The fallout -- Richardson's injuries, brief benching in 2024, and Jekyll-and-Hyde play on the field -- resulted in the Colts conjuring a quarterback competition this summer, as Richardson and free-agent addition Daniel Jones go toe to toe for the right to be the Colts' quarterback. It's got Ballard viewing in hindsight.

Anthony Richardson hasn’t had a great start to his NFL career and Indianapolis Colts GM, Chris Ballard, is finally admitting the team’s failure in handling Richardson. In fact, it was Richardson’s NFL scouting combine that skyrocketed his draft stock into the top 5.

Richardson stated that he was tired and "needed a break." The result of this action led the Colts to bench the young passer for longtime veteran Joe Flacco. Flacco did not play well enough, and Richardson was named starter again a mere two games later.

Building momentum, both Indianapolis Colts' quarterbacks, Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones, put together strong training camp performances once again on Tuesday. According to the Indy Star's Nate Atkins,