Colts' Daniel Jones slams helmet in frustration as he suffers gruesome Achilles injury

Indianapolis Colts backmost Daniel Jones near Sunday’s crippled against the Jacksonville Jaguars aft suffering a gruesome lower-leg wounded arsenic helium dropped backmost to pass.

Jones, who was already playing with a breached near fibula, fell to the crushed and clutched his close Achilles. As the trainers came retired to cheque connected him, Jones slammed his helmet down successful frustration. He was capable to gingerly locomotion to the locker country nether his ain power.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Indianapolis Colts backmost Daniel Jones (17) grabs his limb aft an wounded during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, successful Jacksonville, Florida. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

He was ruled retired for the remainder of the crippled with an Achilles injury, the squad said.

Colts backmost Riley Leonard came into the game.

The Colts were successful a combat for the AFC South part arsenic Jones was putting unneurotic an MVP-like play to get the squad there. The 2 teams were tied astatine the apical of the part with Sunday’s crippled becoming important for the playoff race.

DOLPHINS COACH DISMISSES WEATHER NARRATIVE AHEAD OF GAME AGAINST DIVISION RIVAL

Indianapolis Colts backmost Daniel Jones (17) walks disconnected the tract aft an wounded during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, successful Jacksonville, Florida. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Jones had 3,041 passing yards and 19 touchdown passes with Indianapolis astatine 8-4 connected the season. The wounded upends Jones’ quest for an MVP and a Comeback Player of the Year award.

He joined the Colts arsenic a escaped cause aft helium finished the 2024 play with the Minnesota Vikings. The New York Giants released him successful the mediate of the year, deciding to embark connected a caller travel with a caller quarterback.

Bundle FOX One and FOX Nation to watercourse the full FOX Nation library, positive unrecorded FOX News, Sports, and Entertainment astatine our lowest terms of the year. The connection ends connected Jan. 4, 2026. (Fox One; Fox Nation)

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

Jones had 14,582 passing yards, 70 touchdown passes and 47 interceptions successful 70 games with the Giants.

Follow Fox News Digital’s sports sum connected X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.