The central theme of Colts General Manager Chris Ballard’s press conference on Wednesday was his insistence that the team sees a future for quarterback Anthony Richardson in Indianapolis despite his inability to beat out Daniel Jones for the starting job this summer.

It’s a hard sell given the way that Richardson’s career has played out to this point, but an easier one might be that Jones is capable of bouncing back from a rough end to his time with the Giants. Ballard was even able to cite a first-hand example of a player who has done that.

Ballard was in Kansas City when Alex Smith joined the Chiefs in 2013. That came in the wake of the 49ers opting to go with Colin Kaepernick over the first overall pick of the 2005 draft and Smith made the only three Pro Bowls of his career during

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