\u201cIt is a big week for the Colts and Daniel Jones, who\u2019ve been in negotiations on a multi-year contract extension to keep him in Indianapolis,\u201d Pelissero said. \u201cThe sides, I would anticipate, meet face-to-face this week. Jones wants to stay here in Indianapolis. The Colts want to keep Jones, who was playing his best football prior to injuries last year.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Daniel Jones threw for 3,000 yards in 2025 for the first time since 2022 with the Giants. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n
Pelissero also mentioned that the franchise or transition tags could be options for the Colts. The deadline for those is March 3. They could work better than a multi-year contract, which may be hard to negotiate considering Jones\u2019 injuries.<\/p>\n
Jones is currently searching for a long-term deal, but the tags would be a better option for Indianapolis\u2019 cap space. They would also prevent him from hitting the open market.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe question really is, what exactly is that number that makes sense on a multi-year deal?\u201d Pelissero asked. \u201cThose conversations this week are going to be pivotal to deciding which direction this thing goes in Indianapolis.\u201d<\/p>\n
One clear hurdle in this process, as Pelissero mentioned, is Jones\u2019 injury. He tore his Achilles<\/a> late in the 2025 regular season, prompting the Colts to coax Phillip Rivers out of retirement<\/a> to play quarterback at the end of the campaign.<\/p>\n Jones led the Colts to an 8-5 record before the tear, while compiling 3,101 passing yards, 19 touchdowns and eight interceptions.<\/p>\n However, it\u2019s unclear if he\u2019ll be able to return for the start of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n Jones\u2019 success at the beginning of the year looked to be mirroring that of Saquon Barkley\u2019s uptick<\/a> with the Eagles. Both were former Giants, cast away by the organization, albeit for completely different reasons.<\/p>\n With the Giants, Jones struggled with turnover issues, more injuries \u2014 including a torn ACL in 2023<\/a> \u2014 and just playing consistently.<\/p>\n The 2019 No. 6 overall pick led the Giants to the playoffs in 2022 and earned a four-year, $160 million extension<\/a> as a result. But he was released after just two years<\/a>, playing 16 of a possible 68 games on the deal.<\/p>\n Now, he\u2019s looking to continue to revitalize his career elsewhere. That place could still be Indianapolis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Daniel Jones could be staying put in Indianapolis.\u00a0 NFL Network\u2019s Tom Pelissero gave an update Monday on Jones\u2019…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":773044,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2059],"tags":[2005,2772,7,2004,392,2381,6,9,20189],"class_list":{"0":"post-773043","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-indianapolis-colts","8":"tag-colts","9":"tag-daniel-jones","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-indianapolis","12":"tag-indianapolis-colts","13":"tag-indianapoliscolts","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-sports-contracts"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116125271497215941","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773043","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=773043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/773044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=773043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=773043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=773043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20251228_szo_usa_0003.jpg\")
Daniel Jones missed the Colts\u2019 final four games with an Achilles injury in 2025. Grace Hollars-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images<\/p>\n