Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL Trade Rumors: Buccaneers Express Interest in Nick Foles
Now that Mike Glennon has officially signed with the Chicago Bears, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have to look for another quarterback to back up Jameis Winston. Well, the search didn't take long and the team may have already found the man for the job.
According to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, there is mutual interest between free agent quarterback Nick Foles and the Buccaneers.
That's an interesting option. Foles happens to be a former teammate of newly signed receiver DeSean Jackson. The two were teammates in Philadelphia for two seasons (2012 and 2013). In fact, Jackson's had his best season as pro in 2013 when he was Foles' top target. Foles also had the best season of his career in 2013 and he was selected to the Pro Bowl that season.
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His record as a starter isn't that great (20–16), but the Buccaneers are not going to ask him to start for them. Unless Winston gets sidelined, of course. And he is a far better option at the number two quarterback spot than Ryan Griffin. Griffin has been around since 2013, but he has yet to play a single game in the National Football League (NFL).
By signing Foles, the Buccaneers will get a reliable backup who also has a lot of experience as a starter. Some observers have even noted that Foles could be better than Glennon.
"We know the value Jason Licht and Dirk Koetter place on the backup quarterback position and — in my opinion — Foles would actually be an upgrade over Mike Glennon. Best wishes to Glennon and all, but Foles has played in a Pro Bowl and been to the postseason. Heaven forbid Jameis Winston goes down, but if he did, I would trust Foles to keep the ship afloat more so than I would Glennon," James Yarcho of The Pewter Plank said in his report.
