JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones went down with a noncontact harm to his proper Achilles, leaving him in apparent ache and out for the rest of Sunday’s 36-19 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in a pivotal AFC South recreation.
“It would not look good,” coach Shane Steichen stated after the sport.
Jones dropped again to throw late within the first quarter and appeared to lose his footing as he delivered the go. He fell to the moist turf and instantly grabbed his proper decrease leg space. He has additionally been dealing a fibula fracture in his left leg over the previous a number of weeks.
The quarterback proceeded to slam his helmet to the turf a number of occasions earlier than he was helped to his ft and walked gingerly to the harm tent. A couple of minutes later, he walked slowly to the locker room and was dominated out of the sport.
Jones had performed the previous two video games along with his fibula harm (believed to be a hairline fracture), which had restricted his mobility in losses to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Houston Texans. He gave the impression to be transferring extra fluidly Sunday earlier than sustaining his Achilles harm, even scrambling for a primary down early within the recreation.
The harm leaves the Colts in a particularly troublesome scenario given the facial harm that compelled backup and 2023 first-round selection Anthony Richardson Sr. to injured reserve. Sixth-round decide Riley Leonard, a rookie from Notre Dame, changed Jones within the lineup, taking part in the primary significant snaps of his profession.
The Colts and Jaguars entered Sunday tied for the AFC South lead however now Jacksonville (9-4) holds sole possession of first place within the division over Indianapolis (8-5).
