Jaxson Dart’s season-ending knee injury may have opened a door the New York Giants should at least walk up to - and it leads straight to Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson.
Dart will miss the rest of the season after injuring his meniscus and MCL in Week 2, leaving New York to sort out its quarterback situation behind veteran Jameis Winston. That is where Richardson enters the picture. The Colts passer asked to be traded this past offseason, and even if that request was believed to be off the table, the logic for a fresh start still hangs around him.
Richardson is still a backup, and his long-term outlook in Indianapolis does not look much better simply because time has passed. He has one year left on his rookie deal, and while he was hurt for much of last season, he still hasn’t settled into a role that clearly benefits him. A move elsewhere could give him the kind of snaps he needs to prove he belongs somewhere as a starter.
The fit is not hard to see. Richardson and Dart share similar traits, especially the kind of arm strength and mobility that can turn one play into a game-changer. In that sense, Richardson might actually fit New York’s offense better than he does Shane Steichen’s in Indianapolis.
And the clock is ticking on his future with the Colts anyway. By 2027, Richardson is likely to be somewhere else, whether that means free agency, a new team that gives him a real shot at QB1, or a coaching change in Indianapolis if the Colts miss the playoffs again. Maybe all of the above.
For the Giants, the appeal is pretty simple. Richardson does not have to be the long-term answer.
He could come in, get starter-level reps, and use that stretch as an audition for his next stop. New York would be getting a quarterback whose style lines up with Dart’s and who would not force the offense to change dramatically.
Indianapolis, meanwhile, would at least get something back for a quarterback it hopes never has to use. Riley Leonard is there as a possible QB2, Daniel Jones is the starter, and Richardson is the one who becomes movable in that setup.
The price is the real question, though the source of the answer is not exactly hard to read. Chris Ballard’s decisions can be unpredictable, but holding Richardson for no return makes little sense when he is not providing value on the bench.
A fifth-round pick should be enough to get the conversation going. Richardson’s uneven play and injury history are not the kind of resume that brings back a third-rounder. For the Colts, though, even that kind of modest return would count as gold.
The Giants just need to make the call.
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