Anthony Richardson and the Indianapolis Colts are parting ways, but should the Miami Dolphins consider a trade?
The Miami Dolphins have been connected to Malik Willis for weeks, but with his predicted annual contract continuing to rise, the connection may stop there.
That said, the Dolphins need a quarterback, and they may have a new candidate in Anthony Richardson. Richardson and the Indianapolis Colts have agreed to seek a trade, but would he make sense in South Florida?
Richardson has had a rough go since being drafted No. 4 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft. The young rookie was named the starter ahead of the 2023 season, beating out Gardner Minshew.
The issue is that Richardson suffered a concussion in Week 2, resulting in missing the next game. Shortly after, his tough-running style would lead to a Grade 3 AC joint sprain that required surgery, ending his season.
Richardson would return to proper form in 2024, but his tough running would lead to an oblique injury that shut him down for Weeks 5 and 6. He would then take himself out of the game in Week 8, resulting in being benched in favor of Joe Flacco.
Flacco's play led to Richardson being reinstalled as starter, and he finished the 2024 season with 1,812 yards, eight touchdowns, and 12 interceptions.
In 2025, the Colts went with Daniel Jones over Richardson.
Through limited time, Richardson has 2,400 yards, 11 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions.
Making a case for the Dolphins to take a chance on Richardson might be a bit dubious due to the performance from the young passer.
There could be a similarity to Willis in the sense of the limited starts. The difference is that Willis has shown plenty of brilliance in his starts when filling in for the injured Jordan Love.
Richardson may not be considered injury-prone just yet, but his rough go of staying on the field thus far does not inspire much confidence.
The bonus side of potentially trading for Richardson is that he is only 23 years old and has not quite gotten the chance to truly show what he is made of. Also, with his injury history, the Dolphins might be able to land him for a lower price.
If general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan can land Richardson for a fifth-round pick or lower, it might be worth the risk to see if he can rebound.
Then again, the Dolphins might also not want to take the chance on Richardson.
Despite the massive connections between the Dolphins and Willis, or any other quarterback for that matter, the team still has Quinn Ewers. The upcoming second-year quarterback might still be the most viable starter on the roster.
Miami has had as much bad luck at the quarterback position as a team could get, and the contract issues and benching of Tua Tagovailoa might push the team away from taking a leap of faith on another potentially suspect passer.
That is not to say that Richardson cannot be a good quarterback and rebound, but the Dolphins might not be the team to allow the signal caller to figure that out.
A cheaper bridge quarterback like Jimmy Garoppolo or Davis Mills might be the safer option due to their experience. Ewers could also beat out everyone to become the starter in 2026, and he does deserve that chance.
There are many variables to Miami's growing quarterback situation, but there needs to be far less risk in the veteran they bring in to compete.