The Indianapolis Colts revolving door at quarterback is set to take another turn. Hopefully for them it leads to a more permanent solution this time around.
The Colts are expected to release veteran quarterback Matt Ryan, which should set the stage for a quarterback selection with their top pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Ryan was the latest stop-gap solution for the Colts that badly failed in the wake of Andrew Luck’s sudden retirement several years ago. In the seasons since the Colts have gone from Luck, to Jacoby Brissett, to Phillip Rivers, to Carson Wentz, to Ryan, and none of them provided any sort of stability at the position.
What makes Ryan’s release and failure even more damaging to the Colts is that when they acquired him from the Atlanta Falcons they added a $12 million bonus to his contract for 2023 that gets paid to him no matter what he does.