With the NFL trade deadline closing in, the Indianapolis Colts are already in the middle of the rumor mill after moving Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner. Jonathan Taylor, Josh Downs and Grover Stewart are still names to keep an eye on, but Adam Schefter tossed out a different possibility that would catch plenty of people off guard: Daniel Jones.
On “The Adam Schefter Podcast,” Schefter said the deadline can produce surprises, and he pointed to Jones as the kind of name that can slip under the radar.
"I think the thing to watch at this time of the year with the trade deadline approaching, I’m watching players from those teams that are not talked about as much," Schefter said. "We’re talking about Jonathan Taylor and Josh Downs, but what about Daniel Jones? ...
What about Daniel Jones, like the Baltimore Ravens make a run at Daniel Jones? Could the Minnesota Vikings make a run at Daniel Jones?"
Schefter was careful not to frame it as a prediction, though. His point was that the deadline sometimes brings a move nobody saw coming.
"I know we’re focused in on Taylor and Downs as we should be -- and I’m not telling you they’re trading him, I’m just telling you sometimes it’s the curveball that you don’t see," Schefter added.
The teams he mentioned both have playoff hopes and quarterback questions. Baltimore just put Lamar Jackson on injured reserve, while Minnesota’s offense has had trouble finding its footing with Kyler Murray under center.
Jones has had his own issues in Indianapolis. He has thrown nine interceptions, lost a few fumbles, completed 60% of his passes and is averaging 5.8 yards per attempt, a drop from last season’s 8.1 yards per throw.
Still, Shane Steichen said this week that Jones needs to play better, but the help around him needs to improve too.
The Colts signed Jones to a two-year, $88 million deal this past offseason.
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