QB Daniel Jones finalizing 1-year deal with Colts, sources say

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Free agent quarterback Daniel Jones is finalizing a one-year, $14 million contract with the Indianapolis Colts, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

Jones had a chance to return to the Minnesota Vikings but now becomes the challenger to 2023 first-round pick Anthony Richardson for the Colts' starting quarterback job in 2025.

J.J. McCarthy is now the lone quarterback under contract with the Vikings after Sam Darnold (Seattle Seahawks) and Nick Mullens (Jacksonville Jaguars) agreed to contracts with other teams Monday.

Jones spent the final two months of the regular season on the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad after an unusual end to his time with the New York…