Colts head coach Shane Steichen on Tuesday named Daniel Jones his team's starting quarterback.

"He's our starting quarterback for the season," Steichen said. "I don't want to have a quick leash on that. I feel confident in his abilities."

Jones emerges from a preseason competition with Anthony Richardson Sr. to take command of the Colts' offense with less than three weeks left until Sept. 7's season opener against the Miami Dolphins at Lucas Oil Stadium. Jones and Richardson had previously split reps with the Colts' first-team offense in practice and two preseason games; Jones will now proceed forward in practice with the Colts' starters.

"When they both came in, I made it very clear that this is going to be a battle, and they're going to compete for the job," Steichen said after Saturd

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