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Jaguars to give quarterback Nick Foles $88 million deal

The Associated Press
March 12, 2019 at 4:35AM
Philadelphia Eagles' Nick Foles in action during an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in Philadelphia. Dallas won 6-0. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Nick Foles led the Eagles to a win in the 2017 Super Bowl and into the playoffs last year, both times replacing the injured Carson Wendt. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Nick Foles is headed to Jacksonville. The former Eagles quarterback agreed to sign a four-year, $88 million contract with the Jaguars on Monday.

The deal includes $50.125 million guaranteed and could be worth up to $102 million with incentives as he replaces Blake Bortles, who threw 103 touchdown passes in five seasons but was known more for inaccuracy and inconsistency that led to Jacksonville's offensive instability.

Lions get Coleman, Amendola

The Lions will add former Patriots cornerback Justin Coleman and receiver Danny Amendola.

Amendola, who agreed to a $5.75 million, one-year contract, spent last season with the Dolphins and played the five years before that with the Patriots, where current Lions head coach Matt Patricia was the defensive coordinator. The 33-year-old has 485 catches in his 10-year career, but has never had more than 689 yards receiving in a season. Coleman agreed to a $36 million, four-year contract. He began his career with the Patriots in 2015 and was a nickel cornerback the past two seasons for the Seahawks.

... The NFL Network also reported that the Lions agreed to sign former Steelers tight end Jesse James and they reportedly are close to signing Patriots defensive end Trey Flowers to a five-year deal, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Raiders pay big for Brown

The Raiders agreed to sign free agent offensive tackle Trent Brown to a four-year deal worth a record $66 million. Brown will receive $36.75 million guaranteed in the richest contract ever for an offensive lineman.

According to Pro Football Focus, Raiders tackles allowed 30 sacks last season. Brown gave up just three with New England.

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• The 49ers agreed to sign free-agent linebacker Kwon Alexander to a four-year contract worth $54 million. Alexander made the Pro Bowl in 2017, but he tore the ACL in left knee last October and played just six games.

• The Redskins agreed to sign Pro Bowl safety Landon Collins to an $84 million, six-year deal with $45 million guaranteed.

• The Bills agreed to sign former Texans cornerback Kevin Johnson, ex-Bengals tight end Tyler Kroft, ex- Dolphins running back Frank Gore and former Chiefs center Mitch Morse.

• The Chiefs agreed to a $42 million, three-year deal with safety Tyrann Mathieu.

• The Jets agreed to a three-year, $28.5 million deal with free-agent wideout Jamison Crowder.

• The Giants re-signed center Spencer Pulley to a three-year, $9.6 million contract.

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• Eagles tackle Jason Peters will return for his 11th season after agreeing to a one-year, $10 million deal.

• Seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker Terrell Suggs is leaving the Ravens to become a free agent at age 36.

• The Eagles agreed to acquire receiver DeSean Jackson from Tampa Bay along with a 2020 seventh-round draft pick for a sixth-round pick this year,

• Joe Auer, who returned a kickoff for a Dolphins touchdown on the franchise's first play, has died at age 77. He played from 1964 to '68.

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