Colts Offer Jones $37M, NFL's Biggest Injury Gamble

0:00The latest scores, headlines and storylines, right here on NFL News today, subscribe and stay game ready. The Indianapolis Colt have offered quarterback Daniel Jones a one-year transition tender worth $37,833,000, fully guaranteed if he accepts. This comes after the New York Giants benched and released him during the 2024 season, ending his big long-term contract that averaged 40 million a year. Jones is still recovering from a torn Achilles tendon injury from less than three months ago, yet the Colt's see enough potential to make this move. It's a huge step up from the 14 million he earned on a one-year deal last season. Fans and analysts are buzzing about how this keeps Jones in the NFL money game despite his recent setbacks. It gives him security while he's healing and positions him as a starter candidate again. Jones can test the free agent market to see if another team submits an offer sheet the Colt won't match. His agents at athletes first could build

1:02favors with other clubs in the process. Bottom line, even if he signs with Indy, he'll pocket that cash for 2026 and hit the market again in 2027 with the Colt's. Holding tag options, not a bad spot for a guy coming off injury, this story is shared with support from our sponsor. Head in, sound on, lights out. That is the routine S-O-L-I-SoliPillow.com.