Colts' Daniel Jones Thought to be 'Legitimate' Starter

Jones came to the Colts to earn another shot at starting after the Giants cut ties with him last year. Jones hasn't put together a bad career by the numbers, but in his last two campaigns with New York, it was a disaster.

Jones played only 16 games, finished with a 3-13 record, threw 13 picks to 10 touchdowns, and looked worse than ever. Jones has a newfound opportunity to make something of his career in a QB competition that is as wide open as a Texas range.

Clark was next to talk about Indy's signal-caller conundrum.

'The reason that you go there if you're Daniel Jones is because you believe there's a great opportunity to start,' said Clark. 'If you're Anthony Richardson, you have to do all you can do to, not only be in training camp on day one, but to be different in training camp, to move around the building in a different way, to lead in a different way, to show consistency in a different way.'

Clark brings up that Richardson essentially has to pull off a huge comeback to win the starting role. Clark also went on to agree with Foxworth on the Jones notion that he'll be the day one starter for Shane Steichen.

Richardson has all the ability in the world, but nothing matters if he can't stay healthy or take a leap forward. 2024 can be a learning lesson for Richardson as training camp begins, where he'll truly fight to get back up to speed and lead the offense.

Indianapolis selected Richardson to end their long-time quarterback problem, but it's not looking that way up to this point. Richardson is under the most pressure of his entire football life to make something happen, but Jones is, too. Both field generals have a lot on the line, which will make for one of the most interesting position battles of the 2025 offseason.

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