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- Agent Deiric Jackson said Colts decision-making put Anthony Richardson in a bad position and damaged the team's credibility.
- Jackson told ESPN trust is "at best, questionable," despite Richardson's reported improvements and strong camp.
- In 2024, despite two-game benching, Anthony Richardson had 1,814 passing yards, eight touchdowns and a 6-5 record in 11 starts.
- Shane Steichen opted to start former Giant Daniel Jones instead of Anthony Richardson.
- Anthony Richardson expressed no hard feelings, said he was somewhat surprised, and still aims to improve to become a starter.
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson will be the backup for Daniel Jones to start the 2025 season, the team announced on Tuesday.
Richardson was the No. 4 overall pick of the 2023 draft but has struggled with injuries and consistent play, which forced the Colts hand just a few weeks before the official start of the regular season. Indianapolis will play the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 7.
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Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson Sr. reacts during the preseason game against the Green Bay Packers, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Deiric Jackson, the quarterbacks agent, responded to the Colts decision in a statement to ESPN. He suggested that some of the decision-making by Colts head coach Shane Steichen when it came to his client put the player in a bad position and may have damaged the organizations credibility.
“Trust is a big factor and that is, at best, questionable right now,” Jackson told the network. “Anthony came back and made the improvements in the areas he needed to improve. And by all accounts, he had a great camp.”
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Indianapolis Colts quarterbacks, from left, Anthony Richardson Sr., Daniel Jones and Riley Leonard prepare for drills on July 28, 2025, during training camp at Grand Park in Westfield. (Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
He added that when the team needed a big play in 2024, the ball was put into Richardsons hands. Despite being benched for two games, he had 1,814 passing yards, eight touchdown passes and was 6-5 in the 11 games he started for the team.
Regardless, Steichen chose the former New York Giants player instead of Richardson.
The ex-Florida Gators standout said there were no hard feelings toward the third-year head coach over the decision.
Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson Sr. warms up before the preseason game against the Green Bay Packers, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
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“I guess you could say (I was) somewhat surprised, but at the end of the day we all knew somebody was going to have to be on this end of the stick and, you know, it was me,” Richardson said. “I feel like I did improve. My improvement was there, but there are still ways I can improve, still ways I can become a better player, become a starter in the league.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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