Colts sign Daniel Jones to record-breaking contract as he recovers from Achilles injury: reports

Daniel Jones is reportedly returning to the Indianapolis Colts connected a historical contract.

Jones, 28, and the Colts agreed to a two-year, $88 cardinal woody that tin beryllium worthy up to $100 cardinal with incentives, according to aggregate reports. It is the largest two-year declaration successful NFL history.

Jones is reportedly guaranteed $50 cardinal astatine signing and $60 cardinal for injury.

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Indianapolis Colts backmost Daniel Jones (17) runs disconnected the tract aft the crippled against the Los Angeles Chargers astatine SoFi Stadium. The crippled was played successful Inglewood, California, connected Oct. 19, 2025. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Imagn Images)

The erstwhile New York Giants backmost tore his Achilles successful a Week 14 nonaccomplishment to the Jacksonville Jaguars but is expected to beryllium acceptable for the commencement of the season, according to ESPN’s report.

The Colts utilized the modulation tag connected Jones anterior to the March 3 deadline, not allowing him to deed the unfastened marketplace arsenic a escaped agent. That tag allowed the Colts to lucifer immoderate connection made to Jones, and the backmost would person been paid $37.833 million.

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Indianapolis Colts backmost Daniel Jones throws earlier a National Football League crippled against the Las Vegas Raiders successful Indianapolis, Indiana, connected Oct. 5, 2025. (AJ Mast/AP Photo)

Jones signed with the Colts past play connected a one-year woody and bushed retired Anthony Richardson for the starting job. The Colts, led by Jones and the team’s prolific offense, got retired to an 8-2 start.

However, Jones sustained a hairline fibula fracture successful his leg, and the squad went 0-3 arsenic helium tried to play done it. Jones tore his Achilles successful his different leg.

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Indianapolis Colts backmost Daniel Jones looks connected successful the 2nd fractional against the Kansas City Chiefs astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium. The crippled was played successful Kansas City, Missouri. (Denny Medley/Imagn Images)

Jones was disconnected to a vocation twelvemonth earlier the wounded arsenic helium completed 68% of his passes for 3,101 yards with 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. He besides ran for 164 yards and 5 touchdowns.

In his seven-year career, Jones has completed 64.7% of his passes for 17,683 yards with 89 touchdowns and 55 interceptions portion moving for 2,343 yards and 20 touchdowns.

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