According to longtime general manager Chris Ballard, the Indianapolis Colts still believe that incumbent 3rd-year starter Anthony Richardson, despite his 2024 sophomore slump, still has major upside going forward:
“Yeah, I mean, I’ve talked [to] some other media members here this morning about kind of what’s been going on in the league and the lack of patience, and the quarterback carousel that you’re seeing,” Ballard said via the ‘Up and Adams’ show hosted by Kay Adams from the NFL Annual Meeting on Monday in Palm Beach, Florida.
“I mean you’re seeing guys go on their second, third, fourth team, and they’re being successful, and especially with young quarterbacks, we want them to be superstars right away, and that’s not always the case.