Name him Indiana Jones. Daniel Jones is reportedly finalizing a one-year contract with the Indianapolis Colts, with whom the previous Giants quarterback will look to get his profession again on observe.
It’s a $14 million deal for Jones that may be value as much as $17.7 million, in keeping with NFL Media.
Jones, 27, now will get the prospect to push third-year Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson, an elite athlete who has struggled with damage and inconsistency since Indianapolis drafted him with the fourth general choose in 2023.
The Giants launched Jones in November, lower than two years into the front-loaded four-year, $160 million contract extension he signed earlier than the 2023 season.
The six-year veteran spent the remainder of final season on the Minnesota Vikings’ follow squad, then was added to the lively roster for his or her 27-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams within the wild card spherical of the playoffs.
The Vikings reportedly confirmed curiosity in retaining Jones. Nevertheless, Jones turns into the second quarterback Minnesota has misplaced this offseason, following final 12 months’s starter, Sam Darnold, who reached a three-year, $100.5 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks on Monday.
The Colts, in the meantime, grow to be the newest staff to put money into Jones, whom the Giants’ earlier common supervisor, Dave Gettleman, drafted sixth general in 2019 to be Eli Manning’s alternative.
Jones went 24-44-1 as a starter with the Giants, main them to the playoffs solely as soon as as a 9-7-1 wild-card staff in 2022.
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