This isn't the first huge contract that Daniel Jones has gotten in the NFL.
Yes, his reported two-year, $100 million contract agreed to on Wednesday is a record for a two-year deal in the NFL, a big commitment by the Indianapolis Colts. But the New York Giants once committed a lot of money to Jones, too.
That one didn't work out so well.
The Giants signed Jones to an extension on the back of his rookie deal. It was a four-year deal worth $160 million, so $40 million per year.
It went into effect for the 2023 season.
Jones went 1-5 in an injury-plagued 2023.
In 2024, he was 2-8 and then the Giants released him.
MORE:Why the Raiders are no longer trading Maxx Crosby to the Ravens
Um, that was a lot of money for a guy who only had one winning season before the deal, and whose three seasons to begin his career had added up to a 12-25 record as a starter.
Now to be fair to the Colts, they got Jones as a bargain, then watched as he beat out Anthony Richardson for the starting job and began the season 8-2 before injuries derailed their season.
But it's different now to commit $100 million to him -- especially considering Jones is coming off a torn Achilles.
Maybe Jones is a different quarterback than before, and the change of scenery may have been everything he needed.
But Giants fans will surely tell Colts fans -- they've seen this movie before, of reacting to one solid Jones season and then getting a serious bumpy road after that.
Indy is taking a risk here, for sure. There's already proof of how this can go wrong.
More NFL news: