<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-rumors-hype-penn-state-star-closer-gronk-than-brock-bowers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Colts rumors: Hype building for Penn State star who’s ‘closer to Gronk than Brock Bowers’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Colts-rumors-Hype-building-for-Penn-State-star-whos-closer-to-Gronk-than-Brock-Bowers.jpg"></figure><h1>Colts rumors: Hype building for Penn State star who’s ‘closer to Gronk than Brock Bowers’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-02T11:50:23-07:00">April 2nd, 11:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-02T11:50:23-07:00">April 2nd, 11:50am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/michigan-football-news-colston-loveland-leapfrogs-tyler-warren-espn-nfl-draft-rankings">Tyler Warren falling on draft boards</a>, it might be the ultimate opportunity for the Indianapolis Colts to snag him. The team has the 14th overall pick, and are in a bit of an interesting situation.</p><p>For starters, they have quarterback Anthony Richardson. He oozes potential but has been extremely injury-prone. After a promising rookie campaign, his sophomore season was a true slump.</p><p>His completion percentages went down, among other things. However, he didn’t have a security blanket to throw to. This is where Warren comes in.</p><p>When he was with Penn State this previous season, he was the main offensive weapon. Offensive coordinator Andy Koetilnicki put Warren in a barrage of different positions. He even used him as a quarterback for a couple of plays.</p><p>The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman detailed <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6246631/2025/04/02/nfl-mock-draft-2025-bruce-feldman/?source=user_shared_article" rel="noopener">what some Big 10 coaches think</a> of the former Nittany Lions tight end.</p><p>“They were force-feeding him the ball last year,” another Big Ten coach said. “He is a very good player. He’s closer to (Rob Gronkowski) than Brock Bowers. He is a true tight end. Good blocker, not like dynamite, but good.”</p><h2><b>Tyler Warren to the Colts would be a dream</b></h2><p>As mentioned earlier, the Colts have some weapons but have been inconsistent. Someone like Warren can change the whole trajectory of the offense.</p><p>As that Big Ten coach said, Warren is a good blocker. That was a characteristic of Rob Gronkowski and how he was so good. Eventually, his offensive game caught up.</p><p>Gronkowski is regarded as one of, if not, the best tight end to ever play. It’s a high bar for Warren to reach, but one that is possible. After all, he led the Big Ten with 104 receptions for 1,233 yards and eight touchdowns.</p><p>He even was <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-2024.html" rel="noopener">seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting</a>. Still, he has some support from a Big Ten defensive coordinator and an opposing head coach.</p><p>“He went from being a pretty good player to being a great college player,” a Big Ten defensive coordinator said. “I just think he’s a great athlete. I’m not saying he’s as smooth as Travis Kelce, but he has some of that just natural playmaking ability that not a lot of legit tight ends have.”</p><p>“His ability after the catch is special; he breaks a lot of tackles, and I think he has upper-level ball skills,” said one head coach whose team faced Penn State early in the 2024 season. “I think this is a really good athlete who was just learning the position.”</p><p>Regardless if he goes to the Colts or not, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/penn-state-football-news-big-ten-rival-clears-tyler-warren-analysts-te-draft-grades">Warren will have plenty of eyes on him</a> due to his natural skill at the position, and how he can continually evolve his game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Colts rumors: Hype building for Penn State star who’s ‘closer to Gronk than Brock Bowers’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/grading-espns-steelers-colts-anthony-richardson-trade-proposal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grading ESPN’s Steelers-Colts Anthony Richardson trade proposal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Grading-ESPNs-Steelers-Colts-Anthony-Richardson-trade-proposal.jpg"></figure><h1>Grading ESPN’s Steelers-Colts Anthony Richardson trade proposal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-01T10:31:36-07:00">April 1st, 10:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-01T10:31:36-07:00">April 1st, 10:31am</time><address><a>Bailey Bassett</a>Bailey Bassett is a sports writer from Denver, Colorado, covering major sports events and athlete backgrounds at ClutchPoints. He has experience covering and writing on high school, collegiate, and professional sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Six <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/every-time-five-plus-quarterbacks-went-in-the-first-round-of-the-nfl-draft">quarterbacks were drafted in the first round</a> of the 2024 NFL draft, and the league is now stacked at the most important position in football. There are a few teams that still don’t have a clear answer at the quarterback position going forward, though. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts are two teams that fit this description.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-mike-tomlin-comfortable-mason-rudolph-starter-aaron-rodgers">Mason Rudolph is currently QB1 in Pittsburgh</a>, as both Justin Fields and Russell Wilson have found new homes, and it is still unclear what <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-owner-hints-imminent-aaron-rodgers-signing">Aaron Rodgers’ plans for next season are.</a> The Colts have 2023 No. 4 overall pick Anthony Richardson on their roster, but he has struggled mightily in his first two NFL seasons. ESPN <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2025/story/_/id/44427621/2025-nfl-mock-draft-all-trades-deals-32-round-1-picks-players-parsons-cousins" rel="noopener">recently laid out a hypothetical trade</a> that would send Richardson to Pittsburgh, but what grades would these teams earn for this deal?</p><h2><b>Anthony Richardson trade proposal</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Anthony-Richardson.jpg"><figcaption>Grace Hollars-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><b>Steelers get:</b> 2-45, QB Anthony Richardson</p><p><b>Colts get:</b> 1-21, 2027 conditional pick</p><h2><b>Steelers hypothetical trade grades</b></h2><p>In this proposed deal, the Steelers find their franchise quarterback. While Richardson has had plenty of blunders and inaccuracy issues with the Colts, he has also shown off tons of potential. The Florida football product has a cannon for an arm and has already proven that he can be one of the best deep ball throwers in the NFL.</p><p>Additionally, Richardson is an excellent rushing quarterback. He is both fast and strong when running the football, and the Steelers have seemingly coveted rushing quarterbacks with their recent starters. Fields and Wilson for example, are among the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/greatest-rushing-quarterbacks-nfl-history-ranked">best rushing quarterbacks of all time</a>.</p><p>Development and a change of scenery could help Richardson unlock his sky-high potential. Teams and fans knew it would take a few years for him to understand the NFL game, yet so many have already seemingly given up on him after only two seasons. Another offseason of work could help take the quarterback to the next level, especially when it comes to his inaccuracy problems. Josh Allen – a player Richardson was compared to as a prospect – needed a couple of seasons in the NFL to fix his accuracy problems. Now <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-news-josh-allens-mvp-first-21-years">Allen is a perennial MVP candidate.</a></p><p>Trading away a first-round pick for a player who has largely looked like a draft bust so far wouldn’t be the easiest decision for the Steelers. However, they would get a mid-second-round pick back, and it wasn’t long ago that Richardson was the No. 4 pick of the draft. There are certainly risks involved with this trade for Pittsburgh, but the Steelers are running out of options, and the reward could certainly be worth the risk with a player like Richardson.</p><p><b>Grade: B+</b></p><h2><b>Colts hypothetical trade grades</b></h2><p>Richardson has certainly struggled during his Colts tenure. His issues as a passer are glaring, but it is the injury woes that have really set him back. The quarterback played in four games before missing most of the 2023 season, and he was limited to 11 games in 2024. Availability is the greatest ability, and Richardson hasn’t shown that he will ever be able to stay healthy. That is especially true because his play style is very risk-prone, but it is also why he thrives. Making him more of a pocket passer doesn’t seem like the best way to maximize his talent.</p><p>Even so, it is too early to give up on Richardson in Indianapolis, at least because the Colts’ only other option is Daniel Jones. Although he once received a huge contract from the New York Giants, Jones is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/ranking-biggest-nfl-draft-busts-last-10-years-zach-wilson">considered a draft bust</a> in his own right. The Colts should give Richardson at least one or two more seasons under center before they give up on him. His potential is just too high to cut their losses this quickly.</p><p>Adding the first-round pick in this proposed deal would be nice, but the 21st pick isn’t close to as high as the slot where the Colts originally drafted Richardson. While there is a chance his trade value will continue to decline, as of right now, the quarterback is worth holding onto.</p><p><b>Grade: C+</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grading ESPN’s Steelers-Colts Anthony Richardson trade proposal

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Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indianapolis Colts may not be in the market for a quarterback in the upcoming NFL Draft, but team general manager Chris Ballard is stumping for Colorado football star Shedeur Sanders nonetheless.</p><p>Sanders, the son of NFL great and current Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders, is projected to be one of the first quarterbacks taken off of the board during the 2025 draft. However, much like during his college career, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-rumors-why-several-execs-dont-view-shedeur-sanders-as-a-first-round-pick">Shedeur Sanders has been the subject of criticism</a> recently.</p><p>Ballard, whose team has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-anthony-richardson-vs-daniel-jones-qb-battle-plans-come-to-light">Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones competing for the starting spot</a>, is pushing back against <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkJ16EVfTCM&amp;t=580s&amp;ab_channel=NFLonNBC" rel="noopener">what he feels</a> is unfair criticism of the Colorado standout.</p><p>“Here is what I’m going to say, especially about Shedeur: look, he was raised in a family that understands what it takes to play and the scrutiny that comes along with it,” Ballard told Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio. “We’re beating a guy up that went to Jackson State and won. We’re beating a guy up that went to Colorado and won and elevated a program. Agendas and opinions — I’m fine with opinions — just put your name on the opinion. I’m OK with it if you put your name on it. But the silence and the anonymous sources are what I struggle with, which is kind of the world we live in today. But put your name on it.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>As the third son of Deion Sanders, Shedeur has been criticized quite a bit throughout his high school and college career. Coached by his father at each step of the way, Shedeur began his college career at Jackson State, where he excelled immediately. As a freshman, he threw for more than 3,200 yards and 30 touchdowns while leading the Tigers to an 11-2 record, one of the program’s best single-season marks in decades.</p><p>The following season, Shedeur completed over 70% of his passes for 3,732 yards and 46 total touchdowns. The Tigers went 12-1, losing only the Celebration Bowl at the end of the year to North Carolina Central. After the 2022 season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hbcu/travis-hunter-shouts-out-jackson-state-after-heisman-trophy-win">the Sanders family and Travis Hunter</a> migrated from Jackson, Mississippi, to Boulder, Colorado, where Shedeur was immediately pummeled behind an inexperienced and outmatched offensive line.</p><p>Fortunately, the Buffaloes orchestrated an impressive turnaround after a 4-8 season in 2023; the following year, Shedeur and Heisman Trophy winner Hunter led Colorado to a 9-4 record and on the cusp of a Big 12 Championship Game berth. During the 2024 season, Shedeur completed 74 % of his passes and threw for more than 4,000 yards.</p><p>In the draft, Shedeur is expected to be the second quarterback selected. Miami’s Cam Ward is believed to be the Tennessee Titans’ top target for the No. 1 overall pick, and Sanders will almost certainly be taken sometime in the first round. Former New York Jets executive and current ESPN analyst Mike Tannenbaum predicted the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-rumors-the-unlikely-shedeur-sanders-scenario-that-could-push-jaxson-dart-down">Pittsburgh Steelers will trade up to No. 10 to take Sanders</a>, who Mel Kiper Jr. has pegged as the fifth-best player in the draft, one spot ahead of Ward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Colts GM hits Shedeur Sanders critics with blunt NFL Draft message

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-shane-steichen-clear-demand-anthony-richardson-qb-battle');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shane Steichen’s clear demand for Anthony Richardson amid Colts QB battle');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Shane-Steichen-shares-clear-demand-for-Anthony-Richardson-amid-QB-battle.jpg"></figure><h1>Shane Steichen’s clear demand for Anthony Richardson amid Colts QB battle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-01T05:57:54-07:00">April 1st, 5:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-01T05:57:54-07:00">April 1st, 5:57am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indianapolis Colts desperately need to take a step forward in 2025. Indianapolis had an okay 2024 season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-jim-irsay-firm-decision-shane-steichen-chris-ballard-missing-playoffs">finishing with an 8-9 and but missing the AFC playoffs</a>. The Colts, and their young franchise quarterback, need to make some improvements if they want to get over the hump this fall.</p><p>Colts head coach Shane Steichen <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6244187/2025/03/31/colts-anthony-richardson-daniel-jones-quarterback-competition/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">made a clear demand</a> of QB Anthony Richardson during an interview at the NFL Annual League Meeting.</p><p>“I think that’s part of the process right now that we’re going through, the competition,” Steichen said on Monday via The Athletic’s James Boyd. “(Richardson’s) gonna have to take advantage of the reps that he gets. It’s a competition, and competition makes everyone better.”</p><p>Richardson has had a slow start to his NFL career. He showed signs of improvement during his sophomore season. Richardson logged 1,814 passing yards with eight touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 11 games played in 2024. He also added 86 carries for 499 yards and six rushing touchdowns. Overall <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-chris-ballard-warning-anthony-richardson-rough-2024-campaign">Richardson had a rough 2024 campaign</a>, but it was better than his rookie season.</p><p>The young quarterback flashed some of the talent he showed at Florida during his collegiate career. Indianapolis is hopeful that he continues taking steps forward in 2025.</p><p>“The talent’s there. There’s no question about it,” Steichen said of Richardson. “The plays that he’s made on the football field are impressive. We’re just looking for that consistency on a daily basis.”</p><p>It will be interesting to see how much improvement Richardson shows this fall after another NFL offseason program under his belt.</p><h2><b>Shane Steichen explains how Colts will approach QB training camp battle this summer</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Shane-Steichen-1.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Colts have made it crystal clear that they will have a QB training camp battle this summer.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-daniel-jones-free-agency-anthony-richardson-qb-competition">Indianapolis brought in Daniel Jones to compete with Anthony Richardson</a> for the starting job in 2025.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-anthony-richardson-vs-daniel-jones-qb-battle-plans-come-to-light">Steichen explained how the Colts plan to approach this QB battle</a> on Monday.</p><p>“It’ll start in the spring,” Steichen said. “They’re going to split the (first team) reps through practice and going into training camp, and really, it’s going to come down to who’s the most consistent, who’s the most productive, will be the starter.”</p><p>Steichen made it clear that he wants to see how both QBs handle themselves on all three downs.</p><p>“You’re going to have first and second down, then you’re going to have third-down days,” Steichen continued. “We don’t want a guy missing out on all of third downs.”</p><p>Colts fans must be eager to see if Richardson can beat out a veteran like Jones in a camp battle this summer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shane Steichen’s clear demand for Anthony Richardson amid Colts QB battle

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-anthony-richardson-vs-daniel-jones-qb-battle-plans-come-to-light');   ga('set', 'title', 'Colts’ Anthony Richardson vs. Daniel Jones QB battle plans come to light');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/COLTS-NEWS-INDYS-ANTHONY-RICHARDSON-VS.-DANIEL-JONES-QB-BATTLE-PLANS-COME-TO-LIGHT.jpg"></figure><h1>Colts’ Anthony Richardson vs. Daniel Jones QB battle plans come to light</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-31T07:56:52-07:00">March 31st, 7:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-31T07:56:52-07:00">March 31st, 7:56am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Ever since the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-anthony-richardson-will-face-open-competition-with-new-qb">Colts announced that Anthony Richardson would compete</a> this offseason with another quarterback, fans have speculated who that other player would be. It was then that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-daniel-jones-free-agency-anthony-richardson-qb-competition">Colts acquired Daniel Jones</a> to fill that spot, and head coach Shane Steichen gave some insight into how the competition for the starting quarterback job would look.</p><p>As expected, Richardson and Jones will split first-team reps as soon as April 21 for Indianapolis’ offseason workouts where there won’t be any grace time for either player as the battle starts right from the get-go. Steichen would say at the NFL annual meetings in West Palm Beach, Florida that <a href="https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2025/03/31/colts-qb-competition-anthony-richardson-daniel-jones-practice-snaps-shane-steichen/82738337007/" rel="noopener">there are three ways</a> for whichever player to show who will be the starter come the new season according to The Indy Star.</p><p>“It’ll start in the spring,” Steichen said. “They’re going to split the (first team) reps through practice and going into training camp, and really, it’s going to come down to who’s the most consistent, who’s the most productive, will be the starter.”</p><p>“You’re going to have first and second down, then you’re going to have third-down days,” Steichen continued. “We don’t want a guy missing out on all of third downs.”</p><h2><b>Part of the process for Colts’ Anthony Richardson </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ANTHONY-RICHARDSON-ON-DEC-22-2024.jpg"><figcaption>© Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Some believe the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-why-daniel-jones-signing-spells-doom">Colts signing Jones spells doom</a> for the team as the former New York Giant could be perceived as an average option compared with Richardson who has talent but has been inconsistent. Still, it’s the franchise’s way of displaying some tough competition which Steichen talked about with other members of the team and also expressed how significant it will be for Richardson.</p><p>“Right at the end of the season, we sat down and talked about it and said, ‘We need to bring in some competition for Anthony,’” Steichen said. “Obviously, Anthony’s shown some signs of some really good things, but we’re just looking for consistency on a daily basis.”</p><p>“That’s part of the process that we’re going through right now, is the competition,” Steichen said. “He’s [Richardon] going to have to take advantage of the reps that he gets.”</p><p>With some in the football world criticizing the Colts for signing Jones, there could be some validity even besides the talent at the position where the team around is missing a top wide receiver and experienced departures at the offensive line.<a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/44208027/2025-nfl-free-agency-best-worst-most-surprising-moves-contracts-daniel-jones-colts-geno-smith-seahawks" rel="noopener"> This was argued</a> by Ben Solak of ESPN.</p><p>“It’s a quarterback battle between Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson. Both general manager Chris Ballard and coach Shane Steichen endured hot seats this offseason and need success in 2025 to hold on to their jobs,” Solak wrote on the team on March 12. “But how much success can a team draw from a QB room of Richardson and Jones when it doesn’t have a dominant WR1 and when two starting offensive linemen just left in free agency?”</p><p>At any rate, Indianapolis is trying to improve after last season’s 8-9 record, which put them second in the AFC North.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Colts’ Anthony Richardson vs. Daniel Jones QB battle plans come to light

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As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Once the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/where-eagles-rank-most-dominant-super-bowl-performances-ever">Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs</a> in Super Bowl LIX, a mystery team — later unveiled as the Green Bay Packers — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-green-bay-revealed-trying-tush-push-banned">formally requested to ban the Tush Push</a>. And now, months after the request, there’s a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-rumors-momentum-growing-potential-tush-push-ban">growing chance that the Tush Push gets banned</a>. In fact, there will be a vote among NFL teams to decide whether that play gets banned. And, it’s safe to say Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni <a href="https://x.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1906428805151150267" rel="noopener">expects a few teams to side with him</a> in the Tush Push vote.</p><p>“We’ll see how it goes,” Sirianni said via Mike Garafolo on X. “All I will say about it is [Jonathan] Gannon, [Shane] Steichen, and [Kellen] Moore better vote for it. They are in the [head coach] position right now because of that play. So all three, I better have those three votes right there and the Eagles’ vote. I at least know we have four.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Spoke to Nick Sirianni today on the tush-push vote. With a grin, he said: "We’ll see how it goes. All I will say about it is (Jonathan) Gannon, (Shane) Steichen and (Kellen) Moore better vote for it. They are in the (head coach) position right now because of that play. So all… <a href="https://t.co/aZBV4KHzPq">pic.twitter.com/aZBV4KHzPq</a></p><p>— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1906428805151150267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This is relevant because the NFL is holding the 2025 NFL <a href="https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/03/30/nfl-league-meetings-kick-off/" rel="noopener">league meetings</a>, commonly known as the owners meetings. These meetings take place from Sunday, March 30, to Wednesday, April 2, and it’s a time for all 32 teams to get together in one spot and discuss how to make the league better.</p><p>Whether it’s rule changes, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-news-league-reveals-3-teams-that-will-play-home-games-london-2025">spreading the game internationally</a>, or any other pressing topic, it’s discussed at the owners meetings.</p><p>One common topic of discussion is an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-news-roger-goodell-major-hold-up-18-game-nfl-season">18-game regular season</a>, but among other topics, the Tush Push will be a hotly contested talking point.</p><p>And for the Eagles, Sirianni — jokingly — hinted at a few coaches hopefully penned in for voting to keep the play around. Those coaches were Jonathan Gannon, Shane Steichen, and Kellen Moore.</p><p>For those unfamiliar with these coaches, they are all former Eagles coordinators.</p><ul><li><b>Jonathan Gannon:</b> Eagles defensive coordinator, <i>2021-2022</i></li><li><b>Shane Steichen:</b> Eagles offensive coordinator, <i>2021-2022</i></li><li><b>Kellen Moore:</b> Eagles offensive coordinator, <i>2024</i></li></ul><p>Now, Gannon might be a stretch, as he was the Eagles’ defensive coordinator from 2021 to 2022, and he probably wasn’t overly excited to practice against the Tush Push each week in practice. Maybe he understands how to stop it now, but it’s not the most useful tool, as the Eagles and Cardinals hardly ever face each other in the regular season.</p><p>But, if the Eagles and Cardinals face off in an NFC Championship, maybe knowing how to stop the Tush Push is good knowledge for Gannon and his Arizona defense.</p><p>However, if a vote goes down for the Tush Push to get banned, Nick Sirianni expects three teams to be on the Eagles’ side of the voting.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles’ Nick Sirianni sends Tush Push vote demand to 3 former coaches

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/indianapolis-colts/indianapolis-colts-5-round-post-free-agency-frenzy-2025-nfl-mock-draft-per-pfn-simulator');   ga('set', 'title', 'Indianapolis Colts 5-round post-free agency frenzy 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFN simulator');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Indianapolis-Colts-5-round-post-free-agency-frenzy-2025-NFL-mock-draft-per-PFN-simulator.jpg"></figure><h1>Indianapolis Colts 5-round post-free agency frenzy 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFN simulator</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-20T20:02:22-07:00">March 20th, 8:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-20T20:02:22-07:00">March 20th, 8:02pm</time><address><a href="http://hoopnut.blogspot.com/">Enzo Flojo</a>Enzo Flojo is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints and a columnist for Asian basketball at FIBA. He brings a dynamic spirit and background, having expertise that spans writing, analytics, coaching, and broadcasting. He is also currently an Assistant Coach on Scouting &amp; Analytics for the Philippine national youth basketball team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indianapolis Colts have been highly active this offseason. They have used free agency to address multiple roster gaps. The most intriguing move, however, was the acquisition of Daniel Jones. He will compete with Anthony Richardson for the starting quarterback role. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/colts-news-anthony-richardson-agent-6-word-message-daniel-jones-agreement">That quarterback battle</a> is sure to be one of the biggest storylines in Indianapolis leading up to Week 1. Now, with free agency largely in the rearview mirror, GM Chris Ballard and his staff must turn their attention to the 2025 NFL Draft to strengthen the supporting cast around their signal-caller. <a href="https://www.profootballnetwork.com/mockdraft">Using Pro Football Network’s (PFN) simulator</a>, we conducted a five-round mock draft to see how Indianapolis could bolster its roster post-free agency.</p><h2>Key Departures and a Questionable Quarterback Gamble</h2><p>Recall that the Colts finished in the bottom third of the league in passing yards allowed in 2024. As such, the Colts made a concerted effort <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/colts-news-charvarius-ward-greatness-after-54-million-contract">to upgrade their secondary</a>. They wasted no time, securing cornerback Charvarius Ward and safety Camryn Bynum. Both should be immediate starters. Bynum is coming off a strong campaign with the Vikings, where he recorded 10 pass breakups. For his part, Ward adds much-needed stability to the defensive backfield. However, the Colts suffered key losses elsewhere. These include pass rusher Dayo Odeyingbo (Bears) and offensive linemen Will Fries and Ryan Kelly (Vikings). Sure, Tanor Bortolini, who made five starts last season, could step into a larger role. However, the offensive line still needs reinforcements.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Daniel-Jones-net-worth-in-2025.jpg"></figure><p>The biggest surprise came on Day 2 of free agency when the Colts signed Daniel Jones. Yes, Jones will compete with Richardson for the starting job. Still, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/colts-news-why-daniel-jones-signing-spells-doom">his arrival raises questions</a> about the front office’s confidence in the second-year QB. The Colts also bolstered their backfield by adding Khalil Herbert. He is a dynamic runner with a career average of 4.8 yards per carry. Herbert should complement Jonathan Taylor. Despite these moves, the Colts enter the draft with critical needs and little room for error.</p><p>Here we’ll try to look at the Indianapolis Colts 5-round post-free agency frenzy 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFN simulator.</p><h2>Round 1, Pick 12: Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State</h2><p>With their first selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Colts should secure a dynamic offensive weapon for Richardson. They can do this by selecting Penn State tight end Tyler Warren. Yes, he may not be the most explosive or fluid route-runner. However, Warren’s versatility makes him a valuable chess piece in both the passing and running games. A true matchup nightmare, he has the ability to stretch the field while also serving as a dependable safety valve. Keep in mind Shane Steichen’s track record of utilizing tight ends effectively. As such, Warren’s arrival could add another dimension to Indianapolis’ offense and help elevate Richardson’s development.</p><h2>Round 2, Pick 45: Xavier Watts, S, Notre Dame</h2><p>Despite making upgrades in the secondary, the Colts still lacked a true game-changer at safety. That changes with the selection of Xavier Watts. He is an instinctive ball hawk from Notre Dame. Watts possesses elite range, high-level football intelligence, and the ability to break on passes with precision. These make him the best pure turnover generator in this class. Sure, tackling inconsistencies remains a concern. That said, his ability to create game-changing plays will ensure he’s a Day 2 selection. Pairing him with Julian Blackmon gives Gus Bradley the flexibility to implement a more aggressive coverage scheme. This makes Watts a potential impact player from Day 1.</p><h2>Round 4, Pick 117: Rylie Mills, DT, Notre Dame</h2><p>After losing key contributors on the defensive line, Indianapolis bolsters its front with the selection of Rylie Mills. He is a long, lean interior defender. Mills projects best as a 3-4 defensive end, utilizing his length and disruptive abilities to pressure quarterbacks. Sure, he’ll need to add strength to become a full-time early-down presence. That said, his pass-rushing potential makes him a valuable rotational player from the start. With the Colts aiming to maintain their defensive edge in the AFC South, Mills provides much-needed reinforcements in the trenches.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Notre-Dame-Fighting-Irish-defensive-lineman-Rylie-Mills-celebrates-against-the-Georgia-Bulldogs.jpg"><figcaption>Amber Searls-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2>Round 5, Pick 151: Luke Kandra, OL, Cincinnati</h2><p>Offensive line depth has been a lingering concern for Indianapolis. This is especially true on the interior. That’s where injuries have repeatedly tested the unit’s stability. Enter Luke Kandra. He is a physical and technically sound guard from Cincinnati who fits the Colts’ run-heavy philosophy. His combination of athleticism and disciplined playstyle gives him a high floor as a zone-scheme backup. He also has the potential to develop into a serviceable starter. The key to his long-term success will be improving pad level and flexibility. However, with Richardson’s protection being a top priority, Kandra is a smart investment to solidify the offensive front.</p><h2>Did the Colts Do Enough?</h2><p>With the 2025 NFL Draft fast approaching, the Colts find themselves at a pivotal moment in their roster-building process. Free agency brought key reinforcements but also left notable holes, making this draft class crucial for solidifying their foundation. By adding a versatile playmaker in tight end Tyler Warren, a ball-hawking safety in Xavier Watts, a disruptive defensive lineman in Rylie Mills, and a reliable interior offensive lineman in Luke Kandra, Indianapolis addresses several pressing needs while setting itself up for sustained success. Whether these selections prove to be the right pieces to elevate the Colts in a competitive AFC South will ultimately depend on coaching, player development, and—perhaps most importantly—whether Anthony Richardson can solidify his role as the franchise quarterback. One thing is certain: with a draft class like this, the Colts are making a strong push toward becoming a playoff contender in 2025 and beyond.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Indianapolis Colts 5-round post-free agency frenzy 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFN simulator

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/indianapolis-colts/nfl-rumors-colts-trey-hendrickson-trade-pursuit-gets-eye-opening-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Colts’ Trey Hendrickson trade pursuit gets eye-opening update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FL-rumors-Colts-Trey-Hendrickson-trade-pursuit-gets-eye-opening-update.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Colts’ Trey Hendrickson trade pursuit gets eye-opening update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-19T09:46:15-07:00">March 19th, 9:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-19T15:34:22-07:00">March 19th, 3:34pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/grading-bengals-jamarr-chase-tee-higgins-contracts-totaling-276-million">Cincinnati Bengals gave lucrative contracts to the wide receiver duo</a> of Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, there is many in the football world that are wondering about the future of defensive end Trey Hendrickson. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/nfl-rumors-insider-makes-bears-colts-connections-potential-trey-hendrickson-trade">Indianapolis Colts have been a team to watch out for Hendrickson</a> in a possible acquisition as the situation as received a clear development that puts the speculation even further.</p><p>In a new column by ESPN’s NFL Nation, specifically by Stephen Holder, he revealed that Indianapolis did check in on the availability of Hendrickson. He would even say that the team <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44306094/2025-nfl-free-agency-key-roster-additions-subtractions-goals-left#IND" rel="noopener">“was not willing to meet”</a> the “compensation request of a first-round pick” among other reasons.</p><p>“One thing we heard: The Colts were among the teams that checked in on the availability of Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson, who is seeking to be traded and wants a new contract,” Holder said. “But Indianapolis ultimately decided it was not willing to meet the Bengals’ initial compensation request of a first-round pick and determined that granting Hendrickson a new deal would require shedding some salary.”</p><p>Hendrickson had another productive season for Cincinnati in 2024, arguably his best as he led the NFL in sacks with 17.5 with the Florida Atlantic University produce looking for a new contract.</p><h2><b>No clear finality in Trey Hendrickson’s situation</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Trey-Hendrickson-on-Jan.-4-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Greene/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While most are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/nfl-rumors-bengals-not-eager-trade-trey-hendrickson-high-interest">wondering about the future of Hendrickson</a>, it does look like <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/bengals-working-to-retain-trey-hendrickson-after-giving-jamarr-chase-tee-higgins-massive-deals-per-reports/" rel="noopener">“talks between the two sides are ongoing”</a> in regards to the star and the Bengals. This is even after the team signed both Chase and Higgins to big contract extensions via CBS Sports crediting The Athletic.</p><p>“The Cincinnati Bengals may be able to have their cake and eat it, too,” the outlet wrote. “Less than 24 hours after word came down the franchise is inking historic extensions with receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, it now appears Cincinnati may also be keeping another familiar face in town. The Bengals are working to retain star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson, and those talks between the two sides are ongoing, according to The Athletic.”</p><p>While the Colts among other teams have been speculated in trade talks, it has also been reported that Cincinnati <a href="https://x.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1901669965238853754" rel="noopener">“have not shown an eagerness to deal him”</a> according to Jeremy Fowler.</p><p>“There is definitely trade interest. But the Bengals have not shown an eagerness to deal him,” Fowler wrote of Hendrickson.</p><p>Still. <a href="https://x.com/FieldYates/status/1897745282021908662" rel="noopener">the connections between</a> Indianapolis and Hendrickson are there like how he played for the new defensive coordinator for the team Dennis Allen when both were with the New Orleans Saints as pointed out by Field Yates.</p><p>“Trey Hendrickson has played for two defensive coordinators in his career. Dennis Allen: 2017-2020, Lou Anarumo: 2021-2024,” Yates wrote. “This isn’t to say Hendrickson would need to play for a former coach, but two that know him well are now in Chicago and Indianapolis.”</p><p>At any rate, it remains to be seen what happens with Hendrickson this offseason as it seems it wouldn’t be shocking if he signs back with Cincinnati or ends up elsewhere.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Colts’ Trey Hendrickson trade pursuit gets eye-opening update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/net-worth/daniel-jones-net-worth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Daniel Jones’ net worth in 2025');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Daniel-Jones-net-worth-in-2025.jpg"></figure><h1>Daniel Jones’ net worth in 2025</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-18T10:25:12-07:00">March 18th, 10:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-18T10:29:54-07:00">March 18th, 10:29am</time><address><a>Nihad Zunic</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Daniel Jones’ net worth in 2025 is $40 million. Jones was a quarterback for the New York Giants for six seasons but is now with the Indianapolis Colts. Here is a look at Daniel Jones’ net worth in 2025.</p><h2><b>What is Daniel Jones’ net worth in 2025?: $40 million (estimate)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Daniel-Jones-net-worth-in-2024-2.jpg"></figure><p>Daniel Jones’ net worth <a href="https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-athletes/nfl/daniel-jones-net-worth/" rel="noopener">is around $40 million</a>, according to Celebrity Net Worth.</p><p>Daniel Jones was born in Charlotte, N.C., in May of 1997. At Charlotte Latin School, Jones was impressive, throwing for 6,997 passing yards and 98 touchdowns, but he was not recruited. Jones committed to Princeton at first, but Duke offered a walk-on spot, and Jones took it.</p><h2><b>Daniel Jones’ college career at Duke</b></h2><p>With this kind of start, it was very tough to believe Daniel Jones would be considered a potential NFL player, but it was all about to change during his years at Duke. Playing for an FBS team was vital, even if he spent the first year redshirting. However, after an injury to the starting QB in his sophomore season at Duke, Jones took over and held that starting spot for three years.</p><p>Overall, Daniel Jones played three bowl games for the Blue Devils, and he won MVP in all three of them. While his record as a starter was not overly impressive, with his best season ending with a record of 7-6, Jones was still doing great. Merely getting Duke to a series of bowl games was and is impressive.</p><p>At draft time, Jones’ stock shot up. The Giants had an aging Eli Manning, a true legend of the city and sport, but they were looking for a backup and had the sixth pick. Thus, it was a clear pick for the New York franchise to make.</p><p>Despite a lot of criticism from draft experts who thought the Giants should have selected Dwayne Haskins of Ohio State, the Giants brought Jones to the Big Apple.</p><h2><b>Daniel Jones’ first years with the Giants</b></h2><p>Daniel Jones was seemingly ready to contribute from the get-go, but he was a backup at first. Three weeks into the season, however, it was time for Manning to slowly ride off into the sunset while Jones was the starter. It was not ideal, as the Giants were very bad in his first three years.</p><p>Jones showed some potential, but he did not show enough for the organization to exercise his option for the fifth year on his rookie deal. Jones clearly took that as motivation. After three losing years in a row, Jones led the Giants to a 9-7-1 record and their first playoff berth since 2016.</p><p>Jones then put forth a terrific performance in the playoffs against the Minnesota Vikings, going on the road and putting forth one of the best performances of his career in a victory. While the Divisional Round showdown against the Philadelphia Eagles didn’t go well at all, this was still a major step forward for Jones.</p><h2><b>Daniel Jones signs contract extension with Giants</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BREAKING: Giants signing QB Daniel Jones to four-year extension worth $160M. (via <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MikeGarafolo</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RapSheet</a>) <a href="https://t.co/Zct3ssIkj5">pic.twitter.com/Zct3ssIkj5</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1633210927813218304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>That step forward helped result in a massive new contract. After reports surfaced suggesting Jones wanted over $45 million annually, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-daniel-jones-massive-contract-extension-draws-excited-eli-manning-reaction">Jones signed a four-year, $160 million deal</a> that also has $35 million more available in incentives.</p><p>The contract includes $82 million in guaranteed money, so Danny Dimes truly became Danny Dollars with this whopper of a contract. This will only help his net worth grow and grow moving forward.</p><p>Unfortunately, his first season following the big extension didn’t go as planned as Jones struggled when he was on the field as the Giants went 1-5 in his starts. However, things went from bad to worse when Jones tore the ACL in his right knee and was out for the rest of the season.</p><p>Jones returned for the start of the 2024 season to start for the Giants. However, the team went 2-8 in his starts, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-daniel-jones-reaction-stunning-giants-release-will-surprise-fans">Giants granted Jones his request to be released</a> on Nov. 22 after they had benched Jones earlier in the week due to the Giants being last in the NFL in scoring. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-daniel-jones-signs-with-minnesota-after-giants-release">Jones eventually signed with the Minnesota Vikings</a> to back up Sam Darnold but never played for them.</p><p>Following the season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-daniel-jones-free-agency-anthony-richardson-qb-competition">Jones signed with the Indianapolis Colts for one year, $14 million</a>. He will be veteran competition for the starting job with Anthony Richardson.</p><p>As of right now, Daniel Jones has sponsorship deals with many companies. According to OSDB, his biggest partnerships are with Verizon, Nike, Bose, Citibank, and Visa.</p><p>Nevertheless, were you at all stunned by Daniel Jones’ net worth in 2025?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Daniel Jones’ net worth in 2025

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-indiana-jones-daniel-jones-signing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Colts reference Indiana Jones after Daniel Jones signing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Colts-news-Indiana-Jones-referenced-with-Daniel-Jones-signing.jpg"></figure><h1>Colts reference Indiana Jones after Daniel Jones signing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-14T04:23:50-07:00">March 14th, 4:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-14T04:23:50-07:00">March 14th, 4:23am</time><address><a>Andrew Korpan</a>Andrew Korpan is the lead entertainment editor and film critic for ClutchPoints. He's also an award-winning author and Ken Jeong's best friend.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Entertainment</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Following the free agency <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-why-daniel-jones-signing-spells-doom">signing of quarterback Daniel Jones</a>, the Indianapolis Colts referenced one of the most iconic movie franchises of all time, Indiana Jones, in a social media post.</p><p>The Colts posted a celebratory picture after Jones was signed. The post welcomes Jones to Indianapolis, Indiana, and, of course, combines the name of their state and Jones’ last name.</p><p>“INDIANA JONES,” the caption reads.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="es">INDIANA JONES. <a href="https://t.co/WfduCtEc15">pic.twitter.com/WfduCtEc15</a></p><p>— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) <a href="https://twitter.com/Colts/status/1900285260971102711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>The Indiana Jones nickname is fitting for the quarterback. We will see if it sticks if (or when) Jones <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-anthony-richardson-agent-6-word-message-daniel-jones-agreement">takes over the reins as the Colts’ starting quarterback</a>.</p><h2><b>Why did the Indianapolis Colts sign Daniel Jones in free agency?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Daniel-Jones-during-the-Vikings-2024-Wild-Card-game.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><p>One of the Colts’ key free agent signings was Jones. He will seemingly have a chance to compete for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-daniel-jones-free-agency-anthony-richardson-qb-competition">starting job with Anthony Richardson</a>, the fourth overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.</p><p>Throughout the first two seasons of his career, Richardson has only played in 15 games. Injuries have plagued him, and the inconsistency in his passing has as well. He has only completed 50.6% of his passes so far.</p><p>In his second season, Richardson passed for eight touchdowns and 12 interceptions. However, he did add 499 yards on the ground and six rushing touchdowns.</p><p>Now, he will have to beat out Jones, the sixth overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, to win the starting job in 2025. Jones is coming off a rocky 2024, during which he started the year as the New York Giants’ quarterback. He was then cut mid-season before signing with the Minnesota Vikings.</p><p>However, Jones did not appear in any games with the Vikings. He spent most of the year on the practice squad before being elevated heading into the postseason.</p><p>In 10 games with the Giants in 2024, Jones threw for 2,070 yards, eight touchdowns, and seven interceptions. He was sacked 29 times and also scored two rushing touchdowns.</p><h2><b>His Giants career</b></h2><p>Before being released by the Giants, Jones was their starter for five seasons. He took over for Eli Manning in Week 3 of the 2019 NFL season, leading the Giants to a comeback victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.</p><p>The rest of the season did not go as well. He went 1-9 over his last 10 games after winning his first two starts. Jones did throw for over 3,000 yards and 24 touchdowns during his rookie season. He did fumble the football 18 times, though.</p><p>The next couple of years would be riddled with injuries and mediocre play. Jones threw a combined 21 touchdowns and 17 touchdowns over those seasons. He played in 25 games between the 2020 and 2021 seasons.</p><p>In 2022, Jones had his breakout year, which earned him a big contract extension with the Giants. The Giants went 9-6-1 in Brian Daboll’s first season as the head coach of the team.</p><p>Jones completed 67.2% of his passes during the season, and he started a career-high 16 games. He passed for 3,205 yards, 15 touchdowns, and five interceptions.</p><p>Additionally, he had a career year when running the football. Jones rushed for 708 yards and seven touchdowns. He cut down his fumbles as well, only fumbling it six times.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Colts reference Indiana Jones after Daniel Jones signing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-charvarius-ward-greatness-after-54-million-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Charvarius Ward breaks down his ‘greatness’ after $54 million contract');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Colts-news-Charvarius-Ward-breaks-down-his-greatness-after-54-million-contract.jpg"></figure><h1>Charvarius Ward breaks down his ‘greatness’ after $54 million contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-13T18:53:57-07:00">March 13th, 6:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-13T18:59:02-07:00">March 13th, 6:59pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indianapolis Colts have been active in free agency as the team attempts to rebound from its 8-9 finish in 2024. In an effort to improve a porous pass defense, the Colts focused on restocking their secondary this offseason, adding former San Francisco 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward on a three-year deal worth <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-indianapolis-add-charvarius-ward-revamped-secondary-60-million-deal">up to $60 million</a>.</p><p>At his introductory press conference, Ward was asked why he thought the Colts <a href="https://x.com/RomeovilleKid/status/1900335905648386103" rel="noopener">pursued him</a> in free agency. “Because I’m a great player – I would assume that’s why,” Ward responded per The Athletic’s James Boyd on X.</p><p>Although that’s a solid answer, Ward was pushed to expand on it and break down what makes him great. “I can press. I can tackle. I can play off. … I feel like I can do it all as a corner. My game is versatile. I just feel like I’m a CB1, a great cornerback,” he explained.</p><h2><b>The Colts hope cornerback Charvarius Ward shines in Indy</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Charvarius-Ward.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Ward was considered the second-best corner available in free agency behind only D. J. Reed. However, the seven-year veteran is coming off a down year with the 49ers in 2024. Ward played a career-low 12 games and failed to record an interception.</p><p>The previous season was probably Ward’s best, as he had 72 total tackles and career highs in interceptions (five) and passes defended (23) en route to earning second-team All-Pro honors and a Pro Bowl nod.</p><p>After going undrafted in 2018, Ward eventually caught on with the Kansas City Chiefs. He stayed in KC the first four years of his career before signing with San Francisco. He reached the Super Bowl with each team, appearing in three title games overall and winning one with the Chiefs.</p><p>The Colts have not had much postseason success of late. The team has missed the playoffs for four straight years. In 2024, Indianapolis had the 26th ranked pass defense in football, allowing 229.4 yards per game. In addition to Ward, the Colts added Camryn Bynum on a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-indianapolis-agrees-vikings-standout-cam-bynum-60-million-deal">$60 million contract</a> in an effort to rebuild the secondary.</p><p>While Indy bolstered its defense, it also made an intriguing move on offense. The Colts added former New York Giants starter Daniel Jones on a one-year, $14 million deal. The team wants Jones to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-daniel-jones-free-agency-anthony-richardson-qb-competition">compete with Anthony Richardson</a> for the starting quarterback job in Indianapolis.</p><p>Richardson was the fourth overall draft pick in 2023. However, he’s failed to impress in 15 career starts across two seasons with the Colts. Jones spent the better part of six seasons as the Giants’ signal caller. Despite questions about his future as the starter, New York signed him to a four-year, $160 million extension prior to the 2023 season. Jones was then <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-release-daniel-jones-after-turning-to-tommy-devito">cut by the Giants</a> after Week 10 in 2024.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Charvarius Ward breaks down his ‘greatness’ after $54 million contract

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-matthew-stafford-teases-team-involved-trade-talks-2021-lions-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rams’ Matthew Stafford teases other team involved in trade talks before 2021 Lions deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Matthew-Stafford-teases-other-team-involved-in-trade-talks-before-2021-Lions-deal.jpg"></figure><h1>Rams’ Matthew Stafford teases other team involved in trade talks before 2021 Lions deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-13T13:13:29-07:00">March 13th, 1:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-13T13:13:29-07:00">March 13th, 1:13pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Lions</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Leading up to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-matthew-stafford-traded-la-for-jared-goff-in-blockbuster-deal">trade that sent Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams</a>, the former Detroit Lions quarterback <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/in-2021-the-colts-were-in-play-for-matthew-stafford" rel="noopener">slightly teased</a> another team he considered at the time, per PFT’s Mike Florio.</p><p>“While discussing the recent ‘trade rumors’ (they weren’t rumors) that preceded his renewal of vows with the Rams, quarterback Matthew Stafford mentioned the events that preceded his 2021 trade from the Lions to the Rams,” Florio wrote. “Stafford explained to Jason and Travis Kelce on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4r04H3-kLo" rel="noopener">newest <i>New Heights</i> podcast</a> that he spent plenty of time on Zillow looking for houses,” Florio wrote. “[Matthew Stafford] said, nonchalantly, that he was searching for properties in Indianapolis.”</p><p>Now, it’s unclear whether there were other teams involved outside of the Indianapolis Colts, Lions, and Rams.</p><p>However, there’s no doubt that the Colts were interested in Stafford, and he might’ve been interested, too.</p><p>“But the Colts were in it. As they continue to ricochet through one bad option after another in their post-Andrew Luck existence, the notion that they could have had Stafford is fascinating generally and, for Colts fans, likely nauseating,” Florio added.</p><p>The Colts have tried multiple times to re-kindle some sort of quarterback success since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-breaking-andrew-luck-to-retire">Andrew Luck’s sudden retirement in the 2019 preseason</a>.</p><p>But, that hasn’t been a successful endeavor for Indianapolis.</p><p>After Luck’s retirement in 2019, here are the quarterbacks Indy has wheeled out for at least one start:</p><ul><li>Jacoby Brissett, <i>2019</i> <b>(15 starts)</b></li><li>Brian Hoyer, <i>2019</i> <b>(1 start)</b></li><li>Philip Rivers, <i>2020</i> <b>(16 starts)</b></li><li>Carson Wentz, <i>2021</i> <b>(17 starts)</b></li><li>Matt Ryan, <i>2022</i> <b>(12 starts)</b></li><li>Sam Ehlinger, <i>2022</i> <b>(3 starts)</b></li><li>Nick Foles, <i>2022</i> <b>(2 starts)</b></li><li>Gardner Minshew, <i>2023</i> <b>(13 starts)</b></li><li>Anthony Richardson, <i>2023-present</i> <b>(15 starts)</b></li><li>Joe Flacco, <i>2024</i> <b>(6 starts)</b></li></ul><p>So, as seen above, the Colts have trotted out 10 quarterbacks to make at least one start since Luck retired in 2019.</p><p>It’s been a long road for Indianapolis and acquiring a true star quarterback, and acquiring Stafford would’ve likely resulted in better outcomes than what they’ve seen over the last six seasons.</p><p>Since Luck’s retirement, the Colts have continued bringing in aging veteran quarterbacks, hoping to bridge to their next star.</p><p>But — after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/anthony-richardson-meet-colts-no-4-pick-2023-nfl-draft">drafting Anthony Richardson with the No. 4 overall pick</a> in the 2023 NFL Draft — it’s been tough sledding.</p><p>As a project quarterback entering the draft, Richardson’s injury luck has caused him to miss many games throughout his first two seasons in the league.</p><p>Considering the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-chris-ballard-warning-anthony-richardson-rough-2024-campaign">shaky start to Richardson’s NFL career</a>, it’s safe to say the Colts would’ve preferred trading for Matthew Stafford and having him lead their offense to the same places the Rams have gone.</p><p>But, that isn’t how it shook out.</p><p>Instead, the Colts continue to search for their next Andrew Luck, using the help of veteran quarterbacks to lead them there.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-daniel-jones-free-agency-anthony-richardson-qb-competition"> Indianapolis Colts signed Daniel Jones</a> to compete with Anthony Richardson, there have been conversations in the football world surrounding if the signing is a good one or not. As many do <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-pat-mcafee-elated-reaction-daniel-jones-14-million-deal">celebrate the Colts brining in Jones</a>, one NFL ESPN writer argues both sides, even saying that it could spell doom for the team.</p><p>ESPN’s Ben Solak would give Indianapolis “The Biggest Portent of Doom Award” for the move to acquire Jones as while he would say on paper it’s a “fine move,” there is legitimate questions of how the new quarterback can play, despite the better weapons. Whether it be Jones or Richardson who wins the starting job, Solak would argue that it’s not a great situation either way as to him, the<a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/44208027/2025-nfl-free-agency-best-worst-most-surprising-moves-contracts-daniel-jones-colts-geno-smith-seahawks" rel="noopener"> “storm clouds are gathering on the horizon”</a> fo the team.</p><p>“In context … c’mon,” Solak wrote. “It’s a quarterback battle between Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson. Both general manager Chris Ballard and coach Shane Steichen endured hot seats this offseason and need success in 2025 to hold on to their jobs. But how much success can a team draw from a QB room of Richardson and Jones when it doesn’t have a dominant WR1 and when two starting offensive linemen just left in free agency?”</p><p>“Sure, the ceiling on Richardson is high enough to see a glimmer of hope, but that’s what the Colts have been hanging their hat on for two years,” Solak continued. “How likely is Richardson to hit that ceiling? And how likely is Jones to have a 2025 season at the level of, say, Sam Darnold’s 2024? The Colts are making some long, long bets at the position.”</p><h2><b>The positives and negatives regarding the Colts signing Daniel Jones</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Daniel-Jones-on-Jan.-13-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As it was always the intention for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-anthony-richardson-will-face-open-competition-with-new-qb">Colts to bring in competition for Richardson</a>, who has been injury-prone and shown little signs of improving, though he still has talent, the thought to bring in Jones could be seen as desperate.</p><p>“For the last time, yes, it’s objectively a wise move to get Jones in the building to compete with Richardson,” Solak wrote. “But the very fact that it is a wise move to add Jones highlights how dire of a situation the Colts franchise is in. If snagging Jones from the Vikings is a big sigh of relief, then your franchise is in a bad way. What happens next? Jones goes 4-4 as a starter in the back half of the season and the Colts are in the same position again in 2026, trying desperately to sign another low-end QB1 in free agency to save jobs for another year?”</p><p>“In Daniel Jones, who is 27, they get a still-young quarterback with plenty of starting experience,” Solak on the positives. “Out of New York, where expectations were towering for the presumed heir to Eli Manning, he might be able to play a little more free and loose — and in a better offensive environment than the Giants ever afforded him. On a one-year, $14 million deal, Jones is clearly betting that he’ll get some action in place of Richardson — because of Richardson’s poor play, an injury or a training camp battle — and play well enough to cash in during the 2026 offseason.”</p><p>Indianapolis looks to improve after an 8-9 record which put them second in the AFC South.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Daniel Jones Colts signing spells ‘doom’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/indianapolis-colts/indianapolis-colts-5-round-2025-nfl-mock-draft-pff-simulator');   ga('set', 'title', 'Indianapolis Colts 5-round post-combine 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFF simulator');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Indianapolis-Colts-5-round-post-combine-2025-NFL-mock-draft-per-PFF-simulator.jpg"></figure><h1>Indianapolis Colts 5-round post-combine 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFF simulator</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-11T12:10:36-07:00">March 11th, 12:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-11T12:10:36-07:00">March 11th, 12:10pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indianapolis Colts had a bizarre 2024 season. They finished 8-9, second in the AFC South, and two games out of the playoffs. But concerns cropped up around Anthony Richardson, they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/colts-most-blame-embarrassing-loss-giants-blow-playoff">blew a last-second playoff chance with a loss against Drew Lock’s Giants</a>, and everyone is back for another run. The NFL Draft is important for the Colts in 2025 and beyond. What does the <a href="https://www.pff.com/draft/nfl-mock-draft-simulator?ref=0e9d55c5-8bdf-4bd0-b366-6f9cf25cb27e" rel="noopener">PFF NFL Mock Draft Simulator</a> have them doing in the first five rounds of the draft?</p><p>The Colts have the 14th overall pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Across the first five rounds of the draft, they have exactly five picks. They have not traded away or for any picks in this draft yet, but they could make moves this April to move up or down the board. PFF lists their needs as tight end, edge rusher, and defensive back and these simulators love to fill needs.</p><p>Colts general manager Chris Ballard said that he was going to find competition for Anthony Richardson. Is the draft the place to find that competition? Let’s find out in the PFF mock draft simulator.</p><h2><b>The Colts fill a need on their defense in Round 1</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Mike-Green-at-Marshall.jpg"><figcaption>Peter Casey-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Colts do not make a trade in this simulation and use the 14th overall pick to fill a need. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/marshall-football-news-mike-green-expected-test-phenomenal-2025-nfl-combine">Marshall University edge rusher Mike Green is the pick</a>, which will help solidify a defense that was terrible last year. He played 25 college games over two seasons and totaled 23 sacks and 53 hurries. Lou Anarumo gets a new important tool at number 14.</p><p>The next three picks in this simulation all fill a need for the Colts. The Falcons select Texas corner Jahdae Barron, the Cardinals take Boston College edge Donovan Ezeiruaku, and the Bengals take Michigan corner Will Johnson. They must be certain of this selection with so many great defenders available at 14.</p><h2><b>More defense in the second round</b></h2><p>The Colts are back on the clock at 45th overall. They were never going to take a quarterback in the first round after spending a top-five pick on Richardson a few years ago. Jaxson Dart is off the board here, as are Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward. So Ballard swipes another defender<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/notre-dame-football-nfl-draft-players-cfp-title-game"> by taking safety Xavier Watts out of Notre Dame</a>.</p><p>Watts was a key piece of Notre Dame’s defense during their run to the National Championship Game this winter. He played a remarkable 970 snaps in all 16 games for the Irish. Watts did not allow a touchdown and picked off six passes in one of the best seasons for a safety across college football. He is a worthy addition to their defense.</p><h2><b>Anthony Richardson gets a new weapon </b></h2><p>While the defense was one of their biggest issues last season, they need new weapons for Anthony Richardson, or whoever the quarterback is. Their wideout core is solid but a new tight end could unlock multiple parts of the offense. That is why the simulator takes Mason Taylor, LSU’s tight end.</p><p>Taylor is a ‘jack of all trades, master of none’ type of tight end. His PFF grades in blocking and receiving are both solid but not great. He could be a developmental piece for the Colts, who have Michael Pittman, Adonai Mitchell, and Josh Downs at wideout to attract defenses.</p><h2><b>The Colts keep adding to the defense</b></h2><p>Another draft pick and another defender for the Colts. With Ohio State quarterback Will Howard off the board, going to the Jets, they can’t go that route once again. So they pivot to Kansas corner Cobee Bryant with the 116th overall pick. He was solid for the Jayhawks last year, allowing 25 receptions on 46 targets as a junior.</p><p>With the next pick in the NFL draft, the Falcons take Bryant’s teammate, Mello Dotson, also a cornerback. This is another situation where the Colts could be embarrassed by who they decide to take. It is always easy to play armchair GM after the draft and this simulation gives Indy fans plenty of opportunity to do so.</p><h2><b>Taking another shot at tight end</b></h2><p>As we enter the fifth round, this is the part of the NFL Draft where teams are buying lottery tickets. If there is any way to shore up questionable positions on the roster, the Colts should take it. They do that with the 152nd overall pick, taking Georgia tight end<br>Benjamin Yurosek.</p><p>Yurosek was the second fiddle in the Georgia offense to Brock Bowers for his first two seasons. Given a chance to become a bigger part of the offense in 2024, his numbers actually declined. He racked up 15 catches on 20 targets for 185 yards in his final season. He is a blocking tight end who the Colts can develop alongside Taylor.</p><p>How did the Colts do in this 2025 NFL mock draft simulator?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Indianapolis Colts 5-round post-combine 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFF simulator

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Smith fires shot at Giants after Daniel Jones’ $14 million Colts agreement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-11T10:55:55-07:00">March 11th, 10:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-11T10:55:55-07:00">March 11th, 10:55am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-daniel-jones-free-agency-anthony-richardson-qb-competition">Indianapolis Colts are adding Daniel Jones for the 2025 season on a one-year, $14 million contract</a> to compete with Anthony Richardson for the starting job, and Stephen A. Smith praised the deal for the Colts <a href="https://twitter.com/FirstTake/status/1899483305243779188" rel="noopener">while taking a jab at</a> the New York Giants in the process.</p><p>“Well I applaud it,” Stephen A. Smith said on First Take. “I loved seeing one year, $14 million. That’s about right for Daniel Jones. Not 40 million, like the damn Giants did. With Mr. Shame himself, GM. That’s what I call Shame, I said S! H! A! M! E! because of how he acted with Saquon Barkley on national television, Shannon. When they had the cameras rolling and he was so dismissive and disrespectful. And then Saquon goes out and balls out. I call him Shame, the GM Shame. S! H! A! M! E! I don’t even call him by his damn name for crying out loud, so pathetic he is. I have no problem with Daboll though. Daboll could coach, and I think Daboll’s gonna do a good job. Give him the talent, he knows what to do with it.”</p><p>https://twitter.com/FirstTake/status/1899483305243779188</p><p>The Giants signed Jones to a four-year, $160 million contract prior to the 2023 season. That contract did not go well, as Jones’ season was cut short due to injury in 2023, and his play prior to that was not good. He was eventually <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-release-daniel-jones-after-turning-to-tommy-devito">released during the 2024 season</a>, and he finished the year with the Minnesota Vikings. Now, he will have a chance to earn the starting job with the Colts, who said it will be an open competition at the 2025 NFL Combine.</p><p>The Colts’ quarterback room is settled for the 2025 season, but the Giants still have that question to answer. Tommy DeVito is the lone quarterback on the roster as New York waits for Aaron Rodgers to make a decision, with Russell Wilson being a logical fallback.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Stephen A. Smith fires shot at Giants after Daniel Jones’ $14 million Colts agreement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-anthony-richardson-agent-6-word-message-daniel-jones-agreement');   ga('set', 'title', 'Anthony Richardson’s agent sends 6-word message after Daniel Jones agreement');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Anthony-Richardsons-agent-sends-6-word-message-after-Daniel-Jones-agreement.jpg"></figure><h1>Anthony Richardson’s agent sends 6-word message after Daniel Jones agreement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-11T10:39:50-07:00">March 11th, 10:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-11T17:53:33-07:00">March 11th, 5:53pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and is now serving as an Associate Editor, Chicago Bulls beat writer, and Michigan football reporter at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/nfl-rumors-4-veteran-qb-options-colts-eyeing-compete-anthony-richardson">Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson will have some competition</a> this offseason as the team is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-daniel-jones-free-agency-anthony-richardson-qb-competition">signing former Minnesota Vikings QB Daniel Jones</a>.</p><p>Jones started last season with the New York Giants before making the switch to Minnesota, and he is now on the move once again. Both of these QBs were top-10 draft picks, but neither of them have lived up to the hype. Now, they are going to be fighting for a starting job in Indianapolis.</p><p>Anthony Richardson hasn’t delivered for the Colts yet, so the team is going to test him. He <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1899493433347059966" rel="noopener">doesn’t plan to shy away</a> from the competition.</p><p>“The Colts are now preparing for an open quarterback competition between Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson, who is healthy and has no plans to seek a trade, his agent Deiric Jackson told me,” Tom Pelissero said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Richardson’s agent is confident that his client will be ready for the competition.</p><p>“AR [Anthony Richardson] will be ready to roll,” Jackson said.</p><p>Richardson played college football at Florida and was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft by the Colts. Richardson was never anything special with the Gators, but his arm strength and athleticism made him an attractive NFL prospect. Unfortunately, things haven’t quite panned out yet.</p><p>The potential is clearly there for Anthony Richardson, but consistency is something that he lacks. In 11 games this past season, he went 126-for-264 for 1,814 yards, eight touchdowns and 12 interceptions. His completion percentage was 47.7%. That’s not good, but maybe having some more competition will push Richardson to be better.</p><p>Daniel Jones has been struggling as well. The former Duke Blue Devil was selected by the Giants with the sixth pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. He had a solid rookie season as he threw for over 3,000 yards while adding 24 touchdowns and 12 picks. However, everything has gone downhill since.</p><p>The Giants ended up signing Jones to a big contract as it was worth $160 million over four years, but the team gave up on him last year and sent him packing to Minnesota. Jones never got any playing time with the Vikings, and he is now headed to Indianapolis.</p><p>Both of these QBs are in similar boats. They came into the league with a lot of hype given their draft placement, but neither of them have come close to meeting expectations. One of them will earn the starting job for the Colts next season and have another chance to prove themselves, but there aren’t a lot of people around the league expecting much from either of these former top-10 picks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Anthony Richardson’s agent sends 6-word message after Daniel Jones agreement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-pat-mcafee-elated-reaction-daniel-jones-14-million-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pat McAfee’s elated reaction to Daniel Jones’ $14 million deal with Colts');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Pat-McAfees-elated-reaction-to-Daniel-Jones-14-million-deal-with-Indy.jpg"></figure><h1>Pat McAfee’s elated reaction to Daniel Jones’ $14 million deal with Colts</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-11T10:35:31-07:00">March 11th, 10:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-11T10:35:31-07:00">March 11th, 10:35am</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Tuesday morning, the Indianapolis <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-daniel-jones-free-agency-anthony-richardson-qb-competition">Colts officially signed Daniel Jones</a> to a one-year $14 million contract. The quarterback room is now up in the air, as Jones will likely compete for the starting job with Anthony Richardson. Shortly after the news broke, ESPN’s Pat McAfee shared his reaction to the 27-year-old quarterback joining Indy.</p><p>During the latest episode of “The Pat McAfee Show,” McAfee <a href="https://x.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1899494299353403413" rel="noopener">seemed over the moon</a> with the signing. It may have been sarcastic, but that’s up for interpretation. Either way, McAfee seems to like the idea of Jones playing for the Colts next season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LADIES AND GENTLEMEN..</p><p>THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS HAVE SIGNED DANNY DIMES <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PMSLIVE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PMSLIVE</a> <a href="https://t.co/MOaXfADSuv">https://t.co/MOaXfADSuv</a> <a href="https://t.co/5HQNBKh2vU">pic.twitter.com/5HQNBKh2vU</a></p><p>— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1899494299353403413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>McAfee also asked Darius Butler, a former defensive back for the Colts, about the signing. However, Butler <a href="https://x.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1899494624856535080" rel="noopener">wasn’t nearly as excited</a> about Jones, as he brought McAfee back down to earth. The former NFL star did make a good point, though, comparing Jones to veteran quarterbacks who found success with second chances, like Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield, and Geno Smith.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Welcome to TAHN Danny Dimes <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PMSLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PMSLive</a> <a href="https://t.co/XDgWDXZ7in">https://t.co/XDgWDXZ7in</a> <a href="https://t.co/hxJWOIfuOO">pic.twitter.com/hxJWOIfuOO</a></p><p>— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1899494624856535080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Jones entered the league with plenty of hype after the New York Giants selected him with the No. 6 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. He flashed some potential and did earn a four-year $160 million contract extension after the 2022 season. It didn’t pan out, as the Giants released the former Duke quarterback in November during the 2024 season.</p><p>He signed a deal to join the Minnesota Vikings’ practice squad, and there was speculation that he was going to remain with that franchise after Sam Darnold opted for the Seattle Seahawks. Instead, Daniel Jones signed a contract with the Colts and has an opportunity to start in the league once again.</p><p>Jones played 10 games for the Giants before being released, and it was a struggle throughout. New York went 2-8 in that stretch and felt it was necessary to move on from him midway through the season. He ended the 2024 campaign with 2,070 passing yards, 10 total touchdowns, and seven interceptions while throwing a 63.3% completion percentage.</p><p>As for Indianapolis, acquiring competition for the quarterback position might be a smart move. Richardson has been a roller coaster throughout his career so far due to inconsistent play and injuries. Additionally, the soon-to-be 23-year-old quarterback received criticism for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-super-bowl-champion-rips-anthony-richardson-inexcusable">benching himself in the third quarter of the Colts’</a> 23-20 Week 8 loss to the Houston Texans. Richardson claims he benched himself because he was tired.</p><p>The Colts quarterback finished last season with 1,814 passing yards, 499 rushing yards, 14 total touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. He also threw a league-low 47.7% completion percentage among starting quarterbacks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pat McAfee’s elated reaction to Daniel Jones’ $14 million deal with Colts

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-daniel-jones-free-agency-anthony-richardson-qb-competition');   ga('set', 'title', 'Daniel Jones to provide Anthony Richardson with Colts QB competition');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Daniel-Jones-to-provide-Anthony-Richardson-with-QB-competition.jpg"></figure><h1>Daniel Jones to provide Anthony Richardson with Colts QB competition</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-11T08:03:43-07:00">March 11th, 8:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-11T08:51:36-07:00">March 11th, 8:51am</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a>Jason Patt started as an editor at ClutchPoints in 2018 and became the head of the editorial team in 2022. He also co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indianapolis Colts are bringing in quarterback Daniel Jones on a <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1899474145944998166" rel="noopener">one-year, $14 million contract</a> to compete with Anthony Richardson for the starting job, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero says the deal is <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1899475294748037454" rel="noopener">worth up to $17.7 million</a>. While Jones was flirting with the idea of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/nfl-rumors-vikings-attention-daniel-jones-colts-catch">return to the Minnesota Vikings</a>, the Colts’ financial offer and a chance to start was too good to pass up.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/colts-news-anthony-richardson-will-face-open-competition-with-new-qb">Indianapolis openly admitted</a> earlier in the offseason that the struggling Richardson would be competing for the starting job in 2025. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-rumors-4-veteran-qb-options-colts-eyeing-compete-anthony-richardson">Colts had their eyes</a> on a number of veteran quarterback options, and they’ve now landed on Jones as he tries to resurrect his career after his disappointing New York Giants stint.</p><p>Daniel Jones joined the Vikings last season after the Giants released him. He spent five-plus seasons with New York after being drafted sixth overall in 2019. A promising rookie season had the Danny Dimes hype running wild, but that was followed up by two rough campaigns. 2022 saw Jones lead the Giants to the playoffs and a NFC Wild Card Round win over Minnesota, but he wasn’t able to build on that momentum either.</p><p>A disastrous start to the 2024 season resulted in Jones’ release and his brief stint with the franchise he beat in the playoffs. The veteran quarterback didn’t take a snap for the Vikings.</p><h2><b>Daniel Jones vs. Anthony Richardson Colts QB competition</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Anthony-Richardson.jpg"><figcaption>Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Speaking of quarterbacks who have struggled, Anthony Richardson is coming off a dreadful 2024 season in which he was briefly benched for Joe Flacco. While he ultimately returned as the starter, Richardson was woeful overall, completing 47.4% of his passes for 1,814 yards in 11 starts. He threw eight touchdowns to 12 interceptions and had a quarterback rating of 61.6. The hulking quarterback did have 499 yards rushing and six touchdowns on the ground, but his erratic passing has been problematic in his young career.</p><p>The Colts took a gamble on the talented Richardson at No. 4 overall in 2023, and so far it has backfired. That doesn’t mean his career is dead, but 2025 will be a make-or-break season for the youngster in Indy. He now has the pleasure of competing against another disappointing high draft pick in Daniel Jones.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Daniel Jones to provide Anthony Richardson with Colts QB competition

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-reward-home-grown-talent-with-8-5-million-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Colts reward home grown talent with $8.5 million deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Indianapolis-rewards-home-grown-WR-with-8.5-million-deal.jpg"></figure><h1>Colts reward home grown talent with $8.5 million deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-10T17:41:58-07:00">March 10th, 5:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-10T17:41:58-07:00">March 10th, 5:41pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna has joined ClutchPoints as Associate Editor of NFL &amp; NCAA Football. He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports. His Twitter/X handle is @LJ_Reyna and his Instagram is @lj_zo_rey.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indianapolis Colts opened their wallets and became big spenders to kick off NFL free agency week. That now includes general manager Chris Ballard and owner Jim Irsay keeping a home grown talent in Indy.</p><p>The AFC South franchise inked wide receiver Ashton Dulin to a new deal, per NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport Monday. Dulin is agreeing to a <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1899244630656573847" rel="noopener">two-year deal worth up to $8.5 million</a>.</p><p>Dulin’s signing arrives on an aggressive spending day from Ballard and company. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-indianapolis-add-charvarius-ward-revamped-secondary-60-million-deal">Indianapolis swooped up cornerback Charvarius Ward</a>, signing the Super Bowl winner to a $60 million deal. Ward leaves the San Francisco 49ers, where he won the NFC title in 2023. He also earned his first ring through the 2019 Kansas City Chiefs.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-indianapolis-agrees-vikings-standout-cam-bynum-60-million-deal">The Colts also bolstered the secondary by adding Cam Bynum</a>. Indy signed him to a four-year, $60 million contract after a strong four-season run with the Minnesota Vikings.</p><p>But again, the Dulin signing keeps a regional talent inside the Hoosier State.</p><h2><b>Colts WR Ashton Dulin played NCAA Division II football nearby</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ashton-Dulin-catching.jpg"><figcaption>Christine Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Dulin has delivered a unique trek to the NFL. Including playing collegiately outside of both the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) realm.</p><p>The native of Reynoldsburg, Ohio starred for Malone University — which competes at the NCAA Division II level. He established himself as a four-year starter for the Pioneers. The university is located more than four hours east of Indianapolis.</p><p>He exploded onto the Division II scene by catching 59 passes for 1,059 yards and scored 10 touchdowns. Dulin even holds this claim on the campus: He played for the final Pioneers football team ever before the university discontinued the sport. Dulin finished with 61 catches for 984 yards and scored 11 touchdowns.</p><p>The 6-foot-2, 215-pound Dulin even became a two-sport star on the campus. He competed in track and field and became a Division II All-American in the 60-meter hurdles.</p><p>Dulin went undrafted in 2019 and ultimately found his way to Indy. The 27-year-old has caught 35 career receptions for 517 yards and scored four touchdowns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Colts reward home grown talent with $8.5 million deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/indianapolis-colts/colts-news-indianapolis-add-charvarius-ward-revamped-secondary-60-million-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Colts add Charvarius Ward to revamped secondary with $60 million deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Charvarius_Ward_reveals_daughter_s_impact_on_improved_play.webp"></figure><h1>Colts add Charvarius Ward to revamped secondary with $60 million deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-10T15:03:25-07:00">March 10th, 3:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-10T15:22:35-07:00">March 10th, 3:22pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Though free agency doesn’t technically open up until later this week, the legal tampering window has blown open in a major way, with teams like the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/bears-news-adding-48-million-edge-rusher-after-missing-out-khalil-mack-reunion">Indianapolis Colts experiencing the give and take</a> on the offseason.</p><p>Gone is Dayo Odeyingbo, who signed a three-year, $48 million deal with $32 million guaranteed via the Bears. But in his place, the team has opted to invest in the defensive secondary, with ex-49ers and Chiefs cornerback Charvarius Ward <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1899213676512469294">reportedly signing a multi-year new deal</a> with the Colts, according to Adam Schefter.</p><p>“Former 49ers CB Charvarius Ward reached agreement on a three-year deal worth up to $60 million including $35 million guaranteed and a $20 million signing bonus with the Indianapolis Colts,”  Schefter wrote.</p><p>Now for the Colts, this decision to go all-in on Ward as their new CB1 is a marked difference from the youth movement at the position in the past, with Jaylon Jones and Samuel Womack both playing over <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/clt/2024-snap-counts.htm">650 defensive snaps for the team last season</a>. Factor in the addition of Cam Bynum, who the Colts have reportedly signed away from the Minnesota Vikings <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/colts-news-indianapolis-agrees-vikings-standout-cam-bynum-60-million-deal">on a four-year, $60 million deal,</a> and GM Chris Ballard is giving Lou Anarumo a different set of tools to do his job in 2025.</p><p>In 2024, the Colts were a below-average defense against the pass, <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/clt/2024.htm" rel="noopener">allowing the seventh-most passing yards</a> of any team in the NFL at 3,899. While that number isn’t great, it gets even uglier when you consider the Colts were only targeted 545 times in the passing game last season, which ranked 14th league-wide. Factor in a net yards per pass attempt of 6.7, which ranked fourth-worst in the NFL, and the need for an improved defensive secondary clearly became a priority for the Colts.</p><p>Will Ward and Bynum be enough to fix the Colts’ pass defense on their own? No, not necessarily, but with the NFL Draft rapidly approaching, it’s a very good start and could blossom into something better in the future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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