Colts QB Daniel Jones cleared for full training camp participation

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones said Monday he is fully cleared to participate in training camp following the Achilles injury that prematurely ended his 2025 season, per ESPN reporting. Jones made the announcement on The Pat McAfee Show as Colts players report to camp this week, with the first official practice scheduled for Wednesday.

Jones, 29, told McAfee he plans to be active in 11-on-11 team drills from the outset. "I'm feeling good," Jones said, according to ESPN. "Plan is to be back in 11-on-11, full team drills Wednesday when we start up practice." He added later: "I can do everything. There's nothing that I can't do."

2025 was a breakthrough year for Jones before injury struck. The Colts opened 8-2 before Jones sustained a hairline fibula fracture in his left leg in December, and then tore his right Achilles in the same month. Before the Achilles tear, Jones had posted new career highs in passing yards per attempt (8.1), QBR (63.0), and completion percentage (68 percent), per ESPN's data.

Jones re-signed with Indianapolis on a two-year, $88 million contract worth up to $100 million this offseason after receiving the franchise tag. The quarterback acknowledged that some reconditioning remains before full strength returns. "There's still some work to do," Jones said of the team's preparation for Week 1 against Baltimore. He noted: "There's still that last little bit that you're working to get back but I feel good in the next month or so as I get into team drills, 11-on-11 doing everything again, coming back and feeling 100 percent."

The Colts also announced Monday that wide receiver Alec Pierce was placed on the physically unable to perform list. Pierce, who signed a four-year, $114 million contract with the team in the offseason, is recovering from left ankle surgery performed in March, according to ESPN. Pierce had acknowledged in June that he could be sidelined well into training camp and potentially past the preseason.