Notwithstanding Report, Colts' Keeping Options Open Regarding Carson Wentz's Future With Team
INDIANAPOLIS - Shortly after the Indianapolis Colts' season hit a stopping point in Jacksonville, Chris Ballard offered the offseason choices in regards to Carson Wentz. Everything's on the table.
That stays the case closely following ESPN's Chris Mortensen ravzaeporting Sunday Wentz's future with the Colts is "disheartening'' and he presumably will be sliced or exchanged preceding March 18. That is the third day of the new association year and the trigger date for an extra $7 million of Wentz's $22 million base compensation next season to become ensured.
The agreement the Colts accepted in the February 2021 exchange with Philadelphia previously had $15 million of Wentz' 2022 compensation ensured. In any case, remember a certain something: monetary contemplations won't affect any choice to head out in different directions from Wentz after one thrill ride season. Proprietor Jim Irsay won't flicker at engrossing the ensured $15 million in the event that the group casts off its beginning quarterback.
Those choices pushing ahead:
Wentz returning for 2022. That is positively being referred to considering inner thunderings and non-strong remarks from Ballard and Frank Reich soon after the season-finishing misfortune at Jacksonville that kept the Colts out of the end of the season games. That went before a dull misfortune the Las Vegas Raiders at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Cutting Wentz after one season. That is entirely conceivable despite the fact that it would be managed without a suitable substitution on the program - neither Sam Ehlinger nor James Morgan has tossed a pass in an ordinary season game - and cost the group the $15 million ensured part of his 2022 compensation.
Exchanging Wentz. That could demonstrate troublesome, despite the fact that there are a huge number of quarterback-penniless groups. The Colts' choice to exchange Wentz would mean two groups would have abandoned him in one schedule year. Furthermore, it's sketchy how much influence Ballard would have in an exchange since different groups would expect Indy delivering Wentz on the off chance that an exchange doesn't appear. Any group exchanging for him additionally would take on the whole $22 million base compensation, which would clear that off the Colts' compensation cap books.
Ballard made it clear in mid-January each Wentz-related road would be investigated during the offseason. "We will assess and do our thought process is generally ideal for the group and the association,'' he said. "Furthermore, we do that with anyone. That is only sort of how we roll.