The Indianapolis Colts turned loads of heads with their determination to signal Daniel Jones to a profitable deal this offseason.
Not many groups willingly spend massive bucks on a backup quarterback.
Jones beat out Anthony Richardson for the beginning quarterback job, and he’s enjoying the perfect soccer of his profession proper now.
That appeared to be the start of the tip of the Richardson period in Indy.
And, judging by their newest determination, they’ve formally given up on him:
“The Colts have made Anthony Richardson the QB3 for as we speak’s sport and he’s inactive. Riley Leonard is the backup to Daniel Jones,” Meirov posted on X.
The #Colts have made Anthony Richardson the QB3 for as we speak’s sport and he is inactive.
Riley Leonard is the backup to Daniel Jones. pic.twitter.com/liOc4tXHYF
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 12, 2025
There have been a number of worrisome stories about Richardson’s maturity, management, and work ethic – or lack thereof – so this is perhaps one more sturdy message about that.
Maybe he hasn’t dealt properly with this frustration, and head coach Shane Steichen is sending him a transparent message.
Richardson is likely one of the most bodily gifted quarterback prospects the league has ever seen, however he hasn’t carried out a lot with that.
When he’s been wholesome, which hasn’t been typically, he’s been the least correct quarterback within the sport.
He could have additionally misplaced the locker room when he tapped out of a sport as a result of he was drained.
He’s nonetheless younger sufficient to be value a flier, and it now looks as if the Colts will gladly ship him anyplace.
In fact, it would nonetheless be years earlier than he’s wholesome to play, if ever, and that considerably narrows down the listing of potential locations.
One factor’s for certain, although.
Except one thing fairly uncommon occurs, he’s not going to take one other snap for the Indianapolis Colts.
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