"Ballard wishes he’d resisted the urge to hand Richardson the job right away, a move late owner Jim Irsay pushed for at the time. What the young quarterback needed was the chance to acclimate to the NFL, to learn the job, to watch a veteran’s daily habits and build his own,” Keefer writes.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/colts as Colts 'Won't Consider' Moving On from Anthony Richardson. The Indianapolis Colts are a team in transition, whether that be for positive or negative reasons.