Bears fans get their first look at Foles in a Bears uniform

The Bears made waves on Wednesday when they traded a compensatory fourth-round pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars for quarterback Nick Foles.

Chicago head coach Matt Nagy and much of his staff have experience with Foles, who famously won the Super Bowl with the Eagles in 2018 in the wake of a season-ending injury to Carson Wentz. Though the league has pushed back offseason programs and closed facilities league-wide in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bears fan got their first look at Foles in a Chicago uniform courtesy of design intern and freelancer Ryan Lane.

Foles is expected to compete for the Bears starting QB job with incumbent starter Mitchell Trubisky and ramp up the team's hopes of Super Bowl contention with a reloaded defense. Foles is rocking a No. 9 jersey in Lane's post, which is, of course, the jersey he wore when he was the 2017 Super Bowl MVP. Foles wore No. 7 with the Jaguars last season but that number is retired by the Bears for legendary Bears founder and head coach George Halas, so chances are Foles will go back to rocking the No. 9 that Bears faithful have associated with fan-favorite Robbie Gould for so long. 

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The Bears have been active in the early parts of free agency and made the move to trade for QB Nick Foles. What does that mean for Mitch Trubisky? Why did Ryan Pace make Nick Foles the target over other QBs? NBCS Chicago Bears writers JJ Stankevitz and Cam Ellis discuss all of this plus get into the thinking that went into other Bears moves.

(1:42) - Nick Foles was the perfect Bears move

(6:40) - Bears had to do something at QB

(12:50) - Matt Nagy is comfortable with Nick Foles

(20:30) - Why did the Bears sign Robert Quinn

(27:00) - Reasons why the Bears signed Jimmy Graham

(31:30) - Other moves the Bears should make in free agency

Listen to the full podcast here or via the embedded player below:

The Chicago Bears traded for Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles on Wednesday, and while it "only" cost GM Ryan Pace the 140th overall pick (fourth round) to get him, he still represents a significant investment in the game's most important position.

The Foles acquisition is important for a few reasons: 1) It sends a clear message to Mitch Trubisky that the Bears aren't happy with his learning curve and that 2020 is 'put up or shut up' time. 2) It advances the obvious offseason theme that Chicago is in win-now mode; grab the one realistic quarterback target who actually has a Super Bowl win on his resume. 3) Foles is being paid like a starting quarterback, and even though it only cost a fourth-rounder to acquire him, his contract is similar to what the Bears would've paid a free agent on the open market. And you don't pay guys to sit on the bench.

Is Foles the headline-grabbing injection of excitement this offense needed? No, not really. But he is an upgrade over Trubisky. He should be the team's starter in 2020, and here's why: