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According to PFF, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson is listed among their ‘15 trade candidates ahead of the 2026 offseason’: QB Anthony Richardson, Indianapolis Colts The Colts’ path to contention was rapidly dashed midseason, especially after Daniel Jones tore his Achilles in Week 14. Now, Indianapolis has several major questions ahead — including what to do with Richardson. The former fourth overall pick played just 14 total snaps last season, missing a golden opportunity to gain reps because of an orbital fracture. Across his three-year career, Richardson has recorded just a 60.0 overall PFF grade with 22 big-time throws and 19 turnover-worthy plays. The Colts will likely want to secure at least some viable depth behind Jones coming off of a significant injury, which could convince them to retain Richardson. But it also wouldn’t be surprising to teams take a swing on the 23-year-old, especially given his raw talent and the recent wave of first-round reclamation projects under center. Even with incumbent Colts starting quarterback Daniel Jones set to become a pending 2026 league free agent and currently recovering from a later season torn Achilles—with no clear timetable for when he’ll be ready for 2026, Richardson’s future in Indianapolis appears very murky at best. While Richardson was both lauded for being a good teammate and shown sympathy for his downright terrible injury luck this season, neither team owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon nor longtime general manager Chris Ballard were very committal in end-of-season pressers toward the rising 4th-year quarterback and former 2023 4th overall pick, who lost his starting job to Jones during a heated training camp and preseason battle last offseason. Further complicating Richardson’s future is that rookie Riley Leonard recently played pretty well against the Houston Texans’ vaunted first-team defense during the first half of the regular season finale a few weeks ago. However, it’s fair to point out though that such a sample size is still very limited. That being said, Leonard shows promise as a potential long-term QB2 behind Jones, or whoever else is starting for the Colts the next few years. Because of a freak medical band training accident suffered pre-game during Week 6, Richardson fractured his orbital bone and was essentially lost for the remainder of the 2025 season on injured reserve after surgery. At season’s end, he was still suffering from vision limitations and was never activated off I.R., despite practicing. It was a devastating blow for Richardson’s development and chances of reclaiming Indy’s starting QB1 job—and arguably the Colts realistic (and then ever dwindling) playoff chances, who collapsed down the stretch run yet again, after once sitting at 8-2, but then losing 7 straight games to close out the 2025 campaign. Having lost Jones to the season-ending Achilles injury in Week 14, and presumably Richardson already, Indianapolis was without both its first and second-team quarterback down the final stretch run—causing the Colts to make a desperation play for 44-year-old quarterback Philip Rivers to unretire for 3 starts (having not played in 5 years) and then turning to Leonard once eliminated from the playoff hunt for the season finale. After a tantalizing 4 start sample size as a rookie 2023 before being lost to a season-ending shoulder injury, Richardson has been plagued with further injuries, some alleged maturity issues (including the infamous in-game tap-out we saw firsthand in 2024), and throwing accuracy issues. He did show more polish the last handful of games in 2024 and arguably outplayed Jones, at least on the field during last offseason, although the latter did all the little things that Colts fans didn’t see in person that ultimately won him the starting job outright. It is concerning for Richardson that Jones seemed to master the Colts offense in a matter of months, when Richardson had been here for over 2 years and hadn’t demonstrated…

The Arizona Cardinals have missed out on second interviews for two coaches now, as both Robert Saleh and Jeff Hafley have agreed to deals with the Titans and Dolphins respectively instead of coming to Arizona for that second interview. Tennessee Titans hire Robert Saleh as new head coach Packers DC Jeff Hafley new Dolphins head coach So when two doors close, another one opens, as the Arizona Cardinals have requested to interview Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady. Per multiple reports, Buffalo Bills OC Joe Brady is interviewing with the Arizona Cardinals for their vacant head coach opening.How would you feel about this potential hire? pic.twitter.com/SnmzYvkqKu— PHNX Cardinals (@PHNX_Cardinals) January 20, 2026 Brady is a 36-year old offensive coordinator who has been an OC for five seasons and in the NFL for six seasons. He was the passing game coordinator for the greatest college football offense of all-time, the 2019 LSU Tigers, before parlaying that into the Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator position. Things didn’t workout well for Brady in his first stint as an OC, as his offenses regressed, moving from 21st in yards and 24th in points in 2020 to 30th in yards and 29th in points in 2021 before he was let go. He moved over to Buffalo to be the quarterback coach in 2022, and then moved into the OC role in 2023 producing the following offenses: 2023 – 4th in yards, 6th in points2024 – 10th in yards, 2nd in points2025 – 4th in yards, 4th in points The obvious problem is he will not have Josh Allen in Arizona, and his work without Josh Allen has been bad, and that is putting it mildly. However, he is young and his rushing offense is dynamic, so he brings that with him no matter who his quarterback is. What would you think of Brady?

Indiana OG and Austin native Bray Lynch could be jumping in the transfer portal soon, and Texas might be his No.1 destination.

Tens of thousands at the AlamoDome watched as TCU sophomore running back Jeremy Payne tiptoed the line and sprinted into the end zone for the game-winning touchdown during the team’s Alamo Bowl win over USC. Payne’s overtime heroics capped off a comeback victory for the Horned Frogs, who knocked off the ranked Trojans 30-27 despite not having starting quarterback Josh Hoover. Payne was stellar for TCU, rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries while catching six passes for 50 yards and the game-winning score. A former four-star recruit who showed flashes as a freshman in 2024, Payne closed out his sophomore season in dominant fashion. Payne eclipsed the 100-yard mark twice in TCU’s last three games, rushing for 103 yards in a win over Houston before going for a career-high 174 yards and two touchdowns against Cincinnati. Jeremy Payne to the end zone for the WIN! pic.twitter.com/NVgXeK02yV— TCU Football (@TCUFootball) December 31, 2025 Payne ended the season as TCU’s leading rusher, posting 623 yards and five touchdowns on 110 carries (5.7 yards per carry) along with 207 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 22 catches. Not only did Payne fill in admirably for starting running back Kevorian Barnes, who missed most of the second half of the season to injury, but it appears that Payne has finally broken out of his shell and will be the team’s RB1 going into the 2026 season. But who will the Horned Frogs have to support him in the backfield? Barnes, who transferred in after four years at UTSA, rushed for 443 yards and six touchdowns on 97 carries (4.6 yards per carry). Unfortunately, Barnes was limited to seven games due to injuries and will not have eligibility remaining, meaning his time at TCU is over. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁 & 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴Jordan Dwyer, Kevorian Barnes, & DJ Rogers all scored touchdowns in their first TCU starts on Monday night‼️🏈 @OfficialJdwyer 🏈 @KevorianB 🏈 @DandreRogers1#GoFrogs 🐸 #ForTheWorthy pic.twitter.com/PMj9YQbs3h— TCU Football (@TCUFootball) September 3, 2025 Further depleting the backfield will be the loss of fifth-year senior Trent Battle, a converted quarterback and a valuable reserve over the last few seasons. Battle, who’s out of eligibility, ran 64 times for 349 yards and six scores in 2025, ranking third on the team in carries and rushing yards. It was a career season for Battle, who played in 48 games over the last four years and proved useful as a receiver, catching 10 passes this year. The Horned Frogs also lost redshirt freshman and former three-star prospect Nate Palmer to the transfer portal. Palmer, who had 30 carries for 139 yards this season, played in six games and rotated in with true freshman Jon Denman. Denman, also a former three-star player, had 50 carries for 178 yards and three touchdowns in 2025. Denman projects to be the team’s No. 2 back behind Payne next season. TCU will welcome in a pair of highly recruited high-schoolers from the 2026 class in four-star prospect Amante Martin and three-star prospect G’Ivori Graham. Martin, whose older brother Kam was a running back at Auburn, signed with the Horned Frogs over Kentucky, Houston, California and more. Graham chose TCU over San Diego State and others. eye for the end zone for Jon Denman! pic.twitter.com/9VaNcj8SyY— TCU Football (@TCUFootball) November 16, 2025 Overall, the 2025 season wasn’t much better running the football for the Horned Frogs, whose best option last year was the Wildfrog formation with wide receiver Savion Williams. Williams, a third-round pick by the Green Bay Packers, led the team in yards per carry. Cam Cook, a former four-star recruit and TCU’s starting running back in 2024, struggled mightily with turnovers and low efficiency before transferring to Jacksonville State. TCU finished with 1,708 rushing yards, an improvement from the 1,481 rushing yards in 2024. But the efficiency barely improved, as the Horned Frogs averaged 3.9 yards per carry in 2025 after…