The Colts are in sell mode, but Daniel Jones won’t be part of it.
Indianapolis informed its starting quarterback he will not be dealt by Tuesday’s trade deadline, NFL insider Tom Pelissero reported Sunday night.
He noted that Jones is due $38 million in 2027 and only about a $10.5 million injury guarantee until March, so the former Giant is on a rebuild-friendly deal. Teams inquired about Jones, but the Colts opted to keep him.
The Colts are coming off a fifth straight loss, 27-23 to the Cowboys on Sunday, dropping them to 2-7. Jones had a solid but unspectacular day, completing 20 of 34 passes for 180 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
The 29-year-old is in his second season in Indy and coming back from an Achilles tear that ended his year early in 2025. He’s thrown for just six touchdowns to 10 interceptions this season with a 60 percent completion rate.
The big question around the Colts remains if they will trade star running back Jonathan Taylor by the deadline. The Giants, whose running game lacks an elite back, have already made and rescinded a trade offer of a second-round pick and a fifth-round pick, according to Fox’s Jay Glazer.
The team is reportedly looking for a deal closer to what the 49ers gave up for Christian McCaffrey in 2022, which included a second, third and fourth-round pick and the following year’s fifth-rounder.
The Broncos, Vikings, Packers, Seahawks and Giants have all been linked to Taylor.
The Colts have already traded star guard Quenton Nelson to the Seahawks and defensive tackle DeForest Buckner to San Francisco.
It’s unclear how much else they are willing to shed unless the right price is met, but it sounds like Jones will be sticking around.
