Chicago Bears made a splash this offseason when they traded a fourth-round pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars for quarterback Nick Foles, igniting the start of what’s sure to be a much-talked about quarterback competition between Foles and Mitchell Trubisky.
Ultimately, the Bears are sitting pretty after a deal for Foles that works out well for them. Sure, they traded a fourth-round pick, but following a massive restructured contract, Chicago is getting Foles at roughly $5 million in cap hit per season.
The Bears were linked to everyone from Andy Dalton to Cam Newton to Teddy Bridgewater, but it appears Matt Nagy got his guy in Foles, who has experience operating in a similar offense in Kansas City and Philadelphia.
But according to The Athletic‘s Dan Pompei, the Bears weren’t the only team that inquired about trading for Nick Foles. The Indianapolis Colts were among those teams also interested in the former Super Bow MVP.
The Jaguars weren’t shopping Foles this year, but the Colts were bidding as well as the Bears. And others were in the mix, from what little birdies say.
Ultimately, the Colts got their guy in former Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers. And the Bears apparently got theirs in Foles, who has proven he can succeed in this kind of system.
Not only does Foles have experience in a similar offense to Nagy’s, but he has history with new offensive coordinator Bill Lazor and quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo. You figure having a group of coaches that is familiar with how to get the best out of him will only help the Bears.
Foles has thrived coming off the bench in a reserve role during his career — most notably in Philadelphia where he won a Super Bowl. But perhaps Foles will get a chance to do the same but as a starter. But first, he has to beat out Trubisky in a quarterback competition that’s going to dominate training camp and preseason discussion.
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