Richardson, too, has done plenty of conditioning and strength work and is on a maintenance plan for his back, an injury to which knocked him out of the final two games of the 2024 season. Richardson said those back issues are not lingering, and the plan is to prevent any further injuries.
Consistency in performance and availability is largely why Richardson finds himself competing with Jones to be the Colts’ starting quarterback in 2025. Richardson completed 47.7 percent of his passes in 2024 and missed four games due to injury; he also was benched for two games in the middle of his second year in the NFL.
Richardson, though, has taken the critiques he’s received from general manager Chris Ballard and head coach Shane Steichen not as an attack on who he is, but as fuel for the work he’s focused on continuing throughout his career.
“I definitely don’t take it personal,” Richardson said. “I definitely love working, I love getting better, so whenever there’s an opportunity for me to go and chase that, why not do it.”
Richardson, too, is excited to learn from Jones – a fellow top-10 pick who went through highs and lows over his six seasons with the New York Giants.
“The main thing I want to learn from him is how to navigate the pressure of everything, how to navigate when things aren’t going the best how you stay with it and stay focused and just keep grinding, and also how to work,” Richardson said. “He’s a smart guy so I’m looking forward to just learning everything that he has to offer and just getting better as a team.”
The winner of this quarterback competition will come down to whose performance and consistency gives the Colts the best chance to win. Both Ballard and Steichen have been clear there’s not a favorite to win the job, nor is there a timetable on when a QB1 will be named.
And while every competition comes with a winner and a loser, the Colts expect both Richardson and Jones to…
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