Despite the fact that they are going to by no means say it, it looks like the Indianapolis Colts have given up on Anthony Richardson.
The second-year professional out of Florida hasn’t appeared the half this season, however they at all times knew he was going to be a venture.
However with the whole lot that has transpired about him tapping himself out of a recreation, to not point out his well-documented struggles on the sector, it looks like they won’t be as bought on him as they had been prior to now.
With that in thoughts, a number of groups have reportedly reached out to them to attempt to commerce for him (by way of Jordan Schultz):
“A number of groups I spoke to nonetheless view Richardson as a franchise-caliber quarterback, and look at Indy pulling the plug on him after 10 common season begins as untimely,” wrote Schultz.
Sources: Groups have inquired with the #Colts about the opportunity of buying and selling QB Anthony Richardson, who was benched this week, although a commerce is taken into account unlikely.
A number of groups I spoke to nonetheless view Richardson as a franchise-caliber quarterback, and look at Indy pulling the… pic.twitter.com/ptiygSQuaB
A commerce, nonetheless, appears unlikely.
Richardson has all of the expertise on the planet, however he doesn’t have plenty of expertise.
He wasn’t a long-time starter in faculty, and his rookie season was reduce brief with accidents.
He has the bodily instruments to be probably the greatest dual-threat quarterbacks within the league, however he’s going to must play and study by his errors to achieve that potential.
He’s very younger nonetheless, and the choice to bench him may need extra to do with the Colts pondering they will compete at a excessive stage now and never with easing him into the offense and having him study from a veteran.
Historical past isn’t on his facet, as groups benching their first-round quarterbacks are sometimes fast to maneuver on from them.
In the meanwhile, nonetheless, it will be stunning to see one other workforce with the ability to land him.
