The New York Jets have a new franchise quarterback in Zach Wilson. Now they need someone to show him the ropes as the former BYU quarterback adjusts to life in the NFL.
The Jets need to get Nick Foles on the team. He’d be the perfect welcome-to-the-NFL-backup for Zach Wilson. I understand why the Jets jettisoned Sam Darnold; it’d have been Zoo York with him in camp this summer, as nice a guy as he is. But if I’m GM Joe Douglas, I’m figuring a way to pry Foles from the Bears after June 1. Per Jason Fitzgerald of Over The Cap, the Bears could dump their third quarterback and take hits of $2.667 million in 2021 and ’22, and the Jets could have Foles for $4 million this year and in the area of $5 million next year. Makes sense for both teams. And isn’t it a coincidence that New York hasn’t signed a vet backup/hand-holder for Wilson yet?
Foles, of course, led the Philadelphia Eagles to victory in Super Bowl LII as Carson Wentz’s backup. But since that 41-33 win over the New England Patriots, Foles has failed to establish himself as a starting quarterback in the NFL.
The Bears, for their part, are ready to move on from Foles, signing free-agent QB Andy Dalton before selecting Justin Fields in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
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