ESPN's NFL insider Adam Schefter created quite the stir this weekend when he reported that the Philadelphia Eagles weren't planning to use the franchise tag on quarterback Sam Bradford and, further, may already be eyeing a potential replacement at the starting signal-caller position - Los Angeles Rams quarterback Nick Foles.
Schefter didn't expand on his report then, simply stating the facts as he was hearing them. That didn't stop the rest of the NFL-watching world from switching into overdrive and beating the Foles-to-Philly angle nearly to death. Jimmy Kempski of Philly Voice even went so far as to construct an argument for why a Foles-DeMarco Murray trade made sense for both teams.
Either way, it sounds like the idea of Foles becoming an Eagle again is nothing more than a pipedream. Zach Berman of Philly.com revealed late Sunday afternoon, as preparations for Super Bowl 50 ramped up, that the Eagles have neither decided what they're going to do with Bradford, nor had any internal discussions about the possibilities of acquiring Foles.
Foles, of course, does have a special connection to new Eagles head coach Doug Pederson - Pederson played an integral part in the former Arizona Wildcat landing with the Eagles via the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. But re-acquiring him would be both difficult and expensive. It was only this past offseason that the Eagles dealt Foles and a second-round pick to the Rams in exchange for Bradford.
Since then, Bradford has seen his stock rise, albeit only minutely, while Foles has seen his drop precipitously. Foles appeared in 11 games for the Rams in 2015, collecting 190 completions for 2,052 yards, seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He was benched midway through the year and never got his starting gig back.
Not only is Foles coming off a poor performance, but he's set to cost $8.75 million against the cap for next year.
So, take a deep breath Eagles fans. Bradford may very well not be sticking around, but it seems beyond unlikely that Foles land back in Philadelphia as anything other than an opposing player, anytime soon.
