When the New York Giants ended their Daniel Jones experiment, football fans felt his run of mediocrity would be over, and so would his penchant for drawing large sums of money in salary.
Playing backup in Minnesota was just another step that confirmed he would not get another big payday in this league. Then, the Indianapolis Colts came calling, and fans still felt that he would be their bridge quarterback until Anthony Richardson was comfortable leading the team.
Now, the latter has placed himself on the trade market after Jones' electric resurgence last season confirmed the fact that Richardson had no chance of replacing the veteran, barring injury.
After that, the franchise placed a transition tag on the Duke alum, which led many to believe that they were playing it safe with Daniel Jones, hoping they would not have to overpay him, even if no other team came calling.
The Colts are locking in their QB, finalizing a deal with Daniel Jones to secure the most important position, per me and Tom Pelissero. It's a 2-year, $100M contract done by his agents at Athletes First. The biggest two-year deal in NFL history.
Ian Rapoport revealed on XThe contract has a base value of $88 million, out of which, the Colts will send $50 million to Daniel Jones' bank account immediately as guaranteed money. On top of that, if he gets injured again, he would still rake in an additional $10 million.
On paper, the $50 million per season is less than what the recently released Tua Tagovailoa earned with the Miami Dolphins. However, fans were surprised that the Indianapolis Colts gave in to Daniel Jones' agent's demands by offering him this contract.
They felt the quarterback had done a masterful job of showing he is worth a lot of money. Now, fans hope he does not follow his previous trend of disappointing results after signing such big contracts. Check out examples of those reactions below.
In defense of the Indianapolis Colts, securing Daniel Jones for the next two years is a major win. Not only do they have a quarterback who is comfortable in their system, but he has also proved he can perform well.
Then, there is also the factor that there is a dearth of quality quarterbacks, and the franchise has to wait until a good set of college prospects appears on the horizon.
After news of the contract became public, Daniel Jones was speaking with the cast of The Pat McAfee Show, where they asked for his response on the deal being done.
I wanted to be back, and I'm glad we got it figured out… Appreciative, grateful, and fired up to be here. We have a special thing going.
Daniel Jones saidIt seems the signal caller is ecstatic that he gets to stay in a franchise that truly believes in him. After the Colts also signed wide receiver Alec Pierce, they confirmed their intentions for the next two seasons.
The hope is that Jones, Pierce, and the rest of the Colts will power them to their first playoff game in six seasons. After last season's disappointment, this contract shows that the franchise wants to take the next step with familiarity rather than gamble on the unknown.
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