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NFL Rumors: 3 teams who could make trade for Matt Ryan

By Brad Berreman

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 11: Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons runs the offense against the Carolina Panthers during the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on October 11, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 11: Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons runs the offense against the Carolina Panthers during the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on October 11, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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Credit: The Indianapolis Star via USA TODAY Images
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Scouting Report. . . player. 2. 46. Pick Analysis. Indianapolis Colts

The Colts have Philip Rivers on a one-year deal. Any earlier talk of him coming back for a second season in Indianapolis is all but gone with the way he’s looked at times this season.

The Colts are also likely to move way from No. 2 quarterback Jacoby Brissett, either via a trade before the upcoming deadline or surely come the offseason when he becomes a free agent. That leaves 2020 draft pick Jacob Eason as the only quarterback currently under contract for the Colts in 2021.

The Colts can go a lot of different directions at quarterback looking to next year. With projected cap space in the $76 million range (via Over The Cap), a significant run at someone in free agency is not out of the question. More narrowly, making room to take on a huge cap hit in a trade would seem to require no significant cap maneuvering.

When they signed Rivers, the Colts went into a win-now mode for 2020 while maintaining their substantial flexibility in the future. Trading for Ryan would be another short-window, win-now move at quarterback, while still not necessarily hampering the broader construction of a good roster. The idea of Ryan to Indianapolis in 2021 is sure to pick up steam.

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