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NFL Rumors: Nick Foles gone from Rams before Week 1?

By John Buhler

Nov 22, 2015; Baltimore, MD, USA; St. Louis Rams quarterback Nick Foles (5) warms up before the game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 22, 2015; Baltimore, MD, USA; St. Louis Rams quarterback Nick Foles (5) warms up before the game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nick Foles’ time with the Los Angeles Rams may be coming to an end very soon, as someone close to the Rams’ situation believes that he’ll be gone by Week 1.

Though the then St. Louis Rams traded former 2010 No. 1 overall pick in quarterback Sam Bradford to the Philadelphia Eagles for Nick Foles to become the club’s next starting quarterback, one source close to the Rams’ quarterback situation believes that Foles won’t be on the Week 1 roster for the 2016 Los Angeles Rams.

It seems that in the Los Angeles quarterback room, Foles has been deemed the odd man out, as general manager Les Snead has clamored over the strong second half of new starter Case Keenum as their quarterback going forward. The Rams also drafted former Oregon State Beavers standout Sean Mannion in the 2015 NFL Draft. Mannion is still a work in progress as an NFL quarterback, but did tear it up in the Pac-12 for years and could compete for a starting quarterback gig someday soon.

What Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio points out is that Foles has already earned his $6 million roster bonus, which was paid by Los Angeles in March. Though Foles’ 2016 NFL contract with the Rams is fully guaranteed, it would only be a $1.75 million cap hit for Snead to endure.

Foles did have great success playing for former Eagles head coach Chip Kelly in Philadelphia, earning his only Pro Bowl nod to date. While Foles’ 2016 NFL salary is easy for any team to take on, his cap hit spikes in 2017, where he will command over $10 million that season.

If the Rams do decide to part ways with Foles, he would have the opportunity to compete for several starting quarterback gigs across the league, with the Denver Broncos and the San Francisco 49ers as two possible landing spots.

While Foles’ departure from Los Angeles isn’t yet certain, should the Rams use their first round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft on either California’s Jared Goff, Memphis’ Paxton Lynch, or even Michigan State’s Conner Cook, do expect Foles to not be on the Rams’ roster come Week 1 of the 2016 NFL season.

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