The Facts: According to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo, the Chiefs are likely to pass on Foles' option for 2017, making him a free agent-to-be.

Diehards Line: The Chiefs turned to Foles after Alex Smith suffered a head injury during Week 8 of the 2016 season and Foles turned in a strong outing by going 16-of-22 for 223 yards and two touchdowns. Foles got a start the next week but he wasn’t able to repeat his play from the previous game. As Profootballtalk.com notes, previous reports had pegged his salary at over $10 million, but Garafolo reports he’s actually due $6.4 million. Either way, that’s money the Chiefs will have to spend elsewhere. Kansas City has Tyler Bray on hand as a backup option to Smith, although it’s a spot they may look to address over the offseason with an eye on Smith’s contract expiring after the 2018 season. PFT's x added, as a player with experience in a variety of systems thanks to moving from the Eagles to the Rams and Chiefs, Foles should find a market as a backup once he’s free to talk to other teams.