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Daniel Jones injury update, Colts QB out vs. Jaguars with Achilles
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones came out of the game late in the first quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Dec. 7 at EverBank Stadium with an injury to his right leg.
He was quickly ruled out with an Achilles tendon injury. Jones had been playing with a fibula fracture to his left leg.
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Jones went down without being hit just as he got off a pass to Alec Pierce for a 7-yard gain. The play was nullified because of an illegal chop block assessed on Colts running back Jonathan Taylor .
Rookie Riley Leonard came into the game and handed off to Taylor for a 5-yard gain on third-and-23 from the Colts' 27, forcing a punt on the first play of the second quarter.
Jones had an up-and-down first quarter. He threw an interception to Devin Lloyd of the first offensive play of the game for the Colts, which set up a Travis Etienne touchdown run. Jones rallied the team by completing four of five passes for 60 yards on a long touchdown drive that ended in a 1-yard TD run by Taylor to tie the score 7-7.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones (17) gives Indianapolis Colts center Tanor Bortolini (60) a hug before an NFL football game at EverBank Stadium, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]
When Jones went down, he tried to walk away and then fell to the ground. He took his helmet off and pounded it to the ground twice in frustration.
Leonard has only two pass attempts this season, with no completions prior to the game. He played college football at Notre Dame and Duke, and was a sixth-round draft pick by the Colts.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Daniel Jones injury update, Colts QB hurts Achilles vs Jaguars
