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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 […]

If a NFL franchise only has one Super Bowl title to its credit, the odds of that championship-winning squad being the best team in the organization’s history are pretty high. As is the case for the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles, the fact that this team managed to finally capture the franchise’s first ever Super Bowl title […]

Everyone is making their predictions as to who will be the starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears in the 2020 NFL season, including Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers. The Bears made their quarterback room a lot more interesting this offseason after pulling off a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars to acquire Foles, and that […]

The Chicago Bears are in no rush to decide between Nick Foles and Mitchell Trubisky as their starting quarterback for Week 1. While the Bears continue their offseason program, Chicago wants to wait it out before choosing Foles or Trubisky. In a conversation with the Chicago Sun-Times, Matt Nagy exclaimed that the preseason will aid […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars don’t have a rich history of victory and one of the big reasons is because of their struggles to find success in free agency. They have been able to trade away some of the contracts to other teams to take some of the burdens off of them, but that doesn’t diminish the […]

Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles commented on the ongoing eruption of racial justice protests and demonstrations in the United States on Monday, sharing on social media his thoughts on diversity following an outcry by activists in the past week when Minneapolis African-American man George Floyd was killed in police custody. Foles, 31, who was traded […]

The Chicago Bears have to make a choice under center this offseason between Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles. It appears head coach Matt Nagy plans on doing everything he can to stoke the flames of competition once training camp rolls around. The restrictions placed in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have delayed the Bears’ […]

Nick Foles is one of those few quarterbacks who could say he has gotten the best of Tom Brady when it really mattered. As a former rival of Brady, retired NFL star Peyton Manning knew this and took advantage. During “The Match,” a doubles golf tournament between Manning, Brady and golf legends Tiger Woods and […]

Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles had some rather humorous advice for Peyton Manning as he squared off against Tom Brady and pro golfer Phil Mickelson during Sunday’s “The Match II: Champions for Charity.” Nick Foles and the Eagles defeated Brady and the Patriots in Super Bowl 52, thanks in large part to a called […]

The much-anticipated golf match between the teams of Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson versus Peyton Manning and Tiger Woods is taking place on Sunday. It didn’t take long for the trash talk to begin. Even before the first tee occurred, Manning took a shot at Brady mentioning Eli Manning and Nick Foles. Peyton says he […]

The Chicago Bears brought in Nick Foles this offseason with most believing it was to replace Mitch Trubisky, but according to Matt Nagy, each guy is going to get their fair shot. This offseason is a little different with a lot of in-person time taken away from the players. Nagy knows that might play in […]

The Chicago Bears acquired Nick Foles in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier this offseason and it’s safe to say that Brian Urlacher wasn’t a fan of the move. Ahead of Chicago’s quarterback competition, Urlacher vehemently defended Mitch Trubisky after the Foles trade. “You know, I personally like Mitch. They went to the playoffs […]

From the looks of it, Nick Foles is geared up for his Bears journey. In a video conference on Friday, head coach Matt Nagy revealed Foles’ ability to immediately master Chicago’s playbook.  “It’s like riding a bike. He’s been through some different offenses, even from the last time we were together in Kansas City, but […]

The Chicago Bears are prepared to hold an open competition at quarterback between Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles, but it hasn’t begun yet. While speaking to local media, Bears head coach Matt Nagy claimed that the quarterback competition can’t happen ‘over Zoom’. Matt Nagy on the #Bears QB competition between Nick Foles and Mitch Trubisky: […]

NFL quarterbacks face nonstop criticism. Playing the most important position, the QB often carries the lion’s share of the blame following a loss. In a league known for its ‘what have you done for me lately’ mantra, quarterbacks are so often judged on their most recent body of work. There is no shortage of QBs […]

The Chicago Bears are going to be holding an open quarterback competition between Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles once training camp begins. Despite being the underdog, Matt Nagy claims that Trubisky is embracing the open competition with Foles. "He's embracing the open, healthy competition."@ChicagoBears head coach Matt Nagy joined @wyche89 to talk QB competition and the […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars’ experiment with quarterback Nick Foles lasted only one season before he was traded to the Chicago Bears. Although the writing for his eventual departure had seemingly been on the wall, it appears general manager Dave Caldwell had every intention of keeping him around for the 2020 NFL season. The emergence of quarterback […]

The Chicago Bears are holding an open competition at quarterback between Nick Foles and Mitch Trubisky, but the public is leaning toward Foles to come out on top. As a matter of fact, Foles is the huge betting favorite to win the starting quarterback job this offseason. Earlier this offseason, Foles was sitting at a […]

The Chicago Bears have insisted both Mitchell Trubisky and Nick Foles will have the opportunity to win the starting quarterback job in an “open competition.” However, former Bears offensive lineman Kyle Long believes the Bears indicated they wanted Foles to be the starter as soon as they acquired him from the Jacksonville Jaguars. Long also […]

The Chicago Bears traded for veteran quarterback Nick Foles this offseason. That makes things much more difficult for incumbent quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. Now Trubisky finds himself in a quarterback competition. And according to Alyssa Barbieri of Bearswire.com, he’s embracing that challenge. 2018 was a great year for Trubisky and the Bears. He was far from […]

The Chicago Bears are heading into the offseason with two quarterbacks on their roster who could be the starter in 2020. With the 2020 NFL Draft right around the corner, Matt Nagy made some revealing comments on the team’s quarterback competition. “You’re gonna see how open and transparent we are in this thing. There’s no […]

The Chicago Bears have not been a good offensive team. This is not a secret. However, head coach Matt Nagy has a history of making things work on offense. And on Friday, he hinted at some major changes on that side of the ball going into 2020: “We’ve spent this whole offseason now looking at […]

The Chicago Bears acquired quarterback Nick Foles in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars last month, but before the Bears landed him, another team was making a serious push. That team was the Indianapolis Colts. According to Dan Pompei of The Athletic, the Colts were involved in the bidding for Foles, who the Jaguars dealt […]

Nick Foles might disagree, but when the 2020 NFL offseason first began, Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Pace suggested Mitchell Trubisky’s place as the team’s starting quarterback was safe. But that narrative began to change over time. Reports began to surface at the scouting combine indicating the Bears were hoping to acquire a veteran quarterback […]

The Chicago Bears are going to have an open competition for their starting quarterback job this offseason and a former player has an idea of who will win. While speaking about the topic, Chris Long said that he believes Nick Foles will beat out Mitch Trubisky for the starting job. https://twitter.com/ChiSportUpdates/status/1246612876615434244?s=20 Long, who won a […]

The Chicago Bears have made it abundantly clear that they are not entirely comfortable with Mitchell Trubisky under center heading into 2020, as they swung a trade to acquire fellow quarterback Nick Foles from the Jacksonville Jaguars last month. Of course, there are no guarantees for Foles. There will surely be a quarterback competition between […]

The Chicago Bears will be holding a quarterback competition in training camp if there is a training camp to be had. After joining his new team, Nick Foles reacted to the open quarterback competition that he’ll be a part of in Chicago. “The opportunity to be a full-time starter and do those things is something […]

The Chicago Bears chose to acquire Nick Foles in a trade, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be handed the starting job in 2020. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Mitch Trubisky will get the first shot at winning the starting quarterback job. From @NFLTotalAccess #StayHome Edition: #Bears coaches reached out the day of the Nick […]

The Chicago Bears’ trade for former Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles recently became official. It seems both sides have already managed to iron out the paperwork for his new deal restructured deal. According to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, Foles is slated to make $8 million in base salary and will still receive the guaranteed […]

13 days ago, the Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to send veteran quarterback and former Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles to the Chicago Bears in a trade. On Wednesday, the trade became official as both teams announced the deal via their respective Twitter accounts. In exchange for Foles, the Jaguars received a fourth-round pick in the upcoming […]

The Chicago Bears traded a fourth-round pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars for quarterback Nick Foles this offseason. When trading for a former Super Bowl MVP, you’d probably imagine that would be the new starter. However, according to Alyssa Barbieri of Bearswire.com, Foles is not the starter just yet. In fact, not only is he not the […]

Heading into the offseason, the Chicago Bears said that Mitchell Trubisky was still their starting quarterback, but it appears things might have changed with the team trading for Nick Foles. There hasn’t been an announcement about who is going to be the starting quarterback, but Trubisky at a minimum is going to have a battle […]

The Chicago Bears were looking for a veteran quarterback this offseason and many thought they would end up trading for Cincinnati Bengals’ longtime starter Andy Dalton. When everything was said and done, however, the Bears decided to go in a different direction. They went out and acquired veteran quarterback Nick Foles from the Jacksonville Jaguars. […]

The Chicago Bears made a splash with the acquisition of former Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles. It appears both sides have already gotten to work on a new deal. According to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, Foles has restructured his contract with the Bears: Nick Foles already has restructred his contract with the Bears, per […]

The Chicago Bears swung a deal to acquire quarterback Nick Foles in a deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Wednesday, sending a compensatory fourth-round draft pick to the Jaguars in exchange. While it seems like this could mark the end of the Mitchell Trubisky era in Chicago, let’s not jump ahead of ourselves just yet, […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars have reportedly traded quarterback Nick Foles to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a fourth-round pick, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Bears have been rumored to be in the market for another quarterback, and it seems that Foles was the best fit for Matt Nagy and company. QB trade: Jacksonville is […]

The Indianapolis Colts found their answer under center for the 2020 NFL season by signing former Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers to a one-year deal. However, it appears he was not their first option. According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Colts had attempted to trade for Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles before signing […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars have been receiving considerable trade interest in quarterback Nick Foles. But at this point, the Jaguars don’t seem to be that willing to move him, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. “Teams have approached Jacksonville about Nick Foles for weeks. To date Jacksonville has been unwilling to trade him. It still feels […]