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Colts sign Super Bowl winner Nick Foles as backup quarterback

INDIANAPOLIS — A move that has always made too much sense to not happen is finally official.

The Colts are signing veteran quarterback Nick Foles, a league source told IndyStar, to back up starting quarterback Matt Ryan, a move that fills one of the roster holes that hurt Indianapolis during the 2021 season.

For most of their four years together in Indianapolis, head coach Frank Reich and general manager Chris Ballard have preached the importance of having a capable backup quarterback on the roster, although the team’s decision to open 2021 with unproven second-year passer Jacob Eason in the No.