As reported by journalist Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, the Chicago Bears and the quarterback Nick Foleshave agreed to release him, thus becoming an NFL free agent.
After 2 seasons with the Illinois franchise, both as a substitute, one behind Mitch Trubiskyand the last of Justin FieldsFoles is in search of a team again, which would be the fifth of his career.
Foles’ salary the following season would have been 10.66 million dollars, so now the Bears, after cutting him, will save a maximum of 3 million dollars.
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Nick Foles was the Most valuable Player of the Super Bowl 2018, when he was part of the Philadelphia Eagles who defeated Tom Brady’s powerful New England Patriots, taking the starting job, due to injury to Carson Wentz, who was the star for the Eagles.
To date, it is the only Super Bowl title in the history of the franchise, so everything seemed to indicate that his career would go uphill from this success, but it was the opposite, after losing ownership the following season with Wentz .
signed a contract of $88 million with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2019 to be the starter, but in his only year before being traded to the Bears, he only completed 3 touchdown passes, with 2 interceptions, after missing much of the year with a broken collarbone.
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In his career, in addition to the Super Bowl MVP, and the title obtained with the Eagles, Foles has been chosen once to the Pro Bowl in 2013, Pro Bowl offensive MVP, and once leader of the NFL in passing rating.
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