Contract Incentives for Nick Foles, Travis Kelce, Antonio Gates, Weddle, Edelman

There's a lot on the line in Week 17, with NFL postseason positions up in the air, coaches on the hot seat and the draft order yet to be settled. And for a number of players, there are still contract incentives that can be reached in the final games of the regular season.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles, for instance, is playing for more than just a postseason berth Sunday:

Then there's Kansas City Chiefs superstar tight end Travis Kelce, whose 2019 base salary will increase by $375,000 if he scores two touchdowns Sunday to reach 12 for the season, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Those two aren't alone. Los Angeles Chargers tight end Antonio Gates, Baltimore Ravens safety Eric Weddle and New England Patriots wideout Julian Edelman are among the players who could earn significant bonuses Sunday:

Of all those players, however, Foles' bonus has the greatest implications going forward because of the mutual contract option he has with the team for 2019, as Ian Rapoport of NFL Network noted. Essentially, the Eagles can pick up or decline Foles' $20 million contract for the 2019 season.

If they pick up his option, though, Foles can decline it by paying back the team $2 million to become a free agent. As Rapoport noted, the Eagles could also franchise-tag Foles in an effort to move him via trade.

It's hard to imagine Foles returning to Philadelphia in 2019 with Carson Wentz entrenched as the franchise quarterback despite his injury issues. But how he exits will be a point of intrigue, and the money he stands to make in bonuses—especially if the Eagles reach the postseason—may play a role in his departure.

And if the Eagles do reach the postseason and perhaps make another run, Foles' value in free agency will only skyrocket. Suffice to say, a lot of money will be on the line for Foles on Sunday.

Two prominent players who won't hit their incentives are the New England Patriots' Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski.

According to Ben Volin of the Boston Globe:

"Brady is too far off the pace in any of the five passing categories to earn any of his $5 million in incentives. He needs to finish in the top five in each category, but he isn't close in the rankings: Passer rating (17th), completion percentage (19th), yards per attempt (13th), TD passes (11th), passing yards (ninth). Winning a Super Bowl won't earn Brady any incentives, either."

Gronkowski, meanwhile, could have earned "up to $3.3 million for achieving three of the four: 70 catches, 1,085 yards, nine touchdowns, or 80 percent snaps. But he would need 25 catches, 427 yards, six TDs, and approximately 293 snaps on Sunday, so that might be tough."