During the live Super Bowl coverage early Saturday afternoon, NFL insider Ian Rapoport shared his belief that the Eagles were going to exercise their half of the 2019 mutual option in QB Nick Foles’ contract:
From Super Bowl Live: The #Eagles are expected to pick up the $20M option for QB Nick Foles, sources say. Not a surprise, but an important piece. What happens next will be intriguing. pic.twitter.com/FOpLeAhQu1
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 2, 2019
Rapoport continues to say the expectation from Nick Foles’ camp is to deny the mutual option.