Nick didn't want to come home

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Nick Foles Refused Trade to Surprising NFC Team: Report
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• By Beth Mishler-Elmore

• Updated May 28, 2021 at 12:04pm

GettyQB Nick Foles

Nick Foles had the chance to return to the team he won a Super Bowl with, and he apparently refused.

According to NFL insider Tyler Dunne, the Chicago Bears were looking to move on from the veteran signal-caller after his none-too-impressive 2020 campaign — and the team had a particular trade partner in mind — but Foles didn’t want to return to the Philadelphia Eagles.

“The Bears tried cleansing their hands of the Nick Foles mistake by trading Foles back to Philly. Foles didn’t want to go, one source says, so the Eagles refused to trade for a QB who wouldn’t report,” Dunne reported May 24.

Interesting — so the Eagles didn’t want Foles because he would not have reported to camp? Foles is still a beloved figure in Philadelphia after helping the team win its only Super Bowl, so it’s somewhat surprising he didn’t want to return.

Another NFL insider, Adam Caplan, reported on May 7 that the Bears had tried to trade Foles, but no one wanted him. Perhaps no one wanted him because he didn’t want to leave the Windy City. The 32-year-old vet has played for three different teams over the last three years, so it’s entirely possible he just wanted to stay put.

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I wouldn’t read much into this. Nick has moved around a lot and now has a young family. It’s possible he just wanted to stay put.