"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.

Colts GM Chris Ballard admitted to one huge mistake that Indy made with Anthony Richardson. Could he have a breakout season this fall?

Optimism was sprinkled throughout Chris Ballard’s pre-camp meeting with the media on Tuesday. “I think we’ve got a good football team,’’ he said as the Indianapolis Colts’ training camp got underway in full force at Grand Park Sports Campus.