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Kara Durrette<\/p>\nKara Durrette<\/p>\n
INDIANAPOLIS\u2013Indianapolis Colts General Manager Chris Ballard said Wednesday that he is not trading quarterback Anthony Richardson. The Colts have elected to go with Daniel Jones as their starting quarterback for this upcoming season.<\/p>\n
\u201cDaniel won the job. Does that mean we\u2019re down on Anthony? No, but I don\u2019t want to dismiss that Daniel \u2013 he\u2019s had a good run here. Reminds me a lot of Alex Smith that we had in Kansas City, who I thought was just the ultimate professional day in and day out. The team knew exactly what they were getting. I feel that\u2019s kind of the same thing with Daniel. So, I know the story\u2019s always been about Anthony, but also let\u2019s don\u2019t lose sight of Daniel did some good things, and he\u2019s been a really good professional. He\u2019s been through a lot. Then going to Anthony, like I know the negativity, and it\u2019s easy to say, \u2018Okay, he\u2019s done.\u2019 And I don\u2019t agree. I\u2019ve said this numerous times; I do not agree with that. I think overcoming challenges and obstacles along the way are good for anybody, I do. I\u2019m proud of Anthony, of where he\u2019s at, how far he\u2019s come. He\u2019s come miles. I want you to think back \u2013 and it\u2019s tough on any young quarterback in this league, but for him to keep taking the growth steps that he that he has, and to work so hard and then not get the goal for himself, all right? Now to continue to do that, that\u2019s when we\u2019ve got a chance to see real growth. There\u2019s a lot of value in sitting behind a guy that\u2019s a professional and watching and learning and growing and working on the things you need to work on without the same pressure of being the starter. There is. There\u2019s a lot of good to that,\u201d said Ballard at a Wednesday press conference.<\/p>\n
Richardson, who\u2019s 23 years old, was the 4th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Ballard said a young player like Richardson will often experience ups and downs.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know everybody thinks that a 20, 21, 22-year-old young man should be a grown man all right, in everything they do. But that\u2019s not the case in any world. With anything you\u2019re doing in life, like these are young people, and it takes some time. So, to watch him grow and to continue to mature and then to handle the adversity. Like there\u2019s two ways you can handle this, like you can go in the dumps, or you can accept the challenge and accept the challenge to keep getting better. Be prepared. Continue to work on your fundamentals. Continue to work on the daily game planning that has to happen as a quarterback. To collaborate with the other quarterbacks in your game planning, and then being ready to go because you\u2019re one snap away. That\u2019s real. That is real, and that\u2019s a natural development. I know you want me to sit here and give you an A-to-B plan. Look, it\u2019s about daily, everyday work, and doing it without the pressure of being the starter, and saying all of that \u2013 like, we\u2019re getting lost again. Daniel\u2019s done a lot of good things. I mean, y\u2019all saw the practices. He did some good things, and he\u2019s going to be \u2013 he\u2019s a good player and he\u2019s an ultimate professional, and he\u2019s a consistent player day in and day out,\u201d said Ballard.<\/p>\n
Ballard was also asked if they did the appropriate amount of homework on Richardson before drafting him in 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, we knew. We knew he was raw. We knew it was going to take time. I think everybody knew. Yeah, like we knew. And I\u2019m \u2013 we knew it was going to be a little bit of a roller coaster. Absolutely. I mean, just his history in college. And so, that\u2019s just part of the growth. No, sometimes you\u2019ve got to take a swing. We took a swing and look, I\u2019m not ready to say that we missed because I don\u2019t think we have yet. I think Anthony (Richardson Sr.) has a bright future. I believe that,\u201d said Richardson.<\/p>\n
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