Nick Foles

Philadelphia Eagles' Nick Foles warms up before an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)

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The possibility of the Eagles moving on from quarterback Nick Foles seemed to increase on Sunday when the team gave backup Mark Sanchez a pretty hefty two-year contract.

In reality, the team has been exploring the idea of moving on from Foles for some time.

With head coach Chip Kelly, the coaching staff and front office executives in Mobile, Ala. for the Senior Bowl in January, the team made an effort to gauge the value of Foles with other teams in the league.

Whether the team decides to move Foles remains to be seen, but the message that they were open to moving him for the right price was made clear.

Three teams that were interested in Foles at the time, per a person with knowledge of the situation who requested anonymity, were the St. Louis Rams, Tennessee Titans and Houston Texans.

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Foles was once considered the potential franchise quarterback for the Eagles after throwing for 27 touchdowns and two interceptions in 2013, leading the team to the NFC East crown. After a dreadful 2014, however, the team soured on Foles quickly, as reported by NJ Advance Media back in November.

Foles finished last season with 13 touchdowns to 10 interceptions in eight games last season before cracking his collarbone against the Houston Texans.

It has been downhill for Foles ever since as Kelly has refused to publicly commit to him as his starting quarterback, reports are flying the team is looking into moving up in the 2015 NFL Draft for Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota and now Sanchez is set to make significantly more than he is next season.

Throughout the rumors and speculation, Foles has maintained he plans on being back in Philadelphia.

"Yeah you hear about it," Foles said in Arizona during Super Bowl XLIX. "You are going to hear about it every single year. That's just part of it. The main word is 'rumor.' You can't put too much into it....I plan on being in Philly."

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