NFL general managers who don't have a franchise quarterback in their stable are constantly on a quest to find one. And so when they come across a pivot who has anything resembling a legitimate shot at becoming a franchise leader, they're usually eager to lock them up and keep them away from quarterback-starved predators in competing cities.
That might explain why the St. Louis Rams are actively trying to extend Nick Foles' deal before he completes the final year of his rookie contract.
“We’ve had some discussions,” Rams head coach Jeff Fisher said last week, per Jim Thomas of the St.