Colts Predicted to Trade Anthony Richardson Sr. Ahead of NFL Draft

The Indianapolis Colts and Anthony Richardson Sr. have mutually agreed to seek a trade for the nearly 24-year-old quarterback. Which teams might be interested, and what might be the compensation?

One of the biggest shoes still to drop for the Indianapolis Colts this offseason is the potential trade of quarterback Anthony Richardson Sr. After a tumultuous first three seasons in the NFL, the former fourth-overall draft pick was given permission to seek a trade back in February. While there has been much speculation about potential trade suitors, free agency needed to come and sort out the NFL's quarterback landscape first.

Malik Willis, Justin Fields, Geno Smith, Gardner Minshew, and Andy Dalton all found new homes, while Daniel Jones, Marcus Mariota, Carson Wentz, Joe Flacco, Tyler Huntley, and Trey Lance all stayed put. Now, Richardson is one of the last remaining needle-movers to be sorted out. Brent Sobleski of Bleacher Report predicts that Richardson will soon be traded to the Green Bay Packers for a Day 3 draft pick (Rounds 4-7) in the 2026 NFL Draft, which begins April 23.

"As the old saying goes: 'Where there's smoke, there's fire. ' In this particular case, a match between Anthony Richardson and the Green Bay Packers almost seems destined," Sobleski wrote. "'Green Bay, which did a tremendous job of developing Malik Willis after acquiring him from Tennessee for next to nothing, was the other team rival front offices pointed to the most as a landing spot for Richardson,' Jason La Canfora  reported  for SportsBoom," per Sobleski.