INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts ' months-long quarterback battle is over.

Colts coach Shane Steichen has selected Daniel Jones to be Indianapolis' Week 1 starter, sources told ESPN, opting for the veteran free-agent acquisition over the club's 2023 first-round choice, Anthony Richardson Sr .

The Colts signed Jones in March to a one-year, $14 million contract, saying at the time they anticipated an open competition between the former New York Giants quarterback and Richardson.

Richardson's injuries and inconsistency prompted the decision to add competition, but he responded with a strong training camp and encouraging preseason performance. There did not seem to be much discernible separation between the two quarterbacks in camp, but in recent days, Steichen stressed that s

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