Just as soon as Nick Foles' tenure with the Jacksonville Jaguars started, it looks like it's about to be over.
After signing a lucrative four-year deal with the Jaguars last March, Foles is now on the trade block following a 2019 campaign in which the quarterback missed significant time with a collarbone injury and did not look very good when he was healthy.
As a result, Foles was displaced by Gardner Minshew under center, and Jacksonville appears comfortable moving forward with Minshew, which means it will attempt to trade Foles.
Here are three potential trade destinations for the veteran:
The Panthers do not seem to be all that committed to Cam Newton heading into 2020, and there is also some debate as to whether or not Carolina will actually take a quarterback (likely Justin Herbert) with the seventh overall pick in the draft.
For that reason, the Panthers could represent a possible landing spot for Foles.
Carolina has a couple of big-time weapons on offense in running back Christian McCaffrey and wide receiver D.J. Moore, and while they are fairly limited elsewhere, the club may feel that Foles could lift the offense in general.
The catch is that Foles is 31 years old, and the Panthers are pretty much entering rebuilding mode, so I'm not sure they would want to take on Foles and his contract, but they are an option, nonetheless.
The Bears can say that Mitchell Trubisky is the starter all they want, but if they have the chance to upgrade, they will at least explore the opportunity.
I'm not even saying Foles is a definitive upgrade over Trubisky, because really, outside of his one playoff run with the Philadelphia Eagles during the 2017-18 campaign, he doesn't have a great track record. But Foles showed more in that one run than Trubisky has in his entire NFL career.
Chicago is certainly a team that is in win-now mode, as it has a terrific defense and actually has some interesting pieces on offense, particularly in its receiving corps with Allen Robinson and Anthony Miller.
Again, Foles' contract could ultimately be an issue here, as the Bears don't want to pay $22 million annually for a potential backup, but Chicago does represent a possible trading partner for the Jags.
Going off of weapons alone, the Buccaneers are probably the best landing spot for Foles.
Tampa Bay has a dynamic duo of Mike Evans and Chris Godwin leading its receiving corps, and it also has a solid young tight end in O.J. Howard. Even running back Ronald Jones showed some potential at the end of 2019.
Of course, the Bucs seem to be zeroing in on Tom Brady, but if they are unable to land the future Hall-of-Famer, Foles would not be a bad fallback option.
The Buccaneers aren't as far away from being decent as some may think. Yes, their defense certainly needs some work, but offensively, they have a nice assortment of weapons and just need a reliable arm to get the ball where it needs to be.
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