Daniel Jones won’t be thinking of his Achilles’ injury Sunday when he returns to the field

“He’s been great to work with for us as a coaching staff and I think great for our offense and for his teammates,” offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter said. “For all of us in this building to see a great example of returning from adversity, of fighting through problems, issues, injuries and continuing to put the work in with the end goal in sight to be able to go back out there and play football again.”

Jones’ preseason and training camp looked different than last outside of his injury recovery. In 2025, he was battling with Anthony Richardson Sr. for the starting job – a battle he won. In 2026, Jones took 460 more snaps with the first-team in camp than in 2025.

For his teammates, having Jones back not only as a healthy quarterback, but as THE quarterback, only makes them better.

“Being able to build chemistry with the QB and just knowing who’s going to be out there Sunday and not have a question of who I need to get more reps with or not as many reps with,” wide receiver Josh Downs said. “You know exactly who you’re going to have out there on Sunday.”