The Jaguars, quite simply, had seen enough of Blake Bortles.

So on Monday, the first day that NFL teams were permitted to negotiate with free agents, the Jaguars wasted little time before confirming what had become the worst-kept secret in the NFL offseason: their pursuit of Nick Foles as their franchise quarterback.

According to various reports, the Jaguars are prepared to give Foles an $88 million contract with some $50 million guaranteed.

It all makes perfect sense: Bortles agitated the Jacksonville fan base with five maddeningly inconsistent seasons. Though he helped lead the Jags to the AFC Championship game in the 2017 season, Bortles threw too many interceptions — 75 picks in 75 career games — and simply never seemed to get better.

So, after Bortles went 24-49 in his Jacksonville career, enter Foles, who has a 26-18 career record, and was a postseason hero for the Eagles, leading them to a Super Bowl title in the 2017 season and helping them to the postseason in January.

The question for Jacksonville is this: Are they getting the Foles who Eagles fans fondly remember for engineering that Super Bowl run with the “Philly Special’’ and all the clutch throws? Or are they getting the Foles who was pedestrian in St. Louis in 2013, when he was given the reins as the full-time starter?

Can Foles’ magic work outside of Philadelphia, where he’s had his only success?

How will he handle the pressure of expectation that will come with living up to an $88 million contract for a franchise that has been starved for stronger quarterback play for years?

The pieces are there for Foles success in Jacksonville. Head coach Doug Marrone likes to run the football and win with a strong defense, so the onus should not be solely on Foles to carry the team. And the Jaguars’ new offensive coordinator, John DeFilippo, was Foles’ former quarterbacks coach in Philadelphia.

If the Jaguars pouncing on Foles the moment the negotiating period opened is Story 1A so far in free agency, the Lions’ overt pursuit of the Patriot Way is Story 1B.

The Lions on Monday agreed to terms with defensive end Trey Flowers, the top pass rusher available in free agency, Justin Coleman, considered one of the top nickel cornerbacks available, and they signed receiver Danny Amendola, whom the Dolphins released.

The common denominator: All three played for the Patriots, the former team of Lions head coach Matt Patricia.

Flowers, who has 21 sacks in the past three seasons, will be the most significant free-agent signing outside of Foles. He’ll earn close to $17 million per year. The 26-year-old Coleman who’s reportedly going to sign for four years and $36 million, had his best success in Seattle after playing in New England. Amendola, a slot receiver, never found the success in Miami that he had in New England.

The Raiders continued to build around quarterback David Carr, with tackle Trent Brown agreeing to a four-year, $66 million deal.

Brown, who was the Patriots left tackle, immediately bolsters the Raiders offense. He, too, followed Nate Solder as the second left tackle to depart New England via free agency in the last two years.

The 49ers made a curious move when they agreed to terms with former Bucs linebacker Kwon Alexander to a deal that will pay him $27 million guaranteed.

Alexander is only 24, but he played in only six games last season after a torn ACL. He had 380 tackles and seven sacks in 46 starts over four seasons with the Bucs.

Alexander will be the second-highest paid player on the 49ers after quarterback Jimmy Garopollo. That’s a lot of money to pay a player who’s coming off ACL surgery.

A run stopping specialist, the 49ers are banking on Alexander being a good fit next to Fred Warner, who had a standout rookie season in 2018.