The Indianapolis Colts are planning to hold a competition for their starting quarterback job between Anthony Richardson Sr. and Daniel Jones, but it sounds like the latter has already gotten a bit of a head start.
Richardson did not participate in mandatory minicamp this week due to soreness in his throwing shoulder, which was surgically repaired in 2023. That left all of the first-team reps to Jones, and ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler says the veteran took full advantage of the opportunity.
During a Saturday appearance on “SportsCenter,” Fowler said he was told Jones looked “very sharp” during Indy’s three-day minicamp.
“Daniel Jones, making his move a little bit in minicamp, taking those first-team reps with Anthony Richardson resting his shoulder,” the reporter said. “Richardson plans to be back for training camp for that battle, but I was told Jones was a fast processor at the line of scrimmage, good chemistry with his receivers. He was quote ‘very sharp’ as it was told to me in minicamp as the guy.”