Daniel Jones agrees to deal with Colts, adding QB to compete with Anthony Richardson

Daniel Jones has a new home and Anthony Richardson They will have some competition.

The veteran striker agreed to a one -year contract of $ 14 million with Indianapolis Colts,, Reported on Tuesday Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz. The contract allegedly includes $ 13.15 million guaranteed money and could be up to $ 17 million. AND Minnesota Vikings He made a strong pressure to try to bring Jones back to Schultz.

Jones, who will turn 28 in May, was released in New York Giants In November before he ran into Vikings’s exercises at the end of the year. That job allowed Jones to sit behind Sam Darnold During her year of breakthrough, while getting the opportunity to learn from Vikings chief coach Kevin O’Connell, who was widely considered one of the best offensive coaches in the league.

Now Jones will get the opportunity to compete for the initial return work with Colts. Indianapolisa CEO Chris Ballard told reporters to The Combine The team planned to bring a veteran striker to compete with Richardson for the initial job of 2025..

“It must be a real guy to create the right competition, but we want to create the right competition,” Ballard said. “I think it’s good for that. I think it’s good for Anthony. We drew Anthony high knowing that it would take a while. We knew there would be some hiccups along the way. I know we all want to finish the product.

Richardson, the fourth overall choice in the NFL draft in 2023, mostly fought to this point in his NFL career. His season of Rookie was interrupted after four games due to the shoulder injury. Last season he threw 1,814 Jarda, eight Touchdown and 12 interceptions to go with 61.6 passers -by in 11 games. He also rushed for 499 meters and six Touchdown.

Jones has had several solid seasons in the past, especially helping the Giants to reach the playoffs in 2022, but after that season of breakthrough, he has largely fought. He suffered tear of ACL 2023, which ended the season after six games. He threw 2,070 meters, eight Touchdown and seven intercepts with a rating of 79.4 passers -by in 10 games with the Giantim last season.

As New York went 2-8 at 10 games Jones started in 2024, Giants decided to send him in November. Jones asked to be released immediately afterwards and received that desire.

Jones’ signing with the Coltns will also open the way Jj McCarthy To become the initial striker of Vikings in 2025. Sam Darnold, who was the initial Vikings striker last season, agreed to a three -year contract with Seahawks on Monday. Vikingi took McCarthy with the tenth overall choice on the NFL draft 2024, but missed the entire regular season for tears of meniscus.

Jones was 89. In Fox Sports’ Top 100 Free Lists available FREE Agentssetting the fifth among all return blows.

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