Richardson's Colts Dilemma: Stay or Go?

0:00On April 5, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson is looking for a way out after the team let him shop for trades, but the market is ice. Cold right now. NFL insider Adam Schefter dropped that on Pat McAfee show, saying if fires were lining up, he'd be gone already. With no deals popping off, the Colts might skip his fifth year option, keeping him around for at least another season behind starter Daniel Jones and… Back up, Riley Leonard. Jones just signed a two year 88 million dollar deal that could hit 100 million, but his injury track record is rough. He's missed. 22 games over the last three years, including a brutal Achilles tear that cut short his solid 2025 campaign. Staying put, could light a fire under Richardson, giving him a massive chip on his shoulder to prove the Colts wrong after three tough years. Especially with an offense built around a strong run game, Jonathan Taylor, and targets like Alec Pierce and Josh Downes, that match his big arm.

1:00If he beats out Leonard for that back up spot, and Jones goes down again, Richardson gets a shot to run Shane's stipend scheme he knows inside out, turning this messy split into his ultimate comeback story.