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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…

Indianapolis, IN — The Indianapolis Colts have at times been starving for adequate cornerback play throughout the 2020s decade. With constant turnover at the position, and especially at boundary corner, only longtime Colt Kenny Moore II has remained a consistent, productive piece to said puzzle — and the Colts may have drafted his successor in Justin Walley with the 80th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. This is the third installment of an ongoing article series that’ll cover each Colts rookie from the 2025-26 season. Expectations — Immediately following the draft selection in question, fans and analysts alike initially scoffed at the apparent value of said pick, myself included. Although Justin Walley was regarded as the consensus 194th overall prospect in the class, renowned draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah, for example, had Walley as his 94th best player, exactly 100 spots higher than the average. After doing my due diligence by reviewing his college film and observing him up close and personal throughout his first professional training camp, I see the vision at hand. He was never expected to start as a rookie, though his preseason efforts at the very least proved that he belonged, while also suggesting that his time to shine could come sooner rather than later. Rookie Season — Unfortunately for Walley, a torn ACL ended his rookie season before it could get started. A disappointment, no doubt, but it’s even more unfortunate when you consider the additional missed opportunities that arose throughout the season with multiple cornerback casualties. Future Outlook — As alluded to, Justin Walley’s 5’10”, 190 lb frame certainly pencils him in as an NFL slot cornerback, though he provides some versatility to play out wide. Comparing his game to Kenny Moore II isn’t even lazy, either, given he, too, offers such flexibility. Walley was fresh off a broken wrist when he was drafted, though he famously participated in every possible workout in the pre-draft process, so immediately following that up with a torn ACL before kicking off your rookie season in the NFL is grounds for injury concern moving forward. It could’ve merely been a blip in his journey, but that aspect is off to a cold start. With Charvarius Ward’s future up in the air, there’s a good chance Justin Walley at least enters the cornerback rotation as soon as next season.

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It probably was not as smooth as you would have drawn it up, but the Suns took care of business in Brooklyn on Monday night. They never fully shook the Nets, yet they controlled the game anyway. Brooklyn was doing it on the second night of a back-to-back, which made it even more impressive, especially after falling into an early 20-point hole. You could feel the Nets gaining confidence as the night went on. They shot 50.6% from the field and 39.5% from deep and kept pushing. The difference came on the defensive end, specifically in how Phoenix handled Michael Porter Jr. The plan was clear: let the kids around him fire. Make everything he wanted uncomfortable. It worked. He finished with 23 points, but it took 23 shots to get there, including 2-of-10 from beyond the arc. The Suns led nearly wire-to-wire after a brief 6-3 deficit, though a 15-2 run to close the second quarter let Brooklyn linger longer than ideal. Same story in the fourth. Not perfect. Still effective. Phoenix held on for win number 26. It was a full team effort to reach 126 points. Three players cleared 20. Six finished in double figures. Scoring came from everywhere. The road trip now sits at 2-2 with two games left, and the Suns are back to even at 12-12 away from home. Bright Side Baller Season Standings It was close after the Suns’ win over the Knicks, with the entire bench mob pulling in 28% of the total vote. But one guy separated himself from the pack, and that was Jordan Goodwin. His 3-of-4 shooting from beyond the arc, paired with the defensive pressure he brought as part of that second unit, helped steady the game when it started to wobble. That impact did not go unnoticed, and it earned him his third Bright Side Baller of the season. Bright Side Baller Nominees Game 43 against the Nets. Here are your nominees: Dillon Brooks27 points (8-of-15, 6-of-9 3PT), 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 0 turnovers, +7 +/- Devin Booker24 points (10-of-18, 1-of-4 3PT), 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 turnovers, +7 +/- Collin Gillespie22 points (7-of-10, 5-of-7 3PT), 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 1 turnover, +16 +/- Mark Williams16 points (5-of-6), 8 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers, +12 +/- Grayson Allen14 points (5-of-13, 4-of-10 3PT), 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 0 turnovers, -7 +/- Royce O’Neale11 points (4-of-8, 3-of-7 3PT), 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 turnovers, +13 +/- Who gets it?