{"id":865068,"date":"2026-04-12T21:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/865068\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T21:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:00:25","slug":"afc-notes-daniel-jones-anton-harrison-colts-jaguars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/865068\/","title":{"rendered":"AFC Notes: Daniel Jones, Anton Harrison, Colts, Jaguars"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mike Sando of The Athletic<\/a> notes the Colts used the transition tag on QB Daniel Jones<\/a>, setting a $37.8 million baseline for one year, before signing him to a two-year, $88 million deal that ranks 13th among 16 veteran quarterbacks on starting-level contracts.
\nOne executive said: \u201cI think they did the right thing with him. They couldn\u2019t afford not to have him. Let\u2019s face it, their troubles all started by drafting Anthony Richardson<\/a>. Here they are.\u201d
\nAnother executive criticized using the transition tag rather than letting the market determine Jones\u2019 value, saying: \u201cYou probably had a natural transition tag anyway, because Daniel wasn\u2019t going anywhere without checking with you first. It\u2019s not like he wanted to go to the Jets. The Vikings had no ability to sign high-priced players, so they weren\u2019t really a factor.\u201d
\nOn the downside risk, an executive explained: \u201cLet\u2019s say another team offers him $50 million a year over four years, and $110 million is fully guaranteed. What is worse: That awful deal where you are tied to him for $110 million for the next two years, or what you just did? Your downside is an extra $15-20 million over two years, but at least you get him for two more years on the back end.\u201d
\nRegarding the alternative, one executive noted: \u201cThere are worlds where they don\u2019t tag him, he gets paid elsewhere and it would have been hard to find someone to fill that gap. This was the smart play if you are banking on him continuing to thrive in Year 2 of your system. By the same token, I do not know if it pushes the needle.\u201d
\nVirginia RB J\u2019Mari Taylor said he has a visit or meeting lined up with the Colts. It\u2019s unclear if it\u2019s a 30 visit or a Zoom meeting. (Greg Madia<\/a>)
\nUCF DE Malachi Lawrence has 16 official 30 visits, including with the Colts. (Mike Garafolo<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Jacksonville watched a number of its former players walk in free agency, with the one external addition coming in the form of RB Chris Rodriguez<\/a> Jr., thus far. Jaguars HC Liam Coen joked about their \u201cwindow shopping\u201d during free agency, and explained their strategy with plenty of returning starters and draft picks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, impatient, let\u2019s call it that for me,\u201d Coen said, via SI.com\u2019s Jared Feinberg<\/a>. \u201cThis offseason, James has been obviously, \u2018nah dude,\u2019 but I\u2019m (like), \u2018I\u2019m window shopping, pal. I\u2019m starting to window shop. Just give me some feedback here.’\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like, look, you\u2019re going to pay premiums for players, top dollars. And we just weren\u2019t really in a place to want to do that with 10 of 11 starters on offense coming back and 11 draft picks. It\u2019s just not really how we wanted to operate this offseason. That was clearly communicated to me, which I appreciate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jaguars OT Anton Harrison<\/a> is entering the fourth year of his career, and the team elected to activate his fifth-year option for 2027. Jacksonville HC Liam Coen said he was pleased with how Harrison developed in their system.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was pleased with his response to our arrival and some of those challenges that went with a few of those first few months specifically, and as we went throughout the season on a week-in-and-week-out basis, but there\u2019s not a lot he can\u2019t do athletically and physically,\u201d Coen said, via John Shipley of SI.com.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Coen thinks Harrison can continue making progress to become a top-level offensive tackle.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I think that he is seeing a little bit more of the vision and pathway of, \u2018Man I could do this for a long time and at a high level and make a lot of good money and help a team try to try to win as much as humanly possible,\u2019 and hopefully we can take another step with that progression and that mindset and mentality this year and see an even better version of Anton as we continue to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

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