Vikings Seal Crucial Signing for Pro Bowl Running Back's Future!
The Indianapolis Colts secured an extension with a former Minnesota Vikings quarterback to start the new league year.
The past several weeks have been filled with speculation surrounding the future of the Minnesota Vikings' quarterbacks. But one of the team's former quarterbacks secured his short-term future elsewhere this week. Daniel Jones agreed to a two-year, $100 million deal with the Indianapolis Colts on Wednesday.
According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, it's the largest two-year deal in NFL history. Jones is coming off one of his best seasons as a pro. He completed 68% of his passes for 3,101 yards, 19 touchdowns, and nine interceptions in 13 games before suffering a season-ending Achilles tear in Week 14.
The Colts had gotten off to a 7-1 start before losing four of their next five games. Indianapolis would lose its final four games with Jones out of the lineup. Jones spent the end of the 2024 season on the Vikings' practice squad before being elevated to the active roster for the team's Wild Card loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
Minnesota believed they could retain him in free agency in hopes that he could start in 2025 while J. J. McCarthy worked his way back from his own injury.