"He was rain-soaked, disheveled and had just sustained a right torn Achilles a couple hours prior.The expression he wore after Sunday's 36-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars was the perfect illustration of his team's bleak predicament. The Colts (8-5), already in the midst of a precipitous slide after starting the season with the NFL's best record at 7-1, now face a long list of complicated questions in the wake of Jones' serious injury."
"A torn Achilles, which is what a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter Jones suffered, can take as long as a year to fully recover from, raising thorny issues related to the future of the position in Indianapolis. And given the unraveling of the Colts' season, what might a disappointing finish mean for the team's leadership, its veteran players and everyone involved?"
Daniel Jones suffered a right torn Achilles after the Colts' 36-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, leaving him rain-soaked and dejected. The injury is expected to require season-ending surgery and months of rehabilitation and could take up to a year for full recovery, creating major uncertainty at the quarterback position. The Colts dropped to 8-5 after a slide from a 7-1 start, compounding organizational questions about leadership, veteran players and season trajectory. Rookie Riley Leonard, a sixth-round Notre Dame pick viewed as developmental and previously the third-string option until a pregame accident involving Anthony Richardson, will take the reins immediately.
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