Locked On Colts - Daily Podcast On The Indianapolis Colts - Indianapolis Colts: LATEST On Anthony Richardson Injury, Germaine Pratt, Change in Ownership

Episode Date: June 9, 2025

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A latest report gives us some optimism on Anthony Richardson's shoulder that, plus a big free agent just became available for the Colts. Let's get to it. You are Locked On Colts, your daily Indianapolis Colts podcast. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. Thank you all for tuning in and making us your first listen of the day. This is your daily podcast covering your Indianapolis cults. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team, every day. Hello, everyone. My name is Zach Hicks, your resident film nerd of HorseshoeHuddle.com.

My partner, Jake Arthur, is our credentialed boots on the ground for the site. I guess we lied to you guys because we said throughout all of June, we're going to be doing Tuesday through Thursday show. But we had way too much news drop over the weekend and into Monday here to where we felt like we needed to give you guys an extra show. So this will be an extra show for the week. We will still have our Tuesday through Thursday shows for you guys. But we have a lot to cover from an update on Anthony Richardson's shoulder

from Tom Palacero and Albert Brewer. I believe we're the two people mainly like leading that latest report. So we're going to talk about that. We're going to talk about a free agent that just hit the market. Finally, the Cincinnati Bengals made a move to release a player that has been on the trade block since January at this point. So almost six months on the trade block. He's finally released. We'll talk about that. And the Colts officially announced their new change in ownership. We're going to talk about the three girls taking over as co-owners of the Colts or as owners of the Colts, what their new roles are going to be and kind of what our expectations are for the Colts under their

leadership. And we're very excited to talk about that and really excited to see that. We're actually we got update right before we jumped on the show that they will be talking to the media tomorrow. So our boots on the ground, Jake, will be there to talk about to talk to them tomorrow. But before we get to that segment, let's lead it off with Anthony Richardson. Obviously, you guys want to hear about quarterback. We have seen the comments lately all about quarterback position on our latest shows.

And yeah, Anthony Richardson, we got an update over the weekend that the Colts and Richardson and I guess his team, his agency, all that expect him to be back by training camp. So he's really only going to miss this week of practice by what they're expecting. And then we'll see him back in August August or I think it's late July is when training camp kicks off, uh, we'll see him back on the field, but Jake, you

know, we'll talk through our thoughts and feelings that we haven't even really properly, like we, we had a little locked on short that we did, but we haven't really talked too much about the new, uh, injury with Richardson, but does this change anything for you? Like, are you like now not concerned about this competition because he's only going to miss three practices or is still kind of maintain that concern that you had in that locked on down video last week? Yeah, no, I don't think there's any reason for concern to ease up by any means. Now, some people have looked at this to where it's like, you know, they're just being cautious,

yada yada yada. He was just doing it because he was overworking everything. It's like, okay, that's one thing. But this is just another thing on top of all the other things like he's been given such a long leash because people are so desperate for the quarterback to work out. And it's like, man, quarterback is just you cannot just be playing chicken with injuries all the time. Like you have to know what's going on with your quarterback. So certainly it does.

I mean, this is not supposed to be like some big long term thing. There's been kind of conflicting reports, you know, Tom Pellicero said I'm assuming he talked to someone either You know within the Colts or an Anthony's camp that said he's gonna a thousand percent be ready for training camp I think Albert Brewer said within you know, a weaker, you know inside a week or two of training camp and Jeremy Fowler also said like just rest in and you know, it's all going to be good and everything. So there's probably some truth mixed in within all that, like they report on July 22 to Grand Park there in Westfield. And he could be put on like active pup and then they can take him off the list anytime and get him practicing again.

So he could miss some time, but I think where we went into this thing with him being like the incumbent and the leader in the clubhouse, and it was kind of his job to lose, to me, I think it kind of flips at this point. Daniel, I mean, Daniel Jones is gonna get, so he got all of last week as the QB one because Anthony's

injury happened two weeks ago now. So he got all of last week during the final week of OTAs as the QB one. He's going to get all of mini camp this week as QB one. So it's not like some huge difference in snaps, but that's two weeks where he was the guy guy And just for the sake of momentum and all that stuff I think you probably start him out as the guy now that's got The edge as QB one Because another part of this is they're also not just going to put a full workload on Anthony's lap when he does get back Yeah, they're probably gonna ease him in a little bit. And so his lap when he does get back. Yeah. They're probably going to ease him in a little bit. And so at this point, it almost feels like it's Daniel Jones' job to lose because he

will have gotten so much more work by the time Anthony is full go again. Yeah. And that's kind of the way I'm going to be operating the rest of this off season personally. I mean, you've talked to Shane Steichen multiple times this off season, Jake, I mean, especially earlier in the offseason, what was the biggest thing that Steichen has said all season long about how this quarterback competition is going to be decided? He's talking about consistency, consistency out there on the practice field, which guy is consistently showing up and doing their job. And part of that is being on the field and taking those reps. And I do think the player that has the more reps by the end

of summer is going to have a big advantage in that. So yeah, we're talking about four full practices, five full practices, whatever it's going to be, at least of Jones having all the reps where Richardson's not getting any. And on top of that, it's not like they only gave Daniel Jones a Gardner-Menshu contract. They gave him $18 million to come here. So even if we were saying a lot earlier in the offseason, like a lot of that's just for showmanship and putting the pressure on, it's not all showmanship. There has to be some elements of that where we think this guy can actually play a little bit, much to my chagrin, obviously, from a lot of my comments on this show. But yeah,

I do think this is Daniel Jones' job to lose going forward. And I want to go back to the point that you made, Jake, about how we have been kind of shrugging off the injuries with Richards. And I think we're a victim to that too, Jake, on this show. For two years now, we've shrugged off a lot of it, Say, oh, concussions happen with quarterbacks, you know, unfortunately it happens. Aaron Rodgers had 20 of them in the NFL. Like this stuff happens. When the shoulder injury happens, like, oh,

Matthew Stafford had one early in his career and he was fine, able to bounce back. When the hip injury happens, mobile quarterback did hurt sometimes, it's fine. But you know, one thing that I've done a lot on the show is like when it comes to like Juju Brents and Angelani Woods, I've called them $1 scratch-off tickets. You know, you're not've done a lot on the show is like when it comes to like Juju Brents and Angelani woods I've called them $1 scratch off tickets. You know you're not expecting to get rich off them

But if you can get some return on that investment cool But like you're not really expecting much and honestly because Richardson is the quarterback they draft at top five We've kind of ignored saying the same thing about him, but we are getting into that territory with him You know this is two straight off seasons where that shoulder has bothered him to where he's had to miss some practice. I think last year was only two practices this year. It's going to be at least five. We'll see if it's even more. So that shoulder has been a nagging injury now for multiple years. The back injury that held him out for the final month of last season goes all the way back to high school. Richardson has said that to us.

The hip injury that happened this past year, I don't know if that's going away. Like these injuries of last season goes all the way back to high school. Richardson has said that to us. The hip injury that happened this past year, I don't know if that's going away. These injuries keep popping up and they're a constant theme. And the thing is, if his play on the field was superb, elite, fantastic, like franchise quarterback, maybe you could ignore it a little bit. But when his play on the field is sub-part at best,

I mean, last year was a big step back from his rookie season. It's hard to also ignore the injuries. So now you've got the injuries and you've got this play that's really not matching up to the draft status. So at the end of the day, I mean, if you're looking at it from the Colts perspective, you got new owners coming in or, you know, new names, I guess, as the owner, obviously they've been around, but, you know, Carly's taken over as on the football side and There might be more pressure now to go out there and win this year Because she might be ready to change all these things who knows what what she thought about the way Jim Erce handled everything

So if there is pressure to win this year, do you want to put your faith in a quarterback who has? struggled to complete 50% of his passes through two seasons and has struggled to stay on the field or on the white bread that you know that Daniel Jones is, which is like 60% passer, pretty even touchdown interception ratio. Maybe Steichen says I can just win with that. At least, I mean, he's had his injuries too and he's far from perfect. I'm not trying to say that, but at least he's out there right now in the off season. So it's far from perfect. Like I'm not trying to say that, but like at least he's out there right now in the off season. So it's tough, man.

It's such a horrible situation for an organization to be in with, with these two quarterbacks right now. It truly is. And, you know, I hope you guys know we don't, we don't say all this stuff to be haters, but like we need to give you the perspective of what the team is thinking. And you know, for the last two years, everything was about developing Anthony, but now jobs are on the line. Like it's kind of sink or swim. It's now, this season is about winning by any means necessary and however it looks. I mean, Anthony's still got to develop, yes, but it's kind of on him to do that now. It necessarily isn't going to be on the field if

he doesn't win this job. And I'm not going to say he can't win the quarterback job still, it's QB1 in week one. But certainly I think this, I mean, number one, he's not on the field right now to compete for the job. Number two, how does anybody in that building have a lot of confidence to shake this off, this latest setback off. And I think the discouraging part is it is a repeat of an injury, just like the back is a repeat of an injury. You've got two things that may be reoccurring problems. And I just think that's a really hard pill to swallow and overlook. Certainly, Anthony is one of the more talented gifted quarterbacks we've seen.

And if it all works out, that's awesome. He has all the potential in the world. But you cannot sit around and wait for what if forever? You know, yeah, this team has got to win games now. Yeah, my final thought on this is like my thought coming into this off season was both these quarterbacks going to start games for the Colts. Absolutely. With the injury history of both these guys have, honestly, I'd put money on Riley Leonard starting games this year with the injury

history that both these guys have, because it's just the nature of the game with these two players. But I was expecting Richardson to be the week one starter. I would say as of right now, I'm leaning towards Daniel Jones being the week one starter. But again, I think we'll see both these guys this year. Heck, I think we'll see Leonard start at least one game this year. That's kind of how I expect this season to go. Yeah, I mean, we'll get into some hotter takes, I'm sure, throughout the offseason.

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Use code LOCKDOWNNFL at MonarchMoney.com for 50% off of your first year. That's MonarchMoney.com code LOCKDOWNNFL for half off of your first year. All right, Zach, so we finally have a storyline that has been Noteworthy for the Colts for months and it's kind of come into a head now a little bit of do or die It's either gonna happen or not happen at this point Meaning we might finally have some resolution to whether or not Jermaine Pratt is going to become a Colt. Um, now this hasn't just been like us and people on the Colt side and like fans and stuff drawing conclusions from the moment NFL network.

Announced that Jermaine Pratt wanted to trade. They said, look out for the Colts, you know, him and Lou Anna Rumo had a good relationship there in Cincinnati and Prats DC in Cincinnati, his entire career was Lou Anna Rumo. They do have a good relationship. And on the surface, I don't think the Colts, they're not dying for linebacker help. Like they do have Zaire Franklin and Jalen Carlis, but if you dig a little deeper, there's, there's some room for doubt in there.

Number one, neither guy's on the field right now. Zaire Franklin's in a boot recovering from an ankle procedure and Jalen Carlis is also on the sideline recovering from a shoulder issue. So both those guys are, you know, hopefully expect to be back within training camp or the start of it early on. But the two guys that you've put a ton of eggs in that basket are not even there right now. Yeah.

So that I think is a concern. So then you're relying on Shagu. Aloubi has gotten snaps with the first team. We've seen some from Cameron McGrone, Hunter Roller, the guy who is he a safety? Is he a linebacker? He's both whatever. But like, realistically injuries happen in the NFL. Hunter Roller, the guy who is he a safety, is he a linebacker? He's both, whatever. But realistically, injuries happen in the NFL.

Someone's going to miss a game. Is that a group that you absolutely love? So you can kind of go from a group where you're like, eh, we're kind of rolling the dice here. But if you add Jermaine Pratt, it's a little luxurious then at that point, because you've got three guys you would be happy to start but at least you've got options you have fallback options if someone gets hurt yeah i'm i'm of two minds when it really comes to this potential move or this move that's been

whispered about for again six months now at this point i think jermaine requested a trade back in january so again we're sitting here in June. He's finally been released by the Bengals. Love how the Bengals do everything there when it comes to, you know, putting just putting things in motion there. But yeah, I think on one hand, like we've talked about a lot on this show this offseason, especially you, Jake, that you're not a fan of this linebacker group going into the year, especially with the injury history. And I've had my fair share of doubts when it comes to Jalen Carlis being a full time starter this next season, only two years removed from being a safety his entire career in college.

So I do think there are concerns with the linebacker room. And I do think Jermaine Pratt does raise the floor a little bit. This guy who's been there done that six years, has playoff experience, has the experience in this system in a similar role with Luan Arumo. My big fear really is he's so redundant with Zyra Franklin. They are both at their best when they're C-ball, get ball type guys when they are, you know, not really guys who have to be like the best in coverage or have to be these guys who can feel out things behind them. I do think Franklin's a better cover guy than people give him credit for, but by no means is he some superstar coverage linebacker or anything like that.

So you're getting to like attack linebackers who probably play the exact same role in this defense. And I don't know how that would really fit especially when you factor in both these guys had concerns last year when it came to missed tackles when it became to filling when it came to filling wrong gaps when it came to just a lot of mistakes in the run game and then over pursuit in the passing game as well that led to some plays behind them I would be a little nervous with both them on the field even if I think it might be better than, you know, multiple games started from Shagu Aloubi or from Ken McGrone or Liam Anderson or whoever it would be out there if Jalen Carlis is unable to hold down that job. So yeah, I think it would raise the floor a little bit. I'm not sure how much better the ceiling would be. Maybe a good, like, way to rectify all that would be on base downs. You have Pratt and Franklin on the field,

and then in sub- you get Karlai's out there with one of those two, preferably Franklin, because he's the higher paid guy and the all-pro guy from last year. But I don't know if Pratt would be interested in that. You know, maybe he goes to a team that is willing to play him all three downs. So there is some kind of push-pull with this here, but overall it doesn't hurt to have familiarity when you have a new defensive system coming over. The Colts haven't brought in many Bengals.

I don't think they brought in any Bengals guys outside of Joe Bacci or Bacci. I think is how you say his name from the Bengals at linebacker as well. So who knows if he even makes the team so they could just use the experience there. I'm curious to see what his price tag is going to look like. So I'm assuming it's going to be a one year deal on the open market here. Is it in like the four to five million dollar range, which the Colts certainly have the money for that, or are teams desperate for an experienced guy at linebacker and someone's willing to go up to like eight or nine million in one year for him?

Like I am curious to see what that contract looks like. But you know, again, a bit redundant with Franklin, but he is a floor razor, I guess, for a defense that really only has that one big weakness at other linebacker next to Zaire Franklin. Yeah I'm not by any means necessary on this one I'm for it under the right circumstances just like you said he has to accept the role that the Colts might be willing to provide which I think they fully are prepared to let Jalen Carlis be the will. I think they really, really like him and that they want to see him play a thousand snaps or whatever it is. So if he is willing to have some sort of specialized role where he probably plays

more than a normal Sam linebacker would play in this instance, because we're being kind of led to believe that we're never going to see the same in this in this defense for the most part, which is maybe true. So if you can guarantee him a little more playing time, like you mentioned him and Zaire on early downs, you know, on obvious rundowns and have Carlisle in there, you know, when when it's passing situations, which I guess would be more traditional based defense like that's how, you know, it normally would go. If he's willing to do that, sure. And you know, if you're paying him like four and a half, five million, that's probably an appropriate role. But yeah, in terms of like where his performance dip

last year, I mean, the good news is they have his defensive coordinator. If it was a, if it was a true problem with Pratt, then Anurumo's going to know about it. And if it was something where, you know, we've seen this with the Colts defense before, you know, you're having to overcompensate for things for other like younger players who are out of position and everything just kind of went downhill, then maybe that's why. But Anurumo should know what was behind his struggles. And if they're not interested, then that that's why. But yeah, Interumbo should know what was behind his struggles. And if they're not interested, then that would be pretty telling.

Yeah, I do think, you know, when it comes to a player like dream, probably one thing to correct to or not correct, but just add on what you said. There really won't be a Sam linebacker this next season. Right. If they do have like Sam looks, it'll probably be one of the linebackers dropping down and probably a safety coming in. That'll be like their base three linebacker look and it'll probably like a Hunter Wohler coming in who's a hybrid safety. So what they did what they did the other day was Nick Cross came down into the box and then Rodney Thomas was back there with Cam, Cam Bynum. Right. Yeah. So that's more of

what we would see. We won't we won't see the three linebackers on the field really at all this next season. So it does get difficult but the thing that Jermaine Pratt is going to be looking at here with this one year deal he's going to take is what's the best place for me to make the most money in next free agency? You know, how can I sell myself the most? Is it getting back with my old defensive coordinator even in a lesser role or going to a team that has no linebackers and playing a bigger role and showcasing myself there. So he'll have a lot of things to weigh. I do think the Colts are an option for him.

We'll see if they ultimately get it done. And maybe it'll shut Jacob finally about this linebacker position, this off season here. He's tired of watching. Yeah, he's tired of watching. I'm a senior camp star. That's what it is. That's what it is.

But coming up guys, we have more Colts news to talk about because of course, again, we had to throw up guys, we have more Colts news to talk about because of course again We had to throw in this show with all the Colts news The Colts announced their change in ownership the three girls taking over as owners of the Colts We're going to talk about their new roles and exactly what to expect from them going forward Alrighty Jake we are back talking all about the Colts ownership change. Now, there's no real surprise here whatsoever when it comes to this announcement, but the Colts did actually make it official today on Monday.

So Carly, Carly Ursay is going to be the owner and CEO. She's going to mostly handle all of the football side of things. Then we got Kaylin, who has been the other big name, obviously, that we've talked about. She's going to be the owner and chief brand officer. And then Casey, the the middle child of the three girls there that we don't hear as much about. She's also the owner and executive vice president of the Colts going forward. So my expectation really, and Jake, you can chime in on this, obviously, as well. Carly's going to be the face of all this.

That's going to be the person that we see the most. We hear from the most. I don't want to say she's going to be in like the general role because she's going to handle things differently than her dad, but she's going to be the one that we associate with the Colts on the football side of things, just everywhere. The public face on everything. Kaylin will more so be a lot on the media side

behind the scenes with all that stuff and operating from a similar capacity that she's been in doing the last couple of years and same with Casey as well as the executive vice president that obviously asked, okay, a lot of things, but going forward, it's gonna be Carly that is the main like figurehead of this Colts organization. Yeah, that's kind of my understanding as well.

Now it may be Kaylyn that would see out in the open most often, because that's kind of how it's been. Carly kind of operates in the shadows a little bit other than being seen on the sideline and stuff. Like when you see someone give an interview or they're in some video or something, it's usually Kaylyn.

Now I think at least two, maybe all three will represent the team at like owners meetings and all that good stuff. Um, I, they, they all have vast experience over the last couple of decades, uh, really doing just about everything within the organization to figure out how everything works for marketing, ticketing, like everywhere, the football side of it as well. And again, they've been very well, they very well represented at owners meetings and stuff before, uh,

there is precedence for, uh, mainly Carly taking over when, when Jim got into his kind of trouble a little bit in 2014, uh, he was suspended and then I think he was like under investigation and suspended, but like for a good rehab to. Yeah, it was. Yeah. For a good chunk of that year, Carly was kind of in the driver's seat. Now, I think all three of them had had things they were doing,

but this isn't new to them. Jim had basically, you know, had them all learning on the ropes for years and years and years. So I know there has been been some concern about like, whether or not they're qualified. And it's like, NFL ownership is not like, owners don't go from team to team, like that's not how it works. Like usually someone becomes an owner, they're from the business world and they pay a gazillion dollars to get in on this team. And you know, they have no association with sports or

football or anything before the golden goose for the Ursay family, the family business is football. Right. And these women have been learning the ropes and they have been qualified for this for a while. If they're not qualified, no one is. Right, right. Yeah, my one thing that I really wanna add,

I have seen some people pushing back and I do think this is part of just how people are with billionaires and millionaires in general. And not to get political in terms of that regard, but I do think a lot of this pushback in terms of like, Oh, are these daughters actually qualified is because they are daughters that we're talking about here. No one bats an eye when we see a man buying a team or whatever. But when we see Carly, it's like, Oh, she qualified to to own this man sports team.

She's more qualified than most owners across the NFL in terms of just her experience in the NFL. Just looking at Carly, she's been doing work with this team since 2004 to Dozen years whatever it was with Stike in or with a yeah with Stike in and right with a headset on she's been in the Draft room. She's been at the owners meetings like she is more qualified than almost Any owner in the league in terms of just working in there and Jim was the same way before he took over heck He was a general manager for a while of the team back in I think it was what the 90s right? He was the general manager of the team so this is how the Colts are run and yeah, you can maybe not like the aspect of handing down something to kids who

maybe aren't the most qualified or whatever. But when it comes to the Colts, they are groomed for this position. They're built up in this position to where they have knowledge of all sides of the business. And with all three girls being involved, they all have their specialties. Like I said, like Carly has been on the sidelines the last couple of years. She's been learning from coaches. She's so I think there was an interview or something out there where she said that she learned from Andrew Barry, the general manager of the Cleveland Browns. Like he was essential in her buildup of football knowledge.

You look at Kaylin, she's fantastic on the social media stuff. Again, the chief brand officer that she has been. We have a comment here as well, like on the philanthropic side, they've been doing the kicking the stigma and all those things on the side. And Caitlin's been a really big part of that her whole time. And Casey's obviously had her role as well with the organization. So like these girls are very qualified for what they're doing. And I'm excited to hear them talk tomorrow because this is what we're going to see from the Colts going forward. I do think there are questions

in terms of, you know, how are they going to differentiate themselves and also endear themselves to the fan base like Jim did. Like Jim, Jim Erciy was such a polarizing figure in the NFL for a long time for good and bad reasons, you know, like obviously there was what happened in the early 2010s with him. But by and large, this was a very philanthropic person, well loved by by Indy in general. And I think for the most part, people have a lot of great thoughts and feelings

about this guy. So how do they kind of navigate that endearing side of Jim, but maybe separate themselves from the nostalgic side of Jim, you know, and maybe the, you know, keeping a general manager around for 10 years side of Jim that we saw really. So I am very excited to hear them talk tomorrow. I think these girls are very qualified. And from I think Stephen Holder put out a tweet today talking about how Carly kind of might be a little bit more hard, not hard headed, but more like passionate

in terms of like making changes than than Jim ever was because Jim was so nostalgic and so family business oriented. I think they're going to have that aspect to them, but it does seem like Carly's more like let's get this thing going, which I'm excited about. I'm excited to see and hear it tomorrow, especially in that press conference. Yeah, I don't know the specifics yet. But my understanding is that like, they're the way things are done might change a little bit. Certainly, they would love to do their father proud and get this thing going back on the right track. And I mean, they're going to make their own decisions and how to do that. Like, they're not not just gonna go back in this whole scroll of what would Jim do.

They're gonna have their own opinions on how things should be done. So who knows what we'll see changed moving forward, but I do think this is an important season. Obviously for everybody involved, I think regardless, wins have gotta come. Like this team has gotta get back on the right track. And I don't know, like you said, I'm excited to see what changes though. I mean, it's certainly not the way you want it to happen, but change can be good sometimes. I think no fresh new perspective could certainly help. But yeah, I think they'll do a really good job.

This has been a very family oriented business. They've been in this community forever. Again, they grew up here. I think this is good. There's good feelings coming in with this versus some billionaire who owned a tech company or is from Wall Street or whatever and just doesn't know what he's doing, coming in and randomly buying a team

and trying to run it like a business, but he's impatient, doesn't know. I'm not thinking any specific examples here, but you know what I mean. They're like, these women know what they're doing. So yeah, I think it's going to be good. Yeah, I'm very excited, honestly. Like maybe it might seem like I'm fanning here, but I'm very excited.

Like, I think, honestly, if you look at across the NFL, I think Carly and Kaylen probably know football better than most of these owners. I mean, Carly's lived and breathed it the last couple of years. I've seen her on this. I've seen her play sheet that she has on her with the headset on and like, you know, she's another coach on the field there. And she was in the draft room this year. Like, I really think that she's going to be a big part of this stuff going forward.

And Kailin as well. Like, I've always been impressed with what they've done on the side of away from football with this organization. I've always been impressed with that with Jim as well when he was alive. So, yeah, I think that they're going to be fantastic for the Colts and I'm really excited to hear them tomorrow. But that's what we're going to leave it off here today, guys. Again, Jake will be back here tomorrow, obviously with with videos, hopefully with videos of the press conference tomorrow. And then we're going to obviously talk about it all and also

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