As his team fights for a playoff spot, Indianapolis Colts defender Daniel Jones will try to play despite a fibula injury that has limited his participation in training over the past two weeks. Jones is dealing with a broken fibula. This was reported by NFL Media.. Jones was a surprise addition to the Colts' injury report as the team returned from its Week 11 bye.
Jones initially appeared on the Colts Week 12 injury report with a calf injury. Before the Colts' game against the Chiefs, CBS Sports' Tracy Wolfson reported that Jones did in fact have a fibula injury, adding that he was not at risk of missing the game.
Despite the injury, Jones played in the Colts' Week 12 loss to Kansas City. Managers. He went 19 of 31 for 181 yards and two touchdowns in the Colts' 23-20 overtime loss. The Chiefs failed to sack Jones, but he ran the ball just three times for 16 yards.
“It was just something that was hanging over us, I realized it last week,” he said Joneswho was a full participant in the practice. “Just trying to get through treatment and make sure I’m in the best condition I can be.”
Jones also made it clear that he intends to play in the Colts' upcoming home game against Houston. Texans.
“I'll be ready to go on Sunday,” he said. “Obviously (I) was there last week. I'm ready to go.”
Jones' health is clearly a concern for the Colts, who at 8-3 are just one game ahead of Jacksonville. Jaguars and are two ahead of the Texans in the AFC South standings. Jones, 28, is in the midst of the best season of his career.
In his first season with the Colts, Jones is completing a career-high 69.1% of his passes. He's also on track to set new single-season records for passing yards and touchdown passes.
While his success thus far has made him an early candidate for NFL Comeback Player of the Year, Jones remains focused on winning games while helping the Colts break a four-year playoff drought.
“We have to keep winning games,” he said in recent interview with CBS Sports. “We have to continue to take care of the business week after week. It's been a good start for now… but of course there are things we don't always do so well and we need to clean up our act and move forward more clearly, so that will be our goal.
“But yes, we are confident. “I think we have confidence in our team and our ability to go a long way and continue to play good football, but we have to win week after week.”
