ESPN’s Dan Graziano reports contract talks between the Colts and Daniel Jones don’t “sound close.”

01 March 2026

Graziano floats the idea of the Colts using the transition tag on Jones — we’d be a little surprised if they did that because it seems like they’ll need to franchise tag Alec Pierce to keep him off the open market. There are two classic mistakes that are made all the time — never fight a land war in Asia, and never try to negotiate a contract with Daniel Jones off a good season. If Jones hits the open market, he’d have a fascinating free agency coming off a torn Achilles late in the season.