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Apparently, Daniel Jones isn't bothered.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBut on paper, his injury sounds quite painful.
The Indianapolis Colts QB is playing through it in Week 13 against the Houston Texans, and apparently that won't be changing.
It's sure to come up, though. Jones is hurt, and on paper, it's an injury that you wouldn't expect a QB to be able to play through.
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What is Daniel Jones' injury?
Daniel Jones has a fractured fibula.
That's what NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported this week.
Jones was a limited participant Wednesday at practice, then got full sessions in on Thursday and Friday.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementClearly, it's actually not as big of an issue as it sounds.
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ESPN's Adam Schefter did suggest this week that Jones might not move around as well as usual with the injury, and he's going up against a fierce Texans pass rush this week.
Jones had been listed in recent weeks with a fibula injury, but it wasn't until this week that the fracture was reported. So it's not clear whether it got worse, or if it just took this long for that news to come out.
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