{"id":32793,"date":"2025-09-16T01:56:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T01:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=32793"},"modified":"2025-09-16T01:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T01:56:46","slug":"update-colts-former-fourth-overall-pick-named-option-for-bengals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=32793","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Colts Former Fourth Overall Pick Named Option For Bengals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2235424668-e1757973714879.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2235424668-e1757973714879.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2235424668-e1757973714879.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2235424668-e1757973714879.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Colts Former Fourth Overall Pick Named Option For Bengals\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p><em>Getty Indianapolis Colts QB Anthony Richardson<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Cincinnati Bengals will be without starting quarterback Joe Burrow, as he suffered a turf toe injury against the Jacksonville Jaguars, which will require surgery and sideline him for three months.<\/p>\n<p>Backup quarterback Jake Browning led the Bengals to victory after stepping in for Burrow, throwing for 241 yards and 2 touchdowns despite throwing 3 interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>While Browning may have had a decent performance, it begs the question of whether he will be starting the next few months while Burrow recovers from his injury as a permanent option.<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic\u2019s Dave Niinemet\u2019s created a list of quarterbacks the Bengals could target if Browning won\u2019t be the starter, with him naming Indianapolis Colts backup QB Anthony Richardson as a possibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRichardson would give the Bengals a totally different dynamic at quarterback and maybe, with Cincinnati\u2019s top-notch offensive weapons, he could find his groove. However, he would also create an all-new set of problems for [Zac] Taylor and [Dan] Pitcher, as they would have to remake the offense on the fly to cater to Richardson\u2019s skill set. Plus, he\u2019s still a project, which isn\u2019t conducive to a win-now approach,\u201d Niinemets\u2019 wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt might not take much to pry Richardson away from the Colts now that [Daniel] Jones is shining, and Richardson is still on a rookie contract, but it\u2019s hard to see how he would instantly make the Bengals any better than they are with Browning at the helm.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Anthony Richardson In Indianapolis<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5347597\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AnthonyRichardson-2197799016-e1746371382137.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=756\" alt=\"Colts Former Fourth Overall Pick Named Option For Bengals\" width=\"756\" height=\"531\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5347597\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5347597\">GettyIndianapolis Colts QB Anthony Richardson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Anthony Richardson was in a position battle with Daniel Jones to see who would become the starting quarterback for the organization, ultimately losing.<\/p>\n<p>The former fourth overall pick now finds himself on the bench for the third time in his career. As Niinemet\u2019s mentioned, Richardson is on his rookie contract and it appears unlikely that the Colts (or any other team) will exercise the QB\u2019s fifth-year option.<\/p>\n<p>Jones has been performing well for the Colts, having thrown over 500 yards and 2 touchdown passes without an interception, leading Indy to a 2-0 start.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson could benefit from learning from a change of scenery and learning from Pitcher, who helped develop Joe Burrow.<\/p>\n<p>If the Bengals were interested in pursuing Richardson\u2019s talent, they would have to acquire the player before the trade deadline in early November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Richardson\u2019s]\u00a0proven that he has the physical skills to be an NFL starter, but his struggles with accuracy have kept him from sticking as coach Shane Steichen\u2019s guy,\u201d Niinemets wrote.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Richardson In Cincinnati<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5492813\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JoeBurrow-2235419825-e1757879633881.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Colts Former Fourth Overall Pick Named Option For Bengals\" width=\"782\" height=\"521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5492813\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5492813\">Getty Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If Anthony Richardson were to find himself on the Bengals, he could use it as a final attempt to prove that he is a starting-caliber quarterback in the league.<\/p>\n<p>The Colts have seemed to move on from him after making Jones the starter, instead of a quarterback who has familiarity with the coaching staff and offensive scheme.<\/p>\n<p>While it is unlikely Richardson will unseat Joe Burrow from his starting spot, if he performs well enough, Richardson can find himself a starting spot elsewhere in the league. If not, he can be a valuable backup to QBs around the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>The Colts and Richardson\u2019s agent have spoken about the player\u2019s future in the offseason. At the time, there was a discussion of trading the player. With Burrow hurt, Cincy might make some phone calls to help the offense.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Indianapolis Colts backup is named as an option to replace a star quarterback who will be out for three months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cincinnati-bengals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UPDATE: Colts Former Fourth Overall Pick Named Option For Bengals - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=32793\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UPDATE: Colts Former Fourth Overall Pick Named Option For Bengals - 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