NFL News: Colts Owner Reveals Initial Plans Before Settling For Matt Ryan

The Indianapolis Colts know that they have to turn things around, and it all starts by getting the right quarterback.

As most know, the Colts signed veteran play-caller Matt Ryan for the coming NFL season.

However, it appears that there were previous plans to go with a younger player to take the place of Carson Wentz, who is now with the Washington Commanders.

This was revealed no less by Colts owner Jim Irsay during the NFL’s annual owners' meetings.

According to Irsay, the blockbuster trade would have involved giving up at least two first-round picks, The Athletic reported.

“It would have been a trade scenario for a younger guy,” Irsay said. “At least two ones, probably.”

Irsay did not reveal the name of the mystery quarterback although there is plenty to consider. That list includes Deshaun Watson, Trey Lance, Kyler Murray and Justin Fields, USA Today suggested.

“You know we looked at a young guy or two, it was probably one, but really, in the end, he wasn’t available, after all, was said and done,” Irsay stated. “For a number of other things happening, reasons, it would have had to be something else happening to make him available.”

Regardless, all this is water under the bridge–at least for the coming NFL season.

The Colts signed the 37-year-old Ryan, a move that is seen as a short-term solution.

Hence, it is likely that Irsay and the Colts will explore all possibilities once more and factor in their performance for the 2022-23 NFL season.

In the same report, Irsay also shed more light on the Colts’ loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

He stressed that it was not an accident and something that forced him to evaluate the team.

"Oh my God, there's something wrong here," Irsay said in the same report from The Atheltic. "It needs to be corrected."