With the recent news of Daniel Jones being named the Colts’ starter, dealing Richardson to the Raiders in a potential trade could revitalize the young QB’s career.

Anthony Richardson won't be the starting quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts when they take the field on Sept. 7 for their Week 1 matchup with the Miami Dolphins. Roughly 24 hours ago, Daniel Jones was named the team's starter.

The negative case for Jones over Richardson is compelling, but here's why the Colts got their starting QB decision right

Both Daniel Jones, a former first-round pick of the New York Giants, and Anthony Richardson, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2023 draft, had been splitting reps and alternating starts, and on Tuesday Steichen announced that Jones had won the competition.

The Indianapolis Colts were the latest team in the NFL to officially come to a conclusion on there offseason quarterback battle, ultimately naming Daniel

Anthony Richardson completed six of his first eight passes, leading the Indianapolis Colts to a touchdown on his first series before the Green Bay Packers rallied late for a 23-19 victory in the preseason.

Given Richardson's injury history plus general concerns about his development stagnating because of the turbulent start to his NFL career, Indianapolis signed former New York Giants first-round pick Daniel Jones to a one-year, $14 million contract to push Richardson and compete for the starting quarterback job.