The Colts may not be getting any calls on Anthony Richardson, but that doesn’t mean the door is shut on his future in Indianapolis.
The reason the trade market has gone quiet is pretty straightforward: Richardson hasn’t done enough on the field to make teams eager to pay up. In 2024, his completion percentage fell to 44.4%, a number that put him among the least accurate quarterbacks in the last 24 years.
And the running element that once made him such an intriguing dual-threat option never really showed up with any consistency. He could still break off a scramble here and there, but fans didn’t see nearly enough of that part of his game.
That leaves the Colts with a quarterback who, at least in the view laid out here, isn’t passing well and isn’t running as much as he should. That’s not exactly a profile that sends other teams rushing to the phone.
The concerns don’t stop there. Richardson’s injuries have repeatedly interrupted his progress, wiping out stretches of time from a couple of games to major portions of the season.
That kind of availability issue makes him a tough sell. Then there was the “tap-out” game against Houston, which only added more questions about his toughness, preparedness, mental fortitude, and desire to win.
Fair or not, those questions matter when teams are deciding whether to give up assets for a player.
A release from Indianapolis still doesn’t look likely. So if Richardson is going to reset his value, training camp is probably his best shot.
He needs to show up early and show up often. The Colts’ current plan doesn’t appear to include him, but that doesn’t mean another team couldn’t find a role for him if he gives them something usable.
Right now, a trade looks close to dead. But if he can show signs of life over the next month, that could change.
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