Sauce Gardner

Becoming the first team to start 8-2 and miss the playoffs since the 1995 Raiders, the Colts saw Daniel Jones suffer another major injury and their Sauce Gardner trade deliver a modest early return. Gardner's calf injury hindered Indianapolis, but Jones' setback affected the team significantly -- to the point a memorable off-the-couch Philip Rivers […]

He also notes that Chris Ballard "openly theorized about [Riley] Leonard being the team's backup in 2026" while saying that he believes both Richardson and the team could benefit from a divorce. We doubt that Richardson would bring back much draft capital at this point, but every bit of it might matter for a team that dealt two first-round picks for Sauce Gardner. Richardson could be a low-cost or rehab option for teams this offseason in what looks to be a pretty barren quarterback market.