Jets, backup QB David Fales agree on 1-year deal

NEW YORK (AP) » Two people with direct knowledge of the deal say the New York Jets and backup quarterback David Fales have agreed to terms on a one-year contract.

The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the team can’t announce deals until they’re officially signed. ESPN first reported Fales’ return to the Jets.

The 29-year-old Fales spent most of last season with New York after signing with the Jets in September following Sam Darnold’s mononucleosis diagnosis and Trevor Siemian being lost for the season with an ankle injury.

Fales has familiarity with coach Adam Gase’s offense as the two were also together in previous stops in Miami and Chicago. Fales also has spent time with Baltimore and Detroit.

LAKE FOREST, ILL. (AP) » The Chicago Bears finalized a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars for 2018 Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles on Tuesday.

The Bears are banking on Foles — the backup quarterback who helped Philadelphia win a Super Bowl — to bounce back from an injury-riddled season with Jacksonville and at least give them another option if Mitchell Trubisky struggles again or gets hurt next year. Chicago sent a 2020 compensatory fourth-round draft pick to Jacksonville in the trade agreed to two weeks ago.

The Jaguars parted with the 31-year-old Foles just over a year after signing him to a four-year, $88 million contract that included $50.125 million guaranteed. He broke his left collarbone early in the season opener, missed the next eight games and got benched in his third game back.