{"id":739319,"date":"2026-02-09T02:57:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T02:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/739319\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T02:57:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T02:57:38","slug":"colts-daniel-jones-news-emerges-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/739319\/","title":{"rendered":"Colts, Daniel Jones News Emerges on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Indianapolis Colts<\/a> entered the 2025 season with optimism after signing veteran quarterback Daniel Jones<\/a> to a one-year deal worth up to $17.7 million.<\/p>\n

Jones won the starting job over Anthony Richardson<\/a> and delivered what shaped up to be a breakout year, completing 68% of his passes for 3,101 yards, 19 touchdowns and eight interceptions in 13 starts. He posted career highs in completion percentage and passer rating. Jones helped Indianapolis start 7-1, positioning the Colts as early AFC contenders before injury setbacks derailed their campaign.<\/p>\n

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Jones battled a fractured fibula late in the season, playing through it before his campaign ended in Week 14 when he suffered a non-contact torn Achilles tendon during a loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>, immediately ruling him out for the rest of the year.<\/p>\n

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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones (17).\u00a9 Christine Tannous&sol;IndyStar &sol; USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n

(\u00a9 Christine Tannous&sol;IndyStar &sol; USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Surgery followed, and the Colts turned to veteran Philip Rivers, who came out of retirement to start three games, and rookie Riley Leonard<\/a>, as Indianapolis finished the season 8-9 and outside playoff contention.<\/p>\n

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With Jones\u2019 contract expiring this spring and free agency approaching, there was uncertainty about whether the Colts would commit long-term to the 28-year-old, especially given the recovery timeline from Achilles surgery.<\/p>\n

However, NFL<\/a> Network\u2019s Tom Pelissero reported Sunday that the Colts plan to open talks soon with Jones on a multiyear deal, signaling that the organization still views him as a core piece moving forward.<\/p>\n

A multiyear extension is justified in part because Jones\u2019 play before the injury showed real offensive growth under head coach Shane Steichen, giving Indianapolis a winning team identity. General manager Chris Ballard has previously expressed confidence<\/a> in Jones and interest in a reunion.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe’ll work through that with his agent. He’s got a really good agent. We’ll find a way to work through that,\u201d Ballard said in January.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Jones is expected to be fully cleared by training camp after a six- to eight-month recovery, per medical projections, which keeps him in line to compete for the starting job in 2026.<\/p>\n

Related: Patriots QB Drake Maye\u2019s Wife Announces Business Partnership Before Super Bowl LX<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Feb 8, 2026, where it first appeared in the NFL<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Indianapolis Colts entered the 2025 season with optimism after signing veteran quarterback Daniel Jones to a one-year…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":739320,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2059],"tags":[1504,228,2005,230,2772,7,467,2004,392,2381,125,6,3725,747,572,3257,1503],"class_list":{"0":"post-739319","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-indianapolis-colts","8":"tag-anthony-richardson","9":"tag-bengals","10":"tag-colts","11":"tag-cowboys","12":"tag-daniel-jones","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-george-pickens","15":"tag-indianapolis","16":"tag-indianapolis-colts","17":"tag-indianapoliscolts","18":"tag-jacksonville-jaguars","19":"tag-nfl","20":"tag-philip-rivers","21":"tag-riley-leonard","22":"tag-russell-wilson","23":"tag-tom-pelissero","24":"tag-trey-hendrickson"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116038432067656941","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=739319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/739320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=739319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=739319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=739319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}