Foles and the Rams came to terms on a two-year contract extension Friday evening that ESPN reported is worth $24.5 million. Just under $14 million of the total is guaranteed. “I play for my teammates, I play for the people that support us, and my family”. I want to be all-in. To me, that can be selfish.
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“Yeah, I think If I was him I’d have a lot of peace of mind right now”, the coach said. I’m fortunate to have a contract.
In 2013, Foles took over as the Eagles starting quarterback and had a fantastic run, completing 64 percent of his passes for 2,891 yards with 27 touchdowns and just two interceptions in 13 games. He completed 61.6 percent of his passes. With the deal, Foles is now under contract with the organization through the 2017 season.
Often saying he wanted to build strong relationships with his receivers, the quarterback appears to have done so very well through the first week of training camp.
Little more than a week later, it went from realistic to reality.
“Oh yeah, it’s a good deal”, Fisher said.
For Foles, the deal won’t supply a lot long-term safety, nevertheless it nonetheless represents a serious improve from the one yr and $1.542 million he had coming to him in 2015.
For the Rams, the dedication is longer than the one yr Foles beforehand had on his deal, however it’s not so lengthy that they cannot change course if Foles struggles.
“It is his child now, that is his group, so we have got to go win video games”.
While the Rams were publicly declaring their desire to keep Foles after such a short period, he was responding in kind.
Within the weeks main as much as the extension, Foles maintained that he wasn’t involved with getting a contract carried out earlier than the season.
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Although there was no hard-and-fast deadline to get a contract finished, the hope for both sides was that it would happen sooner than later.
