Bears restructure deal with Nick Foles after trade from Jaguars is finalized per repor

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Bears restructure deal with Nick Foles after trade from Jaguars is finalized per repor

The restructured the contract of , giving the franchise more flexibility with the former Super Bowl MVP. Foles now has three years and $24 million remaining on his contract, with $21 million still guaranteed,. He'll make $8 million per season under his new deal.Foles can still make $6 million in incentives per year and every $1 earned off incentives escalates the next year's salary. Foles can also void the 2021 and 2022 seasons based off performance, granting him the ability to seek more money if he has a good season in Chicago.The Bears are no longer on the hook for the Robin Salo Jersey remaining $56.9 million owed to Foles from the ma sive contract he signed with the last offseason. Foles originally signed a four-year, $88 million deal with Jacksonville, with $45.125 million fully guaranteed at signing.The deal ended up being a disaster for Jacksonville as Foles went 0-4 in his four starts, completing 65.8% of his pa ses and throwing for 736 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions (84.6 pa ser rating) in four games. Foles was benched for in Week 13, which ended up being his final game with the Jaguars.There is familiarity with Foles and Bears head coach Matt Nagy, who was the ' offensive coordinator the year Foles was with the Chiefs (2016). Nagy brought some variations of the Chiefs offense with him to Chicago -- the same concepts Foles succeeded with in Kansas City and with the . Bears offensive coordinator Bill Lazor was Foles' quarterbacks coach with the Eagles in 2013; quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo was Foles' quarterbacks coach in Philadelphia (2017) and offensive coordinator with Jacksonville last season.The Bears brought Foles in as veteran competition for , the team's starting quarterback the past three seasons. Foles appears to have the edge over Trubisky based on how the franchise has welcomed his arrival, along with the guaranteed money Chicago is giving him in his restructured deal.Welcome to da squad, ! Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) A Super Bowl MVP with the Eagles, Foles has been below average outside of Philadelphia, sporting just a 5-11 record and completing just 59.5% of his pa ses for 3,198 yards, 13 touchdowns and 12 interceptions for a 76.6 pa ser rating. He compiled those numbers with three different teams.In his eight seasons, Foles has completed 61.9% of his pa ses for 11,901 yards, 71 touchdowns, 35 interceptions, and an 88.2 pa ser rating. He has a career record of 26-22. In the postseason, Foles has completed 68.1% of his pa ses for 1,633 yards, 11 touchdowns and five interceptions for a 98.8 pa ser rating, seventh-highest in NFL history. He won a Super Bowl MVP after completing 72.6% of his pa ses for 971 yards, six touchdowns, an interception and a 115.7 pa ser rating during the 2017 postseason with the Eagles.The Bears are paying for the Eagles' version of Foles, employing plenty of coaches that have helped the quarterback succeed over the years. Foles may be general manager Ryan Pace's last shot to get Chicago back to the postseason. Duane Sutter Jersey
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