Sunday’s torn Achilles suffered by Colts quarterback Daniel Jones complicates 2026 , for both player and team. That said, the end result could be very simple.

The current expectation is that the Colts will sign Jones to a multi-year deal to remain the starting quarterback into the future.

Yes, he’ll spend the upcoming months rehabbing the injury. Yes, there will be questions about whether and to what extent he’s 100 percent when the next season begins. Regardless, the thinking is that — six years after the sudden and unexpected retirement of Andrew Luck — the Colts have found their quarterback.

Two years ago, for example, a torn Achilles didn’t stop the Falcons from giving a market-level deal to Kirk Cousins.

Still only 28, Jones has plenty of years left in his career. And the Colt

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