Bears Head Coach Matt Nagy Lent Nick Foles His Car in Kansas City
Foles was Alex Smith's backup in Kansas City in 2016
By James Neveau ••
Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy is going to be coaching in his first playoff game this weekend, and he’s intimately familiar with the quarterback who will be opposing his squad at Soldier Field.
Nagy, who has worked for the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs in his NFL career, was the offensive coordinator in Kansas City when current Eagles QB Nick Foles played for the team in 2016.
Not only did Nagy get to coach Foles during that part of his career, but he went one step further: he loaned the quarterback his car during training camp.
When asked about the condition of the car when he got it back from Foles, Nagy praised his former quarterback’s cleanliness.
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Chicago Bears' Mitchell Trubisky speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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The Bears held a commanding first half lead, but then Aaron Rodgers happened, spoiling Matt Nagy's debut.
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Trick plays are part of the deal with the Bears, and Matt Nagy pulled out a few of them as the Bears won their first game of the season on Monday Night Football.
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The Bears had some wins they had to gut out this season, and the Cardinals game certainly qualified. Mitchell Trubisky threw for 220 yards, but the defense kept Sam Bradford and Josh Rosen in check in a narrow victory.
Most fans will remember this game for Mitchell Trubisky throwing six touchdowns, but Akiem Hicks' reaction to being thrown out of the game was also a sight to see, as he hurled his pads into the Soldier Field stands.
With a hobbled Khalil Mack, the Bears' defense struggled to keep Mark Sanchez in check, and the Dolphins scored an overtime victory in the game.
The Bears' lone home loss of the season came down to one final play, as Kevin White caught a Hail Mary pass, but was stopped short of the goal line to give the Patriots the victory.
Even without Khalil Mack the Bears' defense was stellar in this game, and Tarik Cohen had an excellent 70 yard touchdown catch from Trubisky to get the offense going.
Aaron Lynch may have gotten a penalty for his sack celebration in the game, but that's about the only thing that went wrong for Chicago in this laugher of a victory.
Mitchell Trubisky took a big shot in this game, but he kept right on ticking and would later score on a touchdown run that was punctuated by this spike.
After Eddie Jackson scored a touchdown, he had the Vikings' singing the blues as he directed the orchestra in one of the year's best celebrations (although Anthony Miller's rowboat celebration in the same game was pretty good too).
The Bears were rude Thanksgiving guests in Detroit, beating the Lions for the second time in 11 days, and Taylor Gabriel had time to bust a move in the game.
Without Trubisky, the Bears were still able to comeback late, but Saquon Barkley and the Giants were able to soar to a victory.
In one of the most iconic plays of the season, offensive lineman Bradley Sowell caught a touchdown pass to give the Bears a lead, and the defense made it stand up as they beat up Jared Goff and the Rams.
The Chicago Bears, long the victims of Aaron Rodgers and company, became the conquerors in this one, winning the NFC North Division crown and eliminating the Packers from playoff contention.
There was something about tough road games in the NFC West this season, but the Bears managed to win against the 49ers despite a less than stellar effort by their offense. Once again, it was their defense that left the 49ers in dejected silence.
Jordan Howard rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns, and the Vikings were held to just 195 yards of total offense as the Bears eliminated them from playoff contention and sealed a 12-4 record on the season.
“(It was) fairly clean,” he said. “You know, he put my backrest too far back because he’s like 6-foot-9, but he took good care of it.”
Nagy also praised Foles as a person, saying that he has “tons of respect” for the quarterback.
“Nick is about as good of a human being as you’ll find,” he said. “You want to talk about people that do things the right way, somebody that cares about others, (that’s him).”
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Foles and the Eagles will try to start another Super Bowl run on Sunday when they head to Chicago to face the Bears. Kick-off is slated for 3:40 p.m. and the game will air on NBC.
