The number of potential quarterback replacements for the Colts takes a hit after a recent report on Aaron Rodgers.
The entire NFL world is watching and awaiting a decision on the future of quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers will decide if he wants to continue playing football and if that will be with the Green Bay Packers or another team.
Teams like the Indianapolis Colts who are hoping to upgrade at quarterback are monitoring the situation to see if Rodgers could be their next franchise quarterback.
While Rodgers hasn’t made an official decision yet, the latest report on the situation doesn’t bode well for those hoping that Rodgers may land with the Colts.
Reporting from the scouting combine on Friday, NFL Insider, Ian Rapoport, said that Rodgers is still conflicted on his next step but that the likely options are returning to the Packers or working out a trade to the Denver Broncos.
From our NFL Scouting Combine coverage: #Packers QB Aaron Rodgers is torn on where he wants to play, as Green Bay works to bring him home. pic.twitter.com/Qf7bhkMFRh
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 5, 2022
Colts aren’t in possible plans for Aaron Rodgers
As Rapoport stated, the Broncos have always been considered the likely landing spot if Rodgers decided to leave Green Bay. Denver has a young and talented defense along with an impressive group of young offensive weapons.
In addition to the players on the Broncos roster, Denver recently hired Nathaniel Hackett as head coach. Hackett worked the last three seasons with Aaron Rodgers as Green Bay’s offensive coordinator.
That connection could play a big part in Rodgers’ pending decision which is expected to come by Tuesday, March 8.
For the Colts, that leaves the team with limited options for a true upgrade. Aside from Rodgers, the other hope is Russell Wilson, but he also has to decide if he wants to leave or stay with the Seattle Seahawks.
With Rodgers likely out of the equation, and Wilson a long-shot, Indianapolis would either have to hope they can repair things with Carson Wentz and run it back or Indy would have to settle for another quarterback on the market.
Many of the remaining available quarterbacks would either be looked at as a lateral move from Wentz or a downgrade. So after all the offseason commotion about the quarterback position, there’s a real chance that the Colts don’t even get better there.
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