INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Colts general manager Ryan Grigson didn’t sound like a person who plans to bring running back Trent Richardson back next season during his season-ending press conference Friday.
The suspension of Trent Richardson will allow the Colts to walk away from the 3.18 guar for 2015. His contract has strong voiding language.
— Mark Dominik (@MarkdominikESPN) January 23, 2015How can you tell?
Here’s Grigson’s quote.
“Every situation is different,” the GM said. “Every player and how we deal with them is going to be different. He’ll be lumped into that conversation with guys this offseason. Where does he fit? Where is he going? Is his arrow up, down, sideways, 45-degree angle? We’ve got to figure all these things out with guys in all different types of situations on this roster. There’s questions across the board on a lot of guys that are in a lot of different situations. Again, when the coaches come back and when we start seeing what’s actually out there ... We have an idea, draft, and the juniors that have declared and have been declaring and things like that. Once that evolves, I think we’ll have a much better feel for what we need to do.”
Grigson made a similar comment when asked about center Samson Satele during the combine in February 2013. Satele was released shortly after.
That’s why you shouldn’t be surprised when Richardson, who was suspended for two games, doesn’t play another down for the Colts.
Richardson’s 2015 salary is $3.18 million guaranteed -- or maybe it isn't.
ESPN’s Mark Dominik, the former general manager of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, tweeted Friday afternoon that the Colts are allowed to walk away from Richardson’s guaranteed money because of his suspension.
That would be the topper on what was a disappointing two seasons for Richardson with the Colts.