Free agency hasn't even officially started and Nick Foles has found his new destination. Foles is expected to sign with the Jacksonville Jaguars on the first day of free agency as no market has developed for the former Super Bowl MVP, per Philly.com. The Jaguars appeared to be the only bidder for Foles's services. Jacksonville played its way into the Foles sweepstakes with the hiring of John DeFilippo as its offensive coordinator. DeFilippo will call the plays in Jacksonville, which already plays into the team's hands of signing Foles. Not to mention Foles has a relationship with DeFilippo during his one year as the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterbacks coach. DeFilippo took Foles to unprecedented heights in 2017, culminating with Foles winning Super Bowl MVP honors before he departed to the Minnesota Vikings for an opportunity to call plays as their offensive coordinator. The Eagles will not face Foles during the 2019 regular season. The next time Philadelphia plays Jacksonville will be 2022, when the NFC East is scheduled to play the AFC South. To clarify, the "legal tampering" period for teams to negotiate with free agents doesn't start until March 11. Since the Eagles didn't place the franchise tag on Foles and allowed him to walk as a free agent, the Jaguars and Foles talking seems to be a moot point. With the Eagles, Foles has completed 62.9 percent of his passes for 58 touchdowns, 23 interceptions and a 93.2 passer rating (21-11 record). He has completed 68.1 percent of his passes for 1,133 yards, 11 touchdowns, five interceptions and a 98.8 passer rating in the postseason, winning Super Bowl MVP honors. Outside of Philadelphia, Foles is 5-7 and completed 57.7 percent of his passes for 2,462 yards, 10 touchdowns, 10 interceptions and a 74.2 passer rating. Foles won't get more money because of the success he has in the Eagles system, which is why the Jacksonville Jaguars appear to be a strong fit. What a ride for the Philadelphia Eagles. A lot of changes are coming this offseason. Make sure to keep following along through this huge free agent period— take five seconds to sign up for our FREE Eagles newsletter now! The Eagles had a 4-1 record in the five starts Foles made filling in for Carson Wentz this season. Foles completed 72.3 percent of his passes on the season for 1,425 yards, seven touchdowns and four interceptions for a 96.2 passer rating. Foles completed 77 percent of his passes for 971 yards, six touchdowns, three interceptions and a 108.9 rating in the final three games for the Eagles, leading them to a 3-0 record and a return trip to the NFC playoffs. In the playoffs, Foles finished completing 60.6 percent of his passes for 467 yards, three touchdowns and four interceptions for a 70.6 passer rating. Foles has completed 68.1 percent of his passes for 11 touchdowns, five interceptions and a 98.8 passer rating in six postseason starts (4-2 record). 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Sunday, September 26th (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) broadcasting on CBS and available to stream live and on demand with Paramount+ or the CBS app.<doc-sep>LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 30: Nick Foles #9 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on against the Washington Redskins during the first half at FedExField on December 30, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) If you are in charge of the Jaguars, what would you do? If you are in charge of the Jaguars, what would you do? by Jess Overby If the Jacksonville Jaguars do sign quarterback Nick Foles to a free agent contract, what impact would it have on the franchise moving forward? The writing is on the wall. The rumors have grown stronger. Now, all it takes is for the news of the Jacksonville Jaguars signing Nick Foles to a free agent contract to become a reality. If the news is true and the Jaguars pony up the believed $20 million per season to obtain the former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, it would certainly be looked upon as one of the better free agent moves by the franchise, mirroring the activity in 2017 that brought Calais Campbell. A. J Bouye and Barry Church to North Florida. A lot would be riding on signing a 30-year-old journeyman to become the savior of a franchise that could become an instant playoff contender by most accounts. Personally, I think there is more to be done to secure playoff tickets for 2019. Still, any change at the quarterback position must be viewed as a step in the right direction after the disaster of last season and a forgetful 5-11 record. Should the Jaguars attempt to change the course of their history and sign the best free agent quarterback on the market here are a few things it would do to the state of the franchise for free agency, the NFL Draft and the season ahead. The NFL Draft Focus Changes – No longer are the Jaguars in the market for a quarterback in the first round and the front office changes its direction. The offensive line and the tight end position draw attention. Will Jacksonville add Jawaan Taylor from Florida to play right tackle? Do they take a shot at Chris Lindstrom in the second round out of Boston College? Will the team then focus on Iowa tight end T.J. Hockenson? All of this could also mean the team trades down with a quarterback-needy team, acquiring draft picks to help build depth. The Addition of Free Agent Weapons – If Foles comes to the Jaguars, who comes with him? Jacksonville could still add players to give their new signal caller more weapons to play with. I like the possibility of Golden Tate coming over from Philadelphia and I am still high on Justin Hardy from Atlanta. Jacksonville is also said to be looking at Jesse James, the Pittsburgh Steelers tight end. And there is a chance they add one more veteran in free agency. The Jaguars will still need a running back, with Frank Gore the one I hope the team targets. Someone like Tevin Coleman would be a great move, but he could prove too costly, especially since the team just backed the Brinks truck up to TIAA Bank Field. An Impending Divorce – We all know this is about to happen, but signing Foles means the Jaguars undoubtedly will release Blake Bortles. Bortles, who has spent five years in Jacksonville, has put his home at the beach up for sale. Not sure if it is related to the potential of his departure, but it is big news here in Jacksonville. The Jaguars would most likely keep Cody Kessler on the roster and could still draft a quarterback in the third round for the future. Tanner Lee may never see the field and I am not sure where Alex McGough fits in the team’s plans. A Happy Fan Base – Don’t let it be said the Jaguars fans haven’t been patient. A 10-6 season in 2017 led us to believe this team had turned the corner. And for all we know, it has except for injuries and poor quarterback play. Foles signals a new era of Jaguars football. This team defensively is still solid and new offensive coordinator John DiFilippo could make this a fun offense to watch. The Jaguars celebrate 25 years of NFL history this season and a new signal caller would ticket sales, much like it did last offseason after the team made the playoffs for the first time in a decade.<doc-sep>Dan Graziano details how the Jaguars are likely to sign QB Nick Foles when free agency starts. The team is expected to release Blake Bortles. (1:48) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars are on the verge of landing free-agent quarterback Nick Foles, with the news breaking Sunday that the team is expected to sign the former Super Bowl MVP when the new league year begins on March 13. If that does indeed happen -- and there’s still more than a week until Foles can sign -- the team’s draft plan should now be getting Foles as much help as possible. He does fix a significant problem, but there are still several other major offensive issues that the Jaguars must address in the first few rounds of the draft. It’s not unreasonable to argue that the Jaguars should still make quarterback a priority in the draft even with Foles on the roster -- to have a Plan B in place as well as prepare for the future -- but that’s an unrealistic scenario. It’s obvious after the combine that Kyler Murray and Dwayne Haskins almost certainly won’t be around when the Jaguars pick seventh, and the Jaguars are unlikely to trade up for a player they won’t want to use for several years. Aging Gracefully The career stats (including playoffs) of Nick Foles, 30, who is being pursued by the Jaguars to be their new starting quarterback: Years 2012-16 2017-19 W-L 20-17 10-3 Comp. pct. 61% 67% Total QBR 53 64 ESPN Stats & Information Instead, executive vice president of football operations Tom Coughlin and general manager Dave Caldwell should focus on tight end, receiver and offensive line. They can get impact players at those positions in the top three rounds, and that will go a long way toward ensuring that a top-10 defense doesn’t have to carry the offense every week, which was the case for the final 12 games of 2018. Tight end is currently a wasteland for the Jaguars after they opted not to pick up Austin Seferian-Jenkins’ option for 2019. Coughlin prefers tight ends who can help in the run game over strictly pass-catching tight ends, and 6-foot-5, 251-pound T.J. Hockenson (Iowa) is regarded as the most complete tight end in the draft, and he’s definitely the best blocker. It’s unusual for a tight end to be taken in the top 10 -- it’s only happened 11 times since 1970 -- but Hockenson won’t be available when the Jaguars pick 39th. They could trade down and take a chance he’d be available in the early teens, but tight end is by far their weakest offensive position and they could give Foles an option in the middle of the field and boost the run game by taking Hockenson seventh. No receiver at the combine was more impressive than D.K. Metcalf (Ole Miss). The 6-3, 228-pound Metcalf ran a 4.33 40-yard dash, did 27 reps on the bench press (225 pounds) and measured in at 1.6 percent body fat (which has nothing to do with running routes, but is amazing nonetheless). The Jaguars don’t have much coming back at receiver. Dede Westbrook is part of their plans, but Marqise Lee is coming off a serious knee injury. Keelan Cole didn’t progress from his rookie season, and 2018 second-round pick DJ Chark didn't make much of an impact on offense. Metcalf would be an immense help, and the Jaguars might still be able to draft him even if they trade back into the mid-teens. The offensive line was decimated by injuries last season. It was so bad that by Week 15, there was only one starter still on the field, and three of the starters in the final three games were not with the team when October began. Left tackle Cam Robinson (knee), left guard Andrew Norwell (foot) and center Brandon Linder (knee) missed a combined 26 games last season, and the Jaguars aren’t expected to bring back right tackle Jermey Parnell or right guard A.J. Cann. Tackles Jonah Williams, Jawaan Taylor and Cody Ford are projected first-round picks and would be good additions. The Jaguars want to run the football and be effective with play-action passes, and they'll need to beef up the offensive line to make that happen. Coughlin has shown -- last year and when he was with the New York Giants -- that he’s willing to draft defensive linemen even when that’s already a position of strength, and there are multiple top defensive linemen who would be available at No. 7. However, the Jaguars should not operate that way next month. Foles fills a major need, but he alone doesn’t fix an offense that managed just two touchdowns in the final five games last season. The Jaguars have to get him as much help as they can.<doc-sep>
Dan Graziano details how the Jaguars are likely to sign QB Nick Foles when free agency starts. The team is expected to release Blake Bortles. (1:48) Barring any last-minute snags, the Jacksonville Jaguars are expected to sign free-agent quarterback Nick Foles to a multiyear contract when the new league year opens next week, according to sources. Teams are not allowed to talk deals with free agents until March 11, and no deals can be announced until the start of the new league year on March 13. The Jaguars are expected to release quarterback Blake Bortles and install Foles as their starter. Jacksonville will have to pay $6.5 million of Bortles' 2019 salary, which was fully guaranteed when he signed his current contract last year. The Jaguars' expected signing of Foles was first reported by Philly.com. Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman said Wednesday that the team would not place the franchise tag on Foles, leaving him a free agent. "He deserves an opportunity to lead a team," Roseman said. The organization had been entertaining the idea of placing the tag on Foles to facilitate a trade, but the decision likely means they were unable to find a deal that worked. By letting him walk, the Eagles are expected to receive a compensatory pick as high as a third-rounder in 2020. Foles' potential market shrank when the Denver Broncos traded for Joe Flacco, leaving Jacksonville as Foles' only known suitor. The Jaguars hired John DeFilippo as their offensive coordinator in January. DeFilippo was Foles' quarterbacks coach with the Eagles in 2017. Foles' primary objective this offseason was to find a team he could call his own following two incredible seasons as Carson Wentz's backup. He opted out of his contract with the Eagles by paying them back $2 million in February. "I would love to lead a team," Foles said at the close of the 2018 season. "The starter thing, leading a team, impacting a locker room ... that's why we play the game -- to impact people, to create an atmosphere." Originally drafted by the Eagles in the third round in 2012, Foles was traded to the St. Louis Rams before the 2015 season after a few up-and-down years in Philly and contemplated retirement following a difficult year in St. Louis. Instead, he rejoined coach Andy Reid as a backup with the Kansas City Chiefs before returning to Philly in a similar role in 2017. ESPN Stats & Info A signing that received little attention at the time proved to be one of the most important in Eagles history, as Foles took over for Wentz down the stretch that season and helped the team to its first Super Bowl title. He completed 73 percent of his passes -- an NFL single-season record -- and threw six touchdowns with one interception during that playoff run en route to being named Super Bowl MVP. He proved that it was no fluke by saving the Eagles' season a second time this past year, helping them to three straight wins in place of an injured Wentz to close the regular season and a road victory over the Chicago Bears in the wild-card round. The Jaguars finished 5-11 in 2018, and owner Shad Khan brought back executive VP of football operations Tom Coughlin, GM Dave Caldwell and coach Doug Marrone for 2019, but he said he expects significant improvement. Coughlin and Caldwell apparently believe that signing Foles instead of drafting a rookie gives them the best chance to return to the playoffs. Although the Jaguars' defense did not sack the quarterback and force turnovers in 2018 at the rate it did in 2017, the unit still finished in the top five in total defense, pass defense and scoring defense. All but two -- and possibly three -- starters are expected to return in 2019. With Foles as the starter, the Jaguars can concentrate on adding playmakers on offense at tight end and receiver and addressing the right side of the offensive line in the early rounds of the draft. Foles, 30, has completed 62 percent of his passes in 54 career games, with 68 touchdowns and 33 interceptions. He has the sixth-best career postseason passer rating (98.8) in NFL history. ESPN's Michael DiRocco contributed to this report.