The NFL trade deadline is November 10 at 4:00 PM ET, and all eyes are on Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones. Reports are flying faster than a perfectly thrown deep ball, and they’re contradicting each other in a big way about Jones’s future.
Indianapolis Is Talking Out Both Sides of Its Mouth
Just days before Tuesday’s deadline, things are getting wild. Tom Pelissero reported on November 7 that the Colts have been getting calls about Jones, but they’ve slammed the door shut, telling interested teams there’s no way they’re trading him. Period. End of story, right? Not so fast.
Later the same day, Ian Rapoport and Adam Schefter dropped a bombshell: the Colts have indeed received calls about Jones, but they’re not just listening, they’re “willing to listen to offers.” They even added that Indianapolis “is expected to take calls on Jones through Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET trade deadline because it is interested in acquiring as much draft capital as possible in addition to reducing financial risks.” So, which is it, Indy? Are you not interested, or are you actively trying to get rid of him for picks and cap space? Talk about mixed signals!
Jones Wants Out of a “Sinking Ship”
It’s not just the Colts’ front office that’s making headlines. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler put Jones on his radar even earlier, on November 6, for a very good reason. According to Fowler, people around the league, and even some within the Colts organization, believe Jones “should be trying to get out of Indy, or maybe wants to.” Why? Because it’s “a bit of a sinking ship there, rebuild, questions about whether he should be benched every week.”
Can you blame him? If your team is a “sinking ship” and your job security is a weekly guessing game, you’d probably want a fresh start too. Fowler’s sense is that Jones “wouldn’t mind being a part of” a trade deal. The Minnesota Vikings, Jones’s former team, are on the radar as a potential landing spot, given his past connection and friends there. But they’re reportedly pretty busy trying to get Carson Wentz ready for Monday Night Football, which could complicate a quick trade before the deadline.
This whole situation is wild, with Jones seemingly wanting to escape a troubled team and the Colts sending out wildly different messages. Tuesday’s deadline is going to be intense.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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