Yahoo Sports Daily hosts Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz discuss what’s next for Tua Tagovailoa after being benched by the Miami Dolphins and whether the Indianapolis Colts would consider bringing him in next season while Daniel Jones recovers. Watch the full episode of Yahoo Sports Daily on YouTube or YahooSports.TV.
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Knowing that Daniel Jones is hurt, he’s gonna Miss next year…
In all likelihood.
All of… What do you think about the Colts for landing?
Spot for Tua?
I don’t know.
Like, maybe, maybe.
The question is, what are the Colts wanting to do with Daniel Jones?
Because even with the injury, are they gonna say, “Okay,” We’ll still lock him up for a three-year deal?
But are you gonna lock him up for a three-year Deal, probably gonna get like Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield money?
Like a real quarterback deal.
If he doesn’t get it in Indianapolis, He’ll get it somewhere whenever he gets healthy.
So are, Are they gonna want to sign up for that?
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Understanding that 30% of their investment is Just gonna be flushed down the toilet when Daniel Jones is recovering from the Achilles?
So, I don’t know what their plan is.
If they do decide to lock Daniel Jones up.
Knowing that they’re not gonna have him in 2026, a one-year deal with Tua would make sense.
But, ah, I don’t know.
I don’t need it.
See, IIm in.
Maybe.
I love this.
I’m like, I’m bada-ba-ba-ba loving this.
Like, for the exact… Like, I do think the Colts will turn Around and do a three-year contract with Daniel Jones under market value because that first, First year is basically free.
They…
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He’s just gonna make money for doing nothing.
So, I think they signed him to a three-year deal.
That feels a little bit more reasonable than we expect cost-wise until we start to figure out, Oh, yeah, he’s only actually playing two of those years.”
And then they take some of that Little extra money that they got sitting around, they put Tua on the same sort of contract.
They sell Tua on, Hey, just like we saw Daniel Jones with this big reclamation.
You can do the same he-thing here.
We’ll borrow you for a year, then we’ll Switch over to Daniel Jones.”
I kind of actually- …
I kind of love this.