Quarterback · Indianapolis Colts

Anthony Richardson

No. 5 · 4th season

Richardson asked out. Nobody moved. Now he's just… showing up.

There is a particular kind of uncomfortable that everyone in a room pretends isn't there. The Indianapolis Colts are living in it right now.

Anthony Richardson is a young quarterback — big arm, bigger upside, and a body that makes defensive coordinators nervous in ways that are hard to put into words. He was supposed to be the answer in Indianapolis for a long time. This offseason, he made clear he wanted out.

No trade happened. So Richardson is at the Colts' offseason workouts, running with the team, going through the reps — and, by his own account, not finding any of it awkward. Whether the guys around him feel the same way is a different question the sources don't answer.

This is the part of professional football nobody talks about much: the moment after a player says *I want to leave* and the door stays shut. You still have to show up. You still have to take the snaps. The request is still officially on the table.

What happens between now and September is the actual story. This is just the part where everyone's pretending to be fine.

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