Eagles Aren't Looking to Trade Foles
Friday, a source close to the situation said the Eagles "haven't even discussed moving Nick [Foles]," and "want to keep Nick."
Eagles Aren't Looking to Trade Foles
Les Bowen, Daily News Staff Writer
News of Thursday's Eagles signing of former Oregon quarterback Dennis Dixon arrived right around the same time that USA Today reported former Eagles coach Andy Reid would like to see the Chiefs trade for Nick Foles.
As is often the case when apparent serendipity strikes, some folks put these two events together and concluded Foles was on his way out of here, sooner rather than later.
Eagles sources moved quickly Thursday to knock down some of the more outlandish Dixon theories, letting it be known quickly that the 2008 Steelers fifth-rounder and recent Baltimore Ravens practice squad QB is coming here because he was available for nothing and he has history with Chip Kelly's offense. Dixon is hardly in some sort of anything-goes competition to be the Eagles' starter, regardless of what you might have read or heard elsewhere.
Friday, a source close to the situation said the Eagles "haven't even discussed moving Nick," and "want to keep Nick."
Of course, any player is available for the right price. The Associated Press reported the Eagles wouldn't consider moving Foles, a third-round rookie last year, for anything less than a first- or second-rounder. He is unlikely to command that price off his six-start rookie season, which showed promise but resulted in a 1-5 record. The Eagles' surprise one-year reworking of Michael Vick's contract seemed to give Vick the inside track on starting for the Birds this season.
ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay held a conference call Friday in which McShay said nobody in the NFL he has talked to has a first-round grade on any quarterback in the 2013 draft. If that's true, Foles' trade value might go up. But the Eagles would have to be willing to trade him.
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The Eagles announced the signing of OT Ed Wang, 6-5, 315, a 2010 Buffalo draftee who played last season for the Raiders. Wang's parents were 1984 Chinese Olympians. Though Wang was born in Virginia, he is considered the first full-blooded Chinese-American drafted into the NFL.
Les, the team sources could be using you to put out the word that they want to keep Foles to keep the asking price high. As soon as a team lets it be known that they want to trade a player the price goes down.— soulman386- Hold up, hold up . . . I've got a better one.
"Since The Season Ended, Foles' Improvement Makes Brady Look Like a Rookie."
Anyone think we could fool AZ twice? I'm a believer! - Soulman? What world do you live in? The agents make all of the deals. If Foles is on the block the agent will know about it and he will contact teams to try to place Foles in the best possible situation. Believe it or not, there is little impact that Les Bowen has on the trading process.— guyguy4
- What world do you live in???? Clearly not one that has any idea how football trades work. The agents have absolutely no control whatsoever in where a organization decides to trade a player, and are never informed of the availability of their client in terms of a trade, unless the organization grants the permission for said player to "seek" a trade (which is extremely rare). The agents don't make any of the "deals" when it comes to a trade, all they do is negotiate compensation either for a players rookie contract (which has basically been eliminated due to the rookie pay scale that was agreed upon in the last CBA), their free agent contract, or a renegotiation.
Foles' deal is set in stone in terms of money and years because a player that is in his rookie contract is not allowed (by language in the new CBA) to renegotiate that deal (even if traded) until the completion of the third year of the deal.
So basically everything you said above is 100% incorrect, and if the Eagles end up trading him, Foles' agent will find out right around the same time I do.— GreenScabs - Guyguy, what world do you live in where a third rd draft pick w one year (and only 7 starts at that) of experience has the power to dictate where he will be traded. If trade ever comes to be, the Eagles will send Foles to the team that offers the most. Not the team that is best for Nick.
Can Les move the market? No. Do the Eagles ever reveal their true intentions. Only when forced.— badstats - can we now say that USA today article was La Canfora'd— peteike
- Vick is an old washed-up $100 million contract failure who has LOST SEVEN GAMES IN A ROW...yet dumb Lurie loves him and "rewards" Vick with another new $10 million contract....Lurie is the problem with his decisions.— jim35
- Only $3.5 mill is guaranteed and that's if he make the squad. If traded, the other teams eats it. Lurie doesn;t make the decisions. That's Howie's job. — mike l
- uhh, actually jlm35 is more correct then you. You are right about his contract but not in thinking that Howie makes all the decisions. Lurie owns the freaking team and signs off on EVERY important decision. Vick wouldnt even BE HERE if it were not for Jeffrey signing off on it in the first place. If he didnt want Vick here he would NEVER HAVE BEEN HERE. And Jeff plays an even bigger role in selecting the coach and the ENTIRE ORGANIZATION because Howie did NOT have final say on that JEFF LURIE ALONE has final say on who the coach is and can hire and fire that person anytime he wants...he runs the entire team and Howie is his butler/mailboy/"GM"...Howie controls nothing and just does what he is told. Jeff Lurie runs this team closely with whatever gimmick coach he happens to have at the time, and then will pay them rediculous sums of money to not win a superbowl and retain years after they should have been fired. This organization is literally one of the WORST RUN IN THE ENTIRE LEAGUE right now. P A T H E T I C.
- I started out very interested in your reply CG but, as I got further in, I started giggling at your caps. Does this mean you are super serious? By the end of your rant, I was laughing out loud. You've moved on from AR, which is good to see, but replaced him with Lurie? Is that so you never lose you're whipping boy again? — vafan
- jim35, the eagles didn't sign vick for $10M. they restructured to a new deal with a $3.5M signing bonus. he only gets another $3.5M if he's on the team to start the season. then the remaining $3M come from being on the field for 50% and 90% of the offensive snaps and the eagles winning the super bowl. the same reason Foles has value (lack of quality QB FAs and draft picks) is also why the eagles brought Vick back at a reduced price for this season. and they still may just trade him for a low pick. relax, it's only february.— tripleplay83
- foles is trash trade him while him and his innaccurate baby arm are worth anything at all— AlexSp
- I guess the old "we'll never will anything with Reid" will now be updated to "we'll never win anything with Lurie." Unfortunately, he's the owner and doesn't seem to be going anywhere. I'm so envious of the Patriots; would love to have an owner(s) such as the Kraft family.— dundermifflin
- the only future nick foles has in the NFL is holding a clipboard— AlexSp
- Trade Foles for a draft pick. Trade down from #4. Keep trading down and focus on high-ceiling project guys. Cut older veterans to clear up salary space. And here is the key: Tank 2013 and then draft Johnny Football. The PERFECT fit for Kelly's offense.
Super Bowl in three years.— RandlBackScrambln
