Eagles

The Eagles Will Not Franchise Tag Nick Foles

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Feb 27th, 2019 · 1:04 PM EST

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Howie Roseman just spoke to reporters at the NFL Combine and revealed that Nick Foles won’t be tagged:

Howie Roseman just announced that they have decided to allow Nick Foles to become a free agent. No franchise tag.

— Tim McManus (@Tim_McManus) February 27, 2019

This was always likely to happen, considering that tagging and trading him would result in the other team taking on $25 million dollars of salary. The market apparently was not there.

Now, potential bidders can offer Nick at a lower price while the Eagles are likely to get a compensatory 2020 3rd round draft pick for losing Foles in free agency.

Other notes from Howie’s availability today, after the jump:

• on Carson Wentz, no issues with any concerns raised in the Philly Voice story, says players have wanted to come here in free agency to play with Carson
• team has a lot of confidence in Nate Sudfeld as a backup quarterback
• they will be aggressive in free agency and not be averse to risk-taking
• excited to bring back Rodney McLeod, a guy who fits what they want to do
• on the idea of drafting running back in the first round, Roseman said there were “different ways to skin a cat.”
• new VP of Football Operations Andrew Berry is a “very talented person at his craft and can help in every area”

Doug Pederson then took the podium:

• Nate Sudfeld has earned the opportunity to compete for the backup QB spot. “It’s a matter of him embracing that and moving forward with it.”
• He doesn’t put a lot of “weight” or “stock” in the Philly Voice article about Carson Wentz.
• On Carson, he pointed out that he played with Brett Favre and Dan Marino, guys who were not “buddy buddy” with everybody. “We’re not in a feel-good business.”
• Didn’t rule out bringing back Jason Peters and likened his situation to that of Darren Spoles’
• RE: coaching changes, diplomatic answer, not much to read into
• he loves Nelson Agholor and admitted that the addition of Golden Tate affected his production

Here’s the full availability if you’d like to watch it:

Watch live as Howie Roseman and Doug Pederson meet with the media at the #NFLCombine. #FlyEaglesFly https://t.co/VHRm7t3pxw

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) February 27, 2019