Rush Begins for Colts' QBs as Deal Rumors Circle
The slowly developing trade market for Colts QB Anthony Richardson has had a new dark horse candidate emerge.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - AUGUST 16: Anthony Richardson Sr. #5 of the Indianapolis Colts runs the ball as Isaiah Simmons #28 of the Green Bay Packers reaches for the tackle during the NFL Preseason 2025 game between Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on August 16, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) | Getty Images According to ESPN’s Stephen Holder , a new trade suitor, the Green Bay Packers, have emerged from the shadows regarding Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson Sr .
Richardson and his representation already been granted permission by the team to seek a trade. However, no such deal appears imminent after the dust begins to settle from the first frenzied waves of the league’s free agency over the past week: Update on Colts QB Anthony Richardson, who is available via trade. No deal is imminent, per multiple sources.
There are interested teams, but the dust is still settling from free agency. One particular team to monitor: the Green Bay Packers. — Stephen Holder (@HolderStephen) March 14, 2026 Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur has been regarded as one of the handful of ‘quarterback whisperers’ around the league, but for what it’s worth regarding Richardson, so was Colts head coach Shane Steichen once.
Richardson has previously also been connected to the Los Angeles Rams and Cleveland Browns among other potentially interested trade suitors. The Minnesota Vikings were also speculated as an earlier interested squad, but they may have less of a need after signing veteran Kyler Murray, while still having JJ McCarthy in the fold. During his first three seasons, and still only 23-years-old, the former 4th overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, Richardson, has been limited to 17 games (15 starts) over his first three seasons due to a myriad of injuries, a two game benching in 2024, and after being beat out by Colts starting quarterback Daniel Jones for Indy’s QB1 job last training camp and preseason before then being lost for the 2025 season after a medical band snapped during his pre-game training exercises and fractured his orbital bone before Week 6 of this past season.