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The Indianapolis Colts have their quarterback plan for the preseason finale on the road against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday afternoon—as both backup rookie quarterback Riley Leonard and Jason Bean will be splitting the reps during each half respectively (via FOX59/CBS4’s Mike Chappell):
While this means rather expectedly is that newly named Colts veteran starter Daniel Jones won’t play, and neither will demoted 3rd-year quarterback Anthony Richardson, due to the potential risk of injury and that he’ll be ‘one play away’ during the regular season from working with the first-team offense.
Leonard was a 2025 6th round pick of the Colts out of Notre Dame. So far during 2 preseason games, the 22-year-old rookie quarterback has completed 19 of 36 pass attempts (52.78%) for 156 passing yards, 0 passing touchdowns, and an interception.
Meanwhile, Jason Bean, the dual-threat quarterback, who was signed as an undrafted free agent last year out of Kansas, went 3 for 7 for 37 total passing yards against the Green Bay Packers last weekend at home during Preseason Week 2.
