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Daniel Jones contract should catch the eye of quarterbacks like Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield
Mar 12, 2026Mike FlorioPro Football Talk
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Marcus Major
RB · #traderumor
...p>The new Daniel Jones contract is impressive. Impressive enough to make a major impression on other quarterbacks who had existing deals. Two are wor...
Edwin Baker
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...oning for now: Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold and Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield. Darnold, who (like Jones) left Minnesota in free agency a...
Zach Line
FB · #traderumor
...make $40 million this year, with a cap number of $52.975 million. He's in line for an extension, and the Jones deal will (or should) be the starting poin...
Jacoby Jones
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Baker Mayfield
QB · TB · #general
...oning for now: Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold and Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield. Darnold, who (like Jones) left Minnesota in free agency a year ago,...
Chase Daniel
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Sam Darnold
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...isting deals. Two are worth mentioning for now: Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold and Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield. Darnold, who (like Jones)...
Daniel Jones
QB · IND · #general
... The new Daniel Jones contract is impressive. Impressive enough to make a major impression on ot...
Taiwan Deal
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The new Daniel Jones contract is impressive. Impressive enough to make a major impression on other quarterbacks who had existing deals. Two are worth mentioning for now: Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold and Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield. Darnold, who (like Jones) left Minnesota in free agency a year ago, signed in 2025 a three-year, $33.5 million per year deal with the Seahawks. He's due to make $27.5 million in 2026 and $35.5 million in 2027. Jones, meanwhile, will make $44 million over the next two years, with up to $12 million in incentives. So that's $63 million for Darnold over two years, and $88 million for Jones. Even before Jones did his deal, Darnold deserved a new contract. He outperformed expectations. If he had underperformed, the Seahawks would have cut him. That's an example of the one-way nature of NFL contracts. The team can tear it up if the player doesn't perform at a high enough level. If the player overshoots the value of the deal, he's stuck. Then there's Mayfield. He's due to make $40 million this year, with a cap number of $52.975 million. He's in line for an extension, and the Jones deal will (or should) be the starting point. As veteran quarterbacks go, there's a broad range of earning capacity. For those well under the $60 million maximum, deals like the one between the Colts and Jones should have a significant impact.