While he might not be against the Colts signing Lamar Jackson, Reggie Wayne has no real interest in telling his former group what to do.
The Colts legend made the clear Thursday whereas responding to followers who’ve been asking him to persuade Indianapolis to signal the previous league MVP. Instead, Wayne is trusting the Colts’ brass to do the precise factor concerning the group’s roster development, and he apparently desires the group’s fan base to comply with go well with.
The Colts wanting their group to signal Jackson is comprehensible. The group has but to discover a longterm resolution at quarterback since Andrew Luck’s stunning retirement throughout the 2019 preseason. Jacoby Brissett crammed in for Luck that season earlier than Philip Rivers capped off his profession by serving to the Colts make the playoffs in 2020. Indianapolis fell simply wanting the playoffs with Carson Wentz in 2021 earlier than the group benched Matt Ryan throughout what was a massively disappointing 2022 season.
Instead of signing one other veteran, the Colts are anticipated to pick a quarterback with the No. 4 total choose in April’s draft. Jackson, in the meantime, continues to be in the midst of a highly-publicized contract dispute with the Ravens, who positioned the non-exclusive tag on Jackson earlier this month.
While he can negotiate with different groups, Jackson has not obtained a aggressive supply that will drive Baltimore to both match the supply or obtain two first-round picks in compensation for Jackson. Jackson publicly requested a commerce earlier this week; the Ravens’ brass responded by reinforcing their hope that the 2 sides can come to phrases on a brand new deal.
Colts followers are certainly hoping that whoever is their subsequent quarterback can be part of the listing of the franchise’s all-time nice passers. Johnny Unitas, thought of one of the best quarterback throughout the NFL’s first 50 years, led the franchise to back-to-back championships within the late Fifties. Aided by Wayne, Manning led the Colts to the franchise’s first title because the franchise moved from Baltimore to Indianapolis on the finish of the 2006 season.
Luck did not win a title, however he did take pleasure in a number of highly-productive seasons whereas serving to lead the Colts to the franchise’s most up-to-date AFC Championship Game look again in 2014.
