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Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles had a rather uncharacteristic press conference following his team’s impressive 23-16 win over the Carolina Panthers in Week 6. The 31-year-old has been known for his calm and collected demeanor during interviews, but it was actually quite the opposite for Foles on Monday night. Foles was clearly delighted with how […]

The Chicago Bears have gotten off to a hot start against the Carolina Panthers after safety Tashaun Gipson picked off quarterback Teddy Bridgewater on the opening drive. The offense has since wasted no time in capitalizing. Quarterback Nick Foles found tight end Cole Kmet for his first career touchdown, via NFL Twitter: In traffic, what […]

Free-agent wideout Antonio Brown said he won’t sign with the Chicago Bears as long as Nick Foles is the quarterback. During a FaceTime call with Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, Brown said he’s still looking to play in the NFL again. However, it won’t happen with the Bears if Foles is the starting QB. https://twitter.com/21standprime/status/1316767227815878657 […]

The Chicago Bears are coming off an impressive win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night. Unfortunately, they suffered a major casualty in the process with left guard James Daniels suffering a pectoral injury. The Bears’ worst fears have been confirmed after an MRI revealed that Daniels suffered a torn pec and will be […]

The Chicago Bears managed to pull off quite the upset over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night. Of course, one of the bigger storylines surrounding the game was the quarterback battle that had ensued between Nick Foles and Tom Brady. Brady caught some flak for not making an effort to greet his opponent postgame. […]

It wasn’t a pretty performance by Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles on Thursday, as they scrapped through a victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 20-19. Foles struggled early in the contest, but ultimately stepped it up in crunch time to lead his team to a tightly-contested victory. After the game, Bears head coach Matt Nagy […]

The Chicago Bears recently brought in veteran gunslinger Nick Foles from the Philadelphia Eagles to serve as a backup to starting quarterback Mitch Trubisky heading into the 2020 NFL season. While still in the early stages of the team’s campaign, Bears head coach Matt Nagy pulled off a surprise as he inserted Foles in to […]

Nick Foles will get a chance to square off with Frank Reich on Sunday as the Chicago Bears take on the Indianapolis Colts. While getting a chance to play against Reich, Foles credits the Colts head coach for putting him a position to succeed in his career. “He was the one who really figured me […]

There’s been lots of action through the first three weeks of the NFL. There’s a moderate amount of wideouts that’ll be sidelined ahead of Week 4, possibly leaving fantasy football owners perplexed. There are also some wide receivers who just haven’t lived up to the hype so far. *Additionally, here are ClutchPoints’ top waiver wire […]

Thankfully, this past week of NFL football was much, much healthier around the league (even though there were a few unfortunate injuries, like Tarik Cohen’s ACL tear). And while Week 3 produced some supreme games and outcomes (Bears and Falcons, Cowboys and Seahawks, Packers and Saints, and the Chiefs against the Ravens), there were plenty […]

Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles has been named starting quarterback by head coach Matt Nagy, getting the nod over Mitchell Trubisky. #Bears coach Matt Nagy announces the obvious: Nick Foles is now their starting QB. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 28, 2020 Though it could’ve been a foreseen move, it wasn’t necessarily the obvious move […]

Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn has taken the blame for the Falcons’ blown leads in two consecutive games. Dan Quinn says "It falls on me in all spaces." — Will McFadden (@willmcfadden) September 27, 2020 The Falcons have seen their impressive leads in two back-to-back games diminished. The most recent comeback was responsible by […]

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy has remained silent in terms of which one of his quarterbacks will start in Week 4. The Bears had decided to bench Mitchell Trubisky against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 3, instead opting to go with the 31-year old veteran in Nick Foles after falling into a 16-0 hole […]

The Chicago Bears elected to bench Mitchell Trubisky in favor of Nick Foles on Sunday and that sparked a massive comeback for the team. Despite facing a double-digit deficit, Foles capped off the comeback with a touchdown pass to Anthony Miller versus the Atlanta Falcons. Wow. JUST WOW.@NickFoles ➡️ @AnthonyMiller_3 FOR DA LEAD!📺: FOX#CHIvsATL | […]

Everyone was waiting to see when — or if — Mitchell Trubisky would be benched by the Chicago Bears and the time has already come. According to the NFL Network’s Andrew Siciliano, Nick Foles has replaced Trubisky as the starting quarterback versus the Atlanta Falcons. NIck Foles at QB for the Bears — Andrew Siciliano […]

There had been plenty of speculation regarding the Chicago Bears’ situation under center heading into the 2020 NFL season with the arrival of Nick Foles. Fortunately, it appears his presence has helped pay dividends for quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. Trubisky credited Foles for his contributions as both a backup quarterback and part-time coach, via Mike Florio […]

It has been 25 years since the Jacksonville Jaguars originally became an NFL organization. The current AFC South franchise is now a staple of the league’s 32-team format. Despite the fact that the Jaguars have never even appeared in a Super Bowl let alone won a title, Jacksonville has won three divisional crowns while making […]

When the Chicago Bears traded a fourth-round pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars for Nick Foles in March, there was an expectation that the former Super Bowl MVP would surpass incumbent Mitchell Trubisky for the starting gig by the time the Bears opened up their 2020 season. However, the COVID-19 pandemic hit immediately after the trade, […]

Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky managed to edge out quarterback Nick Foles for the starting job for the Week 1 opener against the Detroit Lions. It now remains to be seen whether he will be able to keep it this way for the rest of the 2020 NFL season or not. According to JJ Stankevitz […]

Head coach Matt Nagy stated nearly a week ago that he wouldn’t name a starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears ahead of Week 1. But it appears he’s had a change of heart. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Mitchell Trubisky is expected to be named Chicago’s Week 1 starter over Nick Foles. In a competitive […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars were already being accused of tanking before the team’s recent sell-off. In the past two weeks, the Jaguars have dealt star defensive end Yannick Ngakoue to the Minnesota Vikings, released fourth-year running back Leonard Fournette, then traded safety Ronnie Harrison to the Cleveland Browns. The trades brought a slew of future draft […]

One week before the Bears open their season against the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy is yet to name a Week 1 starter. On Friday, Nagy was frank about the difficulty in selecting a winner in the ongoing competition between incumbent Mitchell Trubisky and veteran Nick Foles. “It is not easy,” Nagy […]

Back in March, the Chicago Bears traded for quarterback Nick Foles from the Jacksonville Jaguars. That immediately gave incumbent starter Mitchell Trubisky some legitimate competition for Matt Nagy to evaluate. While both quarterbacks have their flaws and both struggled in 2019, they also have both proven in the past that they can be very good […]

The Chicago Bears are still trying to get a gauge on who will be their starting quarterback in Week 1 between Nick Foles and Mitchell Trubisky. Despite it being a tight race still, Foles seems to have taken an early lead over Trubisky in Chicago’s quarterback battle, per NBC Sports’ Adam Hoge. Earlier this week, […]

With the 2020 NFL season just weeks away, teams are still in the midst of preparations following an unprecedented offseason due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However, EA Sports’ “Madden 21” is predicting that the circumstances bode well for the Chicago Bears and quarterback Nick Foles in particular. A simulated season from Yahoo Sports revealed […]

The Chicago Bears are early in training camp and there isn’t much of an update on the competition between Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles. As the Bears prepare for the upcoming season, Matt Nagy commented on the current status of Chicago’s quarterback battle between Trubisky and Foles. “We really look right now for the decision […]

The 2020 NFL season begins in just under a month, which means the Chicago Bears are running out of time to decide who will be the starting quarterback this fall. Incumbent starter Mitchell Trubisky and journeyman Nick Foles–acquired from the Jacksonville Jaguars this offseason–are battling for the starting job in camp, and the Bears are […]

The starting QB role for the 2020 NFL Season is still up for grabs for the Chicago Bears after they signed Super Bowl champion Nick Foles in earlier this year. With training camp almost underway, it seems that head coach Matt Nagy still hasn’t officially named his starting playmaker for the upcoming season. And if […]

Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles has a very good and smart way of handling the craziness that has consumed the world this 2020. In a virtual press scrum with the Chicago media, Foles fielded a bunch of different questions, including a few about the current world at large and how he has been handling things. […]

Nick Foles was brought in by the Chicago Bears this offseason to compete for the starting quarterback job. While talking to the media, Foles spoke out on his fit in Chicago’s offense with Matt Nagy, per JJ Stankevitz of NBC Sports. Nick Foles, who's played in versions of Matt Nagy's offense in Kansas City & […]

According to reporting from Jeff Dickerson of ESPN, Nick Foles will be at a “disadvantage” in the Chicago Bears quarterback competition, which will feature incumbent starter Mitchell Trubisky and seven-year veteran Tyler Bray. Dickerson’s full quote can be seen here: “It’s more of a disadvantage not having what he could have had … more specifically, […]

Mitchell Trubisky of the Chicago Bears knows this: First-round draft selections, across all professional sports, commonly have the highest amount of expectations tied to their names, just as soon as the ink is not even dry yet on the paper of their first professional quarterbacks. But among all of the major sports and their respective […]

Playing in Hollywood (for most of their history anyway) means the Los Angeles Rams have had some iconic players over the years, but there are quite a few in franchise history who went relatively unnoticed, despite their status. Here are five players you may have forgotten played for the Rams. 5. Nick Foles, 2015 Foles […]

In 2017, the Philadelphia Eagles won their first Super Bowl in franchise history, putting a dent in the New England Patriots’ possible dynasty. Their most recent previous appearance in the Big Game was in the 2004 season, when they lost to the Patriots. Talk about redemption. Although the Eagles only recently won their first Super […]

Veteran wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. signed with the Chicago Bears in April, and he may have already disappointed fans of his new team — though not because of his on-field performance. Instead, Ginn Jr. simply hinted that Bears fans should expect Mitch Trubisky under center for Week 1. During an appearance on NFL Network’s […]

Mitchell Trubisky knows the Chicago Bears were one of the most feared teams in the NFL in 2018. While the offense was not perfect, it had a lot of things going for it. And it was more than enough for that elite defense. However, 2019 saw them take a major step back. A big reason […]

Nick Foles knows that things did not go well for Mitchell Trubisky or the Chicago Bears in 2019. The Chicago Bears quarterback took a rather significant step back from the previous year, throwing for 3,138 yards, 17 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while completing 63.2 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 83. […]

The Chicago Bears have a quarterback controversy on their hands heading into 2020. Due to Mitchell Trubisky’s poor campaign in 2019, the Bears went out and acquired fellow quarterback Nick Foles in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier this offseason. Obviously, there is no guarantee that Trubisky will be the Week 1 starter. But […]

The Chicago Bears and Ryan Pace began the offseason by stating Mitchell Trubisky would be the starting quarterback. Naturally, running back Tarik Cohen was as surprised as everyone else when the Bears decided to trade for former Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles. Cohen said he was “shocked” when Chicago acquired Foles, adding he feels the […]