The Indianapolis Colts knew Anthony Richardson was the quarterback they wanted roughly a month before the 2023 NFL draft but just to be sure, one of the team’s top executives made regular trips to Florida in order to track his progress.
Richardson spent much of the pre-draft process working with quarterbacks coach Danny Johnson, improving some of his lower-half mechanics. Colts chief personnel executive Morocco Brown reportedly traveled “almost weekly” to the Sunshine State to check in on the young quarterback, per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.
Two names loomed large in the evaluation of Colts QB Anthony Richardson. Scouting executive Morocco Brown did a ton of recon work on Richardson, who worked out pre-draft with quarterbacks coach Danny Johnson in Jacksonville. Richardson’s agent, Deiric Jackson, said Brown traveled to Florida almost weekly to check on Richardson’s progress.
Since drafting Richardson, it has been revealed that Brown has been the one pounding the table the loudest. The potential and work ethic Brown saw in Richardson had him budding with excitement.
Once the Colts knew they wanted Richardson with the No. 4 overall pick, it was only a matter of waiting and hoping he would fall past the first two picks.
They got a bit lucky in that sense, getting their top option at the No. 4 overall pick and even though there’s a lot of work to be done, Richardson has the potential to be a unicorn in an AFC that is littered with high-end quarterback play.
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