Daniel Jones has signed 2 yr 88m contract

[Oldcolt]

Originally Posted by Puck

Reading more about this. It's not near as bad as I thought. We have an out after this season if he doesn't play well.

So if things go south the new GM can start new. He better be a true franchise QB that can carry a team at this price. Smells of desperation to me. Hope I’m wrong

[Puck]

Zach Hicks
@ZachHicks2
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57m
44 million dollar signing bonus with a 5.49 million dollar base in 2026. Without void years, that’s a cap hit around 27 million, which would save Indy around 10 million vs the cap

[Hoopsdoc]

Yeah, I’ll just say it could have been a LOT worse. He’s really only tied to the Colts thru next season.

This was a move made out of desperation. They’re praying that the way he played early last year was more than just the product of a really weak schedule, which I don’t believe.

The plus side is the new regime can start fresh after everyone inevitably gets fired after next year.

[Puck]

Albert Breer
@AlbertBreer
Colts QB Daniel Jones is signing a two-year, $88 million deal to stay in Indianapolis. Details on the agreement ...

• His base pay is $50 million in 2026 ($12.2M more than the tag), with a chance to earn $6 million more in incentives.

• His base pay is $38 million in 2027 ($10M of which is guaranteed), with a chance earn another $6 million more in incentives.

• That brings the max value to $100 million over two years, which, as we've reported, was where Jones wanted to be.

• As part of the incentives, Jones gets $100,000 per win (so long as he plays at least 50% of the offensive snaps in the game) over the next two years.

[Puck]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

Yeah, I’ll just say it could have been a LOT worse. He’s really only tied to the Colts thru next season.

This was a move made out of desperation. They’re praying that the way he played early last year was more than just the product of a really weak schedule, which I don’t believe.

The plus side is the new regime can start fresh after everyone inevitably gets fired after next year.

I like Jones. So I am glad this got done.

Looking at the deal, it really isnt too bad. But what other teams was he going to sign with? Who were we competing with that they had to do this kind of money.

If he wasnt injured last yr. after the way he was playing 50/yr is fine Just hope there are no setbacks with the injury.

[Puck]

Noah Compton
@nerlens_
#Colts QB Daniel Jones contract details per
@ProFootballTalk
:

1. Signing bonus: $44M
2. 2026 base salary: $5.49M, fully guaranteed.
3. 2026 per-game roster bonus: $510,000 total ($30,000 per).
4. 2027 offseason roster bonus: $4M, $510,000 of which is fully guaranteed at signing.

[Oldcolt]

Well let's hope it costs us 100 million over the next two years. It is worth paying more to get this down to two years. Don't like the situation we find ourselves in but in this situation this at least give some protection if Jones doesn't come back the same QB or reverts to NY Giant Jones. I expect AR to be traded very soon. Carlee has put her money where her mouth was. Spent a ton this last week. I appreciate that. Good sign.

[Puck]

James Boyd
@RomeovilleKid
Reminder: The #Colts don’t have a first-round pick again until 2028 because they traded their 2026 and 2027 selections to the Jets in the Sauce Gardner trade.

So, if this goes poorly, it’s better to have Daniel Jones’ contract end in 2027 if the team needs to draft a QB in 2028.

[Colts And Orioles]

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I'm wondering if part of the reason why Ballard wound up giving Jones a 2 year-deal instead of trying to stick to the 1-year transition-tag deal is because it's his way of insinuating that the 2026 season is not necessarily his last chance at producing only his 2nd ever playoff team (the 2020 Philip Rivers season being his only one to-date in his tenure as the team's GM) ...... Daniel Jones is now under contract for 2 years, so perhaps Ballard is saying that I too am not to have my final judgement placed upon me until the end of those 2 years.

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[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Puck

Noah Compton
@nerlens_
#Colts QB Daniel Jones contract details per
@ProFootballTalk
:

1. Signing bonus: $44M
2. 2026 base salary: $5.49M, fully guaranteed.
3. 2026 per-game roster bonus: $510,000 total ($30,000 per).
4. 2027 offseason roster bonus: $4M, $510,000 of which is fully guaranteed at signing.

So the 2026 cap hit is $28M if I'm doing my math correctly.