Nick Foles to start in place of Alex Smith vs. Jaguars

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Nick Foles to start in place of Alex Smith vs. Jaguars   Published Anthony Rendon Jersey : Nov 02, 2016 at 05:54 AM           Around the NFL Writer                           is once again a starting NFL quarterback.      The announced Wednesday that Foles would start Sunday versus the in place of .      Smith left the Week 8 win over the after taking several hits to the head. The team reiterated Wednesday it doesn't believe Smith suffered a concu sion and that he's symptom-free, per Andy Reid.      Smith was hit while sliding on opening po se sion Sunday and his head bounced off the turf -- there was no flag on the play. He cleared concu sion protocol and returned to the game Chris Young Jersey  in the second quarter. In the third quarter, Smith's head bounced off the ground again. This time he left the game for good.      On Monday he was cleared, and the team stated Smith didn't suffer a concu sion.      Despite the positivity about Smith's status, he's still going through "return to play protocol," per Reid, and was already ruled out of Sunday's contest. will back up Foles.      Smith, who has suffered two concu Hansel Robles Jersey  sions in the past, was asked Wednesday if he felt like he suffered a concu sion: "Nope," he responded bluntly, per the team's official website.         With Smith sitting, Foles will make his first start of the season. Foles started six games under Reid as a rookie in 2012.      The 27-year-old quarterback performed well in relief last week, completing 16 of 22 pa ses for  Julio Teheran Jersey 223 yards and two touchdowns, for a 135.2 pa ser rating. With Foles under center, the could work the deep ball more than it did with Smith.      Pa sing, 21+ Air Yards This Season     Smith: 5 of 17; 158 yards; 9.3 Y/A; 1-0 TD-INT; 85.4 pa ser rating Foles: 3 of 4; 116 yards; 29.0 Y/A; 1-0 TD-INT; 156.3 pa ser rating     Last season Foles had 69.0 pa ser rating with , second worst in the NFL. Sunday we'll see if Reid's magic  Ian Kinsler Jersey continues to work on Foles or if last week's performance was an aberrative event.      The also announced running back remains in concu sion protocol.        This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.