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Originally Posted by albany ed
Well, with the playoffs rapidly becoming a kind of an unreachable fantasy, it's time to just relax and let Richardson sink or swim. We're stuck with him through 2026. His cap hit would be too huge to jettison him before then. In 2026 he'll be 24 years old, still very young. Maybe, just maybe he'll develop. Right now, I believe his biggest problem is between his ears. He plays like a wreckless teenager who can't see beyond the next second. I'm not sure how this can be rectified, but I do believe that if it could, he just might be special.
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Not really quite true.
If we cut him before 2025 (next season), then the dead cap would be $20.087m which is bit hard, not not impossible to get around.
His dead cap in 2026 is only his salary/prorated bonus of $10.816m. With an estimated team cap hit around $265m, $10m is very, very doable.
So, I think he will be here in 2025 and I think that is the correct decision. With his injury history, giving him a 3rd season to sink or swim is the right thing to do with a 1st round QB.
But, if he has not progressed in 2025, I think it is very, very possible that the Colts might head in a new direction at QB (cough....Arch Manning....cough) !
