The 2024 NFL trade deadline has now come and gone, and for the Indianapolis Colts it was a quiet day--which should have been the case. The Colts did not make any moves prior to the Tuesday afternoon deadline and instead stood pat, keeping their roster as is.

One week after coach Shane Steichen benched the 2023 No. 4 pick in favor of 39-year-old Joe Flacco, rival NFL teams inquired about potentially trading for Richardson ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline. Those franchises were all met with the same response, per a league source: “Never.”

The Indianapolis Colts have seldom been active at the NFL trade deadline during GM Chris Ballard's tenure but with the move at quarterback from Anthony Richardson to Joe Flacco, the team at .500 and coach Shane Steichen's public declaration of his obligation to win games for his team,