In the last days before the NFL trade deadline, a franchise that had stumbled to 2-7 began dismantling the roster around its quarterback, and Daniel Jones, speaking in Indianapolis, admitted he did not enjoy watching it unfold. Players who had carried the team were sent away in quick succession, and the people left behind were asked to keep competing while the larger decisions were made above them. Such moments recur wherever a season collapses and a franchise must choose between pride and patience, and the debate over whether the Colts sold too little or too late will be settled only by the p
Daniel Jones Says He's 'Not Happy' as Colts Trade Away Nelson, Buckner, Allen and Downs
"You're not happy to see it, right?"
Mark
Four starters-level names gone in two weeks. Why does Jones's reaction matter?
Mimi
Because he's the face of the team and he's the one left on the field. He didn't criticize anyone directly, though. He said it's outside their control and that they trust the replacements.
Mark
That sounds measured, but he did say he's not happy.
Mimi
Right, he said you're not happy to see it. It's honest without being a fight with the front office.
Luke
Worth noting that's the whole of what he said on the record. Anything beyond that, like how the locker room feels, isn't in this reporting.
Mark
The column suggests his own play caused the teardown. Is that fair?
Mimi
The numbers are stark: six touchdowns, 10 interceptions, a 68.9 rating through nine games, on an $88 million deal.
Luke
The numbers are facts. The causal claim, that better play would have kept the Colts buyers, is the writer's argument. It's plausible, but it's opinion.
Mark
And the Jonathan Taylor offer from the Giants?
Mimi
Reportedly a second- and fifth-round pick, which the Colts turned down. The Stewart talks reportedly stalled until the suitor left.
Luke
Both are marked as reported. Taylor and Stewart weren't traded, and we don't know the Colts' reasoning or whether those offers were as firm as described.
El Pulso
- Indianapolis is 2-7 and has shipped four starters out in two weeks, leaving the locker room unsettled.
- Quarterback Daniel Jones, with six touchdowns against ten interceptions, is now throwing to backups amid the teardown.
- Reporters are pressing on whether the front office sold veterans fast enough or missed bigger returns, including a rejected Giants offer for Jonathan Taylor.
- The rebuild is taking shape through draft capital, but the 2027 first-rounder is already owed to the Jets, and the remaining weeks will test whether the new roster can compete.
In the last days before the NFL trade deadline, a franchise that had stumbled to 2-7 began dismantling the roster around its quarterback, and Daniel Jones, speaking in Indianapolis, admitted he did not enjoy watching it unfold. Players who had carried the team were sent away in quick succession, and the people left behind were asked to keep competing while the larger decisions were made above them. Such moments recur wherever a season collapses and a franchise must choose between pride and patience, and the debate over whether the Colts sold too little or too late will be settled only by the picks and the seasons yet to come.
The day after the NFL trade deadline, Colts quarterback Daniel Jones faced reporters and was asked about a roster that had been taken apart around him. He said plainly that he was not happy about it. Watching teammates leave is hard for someone whose job is to compete, though he described the decisions as beyond the team's control and said the job now is to play well.
Indianapolis, at 2-7, traded guard Quenton Nelson, defensive tackle DeForest Buckner, and receivers Keenan Allen and Josh Downs over two weeks. Downs went to Kansas City on deadline day and celebrated the move, calling it a joy to join a winning franchise. The departures were not reluctant on their own side.
The Fox News column reporting Jones's comments takes a sharper view. It argues that Jones's struggles, six touchdowns and ten interceptions through nine games, helped bring the teardown on, and it faults the front office for missed opportunities, especially turning down a Giants offer of a second- and fifth-round pick for Jonathan Taylor. With the 2027 first-rounder already owed to the Jets, the author contends the club needed to stockpile picks. These are the author's readings of what was on the table; the trades, the record, and Jones's words are the established facts. The remaining weeks will show how the thinned roster plays and how the new draft capital shapes what comes next.
On Wednesday, a day after the NFL trade deadline passed, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones stood in front of reporters and was asked about the roster that had been taken apart around him. His answer was plain: he was not happy about it.
The Colts are 2-7. Over a span of two weeks, acting general manager Ed Dodds traded away four players: guard Quenton Nelson, defensive tackle DeForest Buckner, and receivers Keenan Allen and Josh Downs. Downs went to Kansas City on Tuesday, the day of the deadline.
Jones, who is 29, framed his reaction from a player's point of view. You go out to compete and do everything you can to win games, he said, so watching those decisions is not pleasant. But he called them outside the team's control, and said the job is to play, be prepared and play well. He added that the team has a lot of trust in the players stepping into those spots and that they will be ready.
The piece reporting his comments, published by Fox News under the OutKick banner, takes a pointed view of how the Colts got here. It argues that Jones is now throwing to backups, but that his own play helped bring on the teardown, and that had he performed, Indianapolis would have been buying rather than selling. Through nine games, the quarterback, who carries an $88 million contract, has thrown six touchdown passes and 10 interceptions, with a passer rating of 68.9.
The players who left did not sound reluctant. Downs posted a Vince Carter tears-of-joy GIF on X right after the trade to Kansas City. On his first day with the Chiefs, he told reporters it was great to join a team with so much history and so much winning in its past and present.
The column also faults the front office for what it did not do. It reports that the Colts' biggest miss was rejecting an offer from the Giants of a second-round and a fifth-round pick for running back Jonathan Taylor. It also says the team stalled on a trade offer for Grover Stewart until the interested team pulled out.
The draft picture adds pressure. Indianapolis's 2027 first-round pick is already owed to the Jets from the Sauce Gardner trade, so the author argues the front office needed to stockpile picks. Keeping Jones, Taylor and Stewart, in this view, turns the rest of the season into pointless mileage on veterans who should have fetched picks.
This is an opinion piece, and its judgments about the Giants' offer and the missed trades are the author's reading of what was reportedly on the table. What is on the record is the four trades, the 2-7 record, Jones's statistics and his comments. The remaining weeks will show how the Colts play with a thinned roster and how the draft capital from the deals shapes the rebuild.
Citas Notables
You're not happy to see a lot of those decisions, but it's outside of our control, and our job is to play, be prepared, and play well.— Daniel Jones, Colts quarterback
It's great to join a team like this with so much history, so much winning, in their past and even now.— Josh Downs, on joining Kansas City
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