Lamar Jackson wants to leave the Baltimore Ravens, and the Indianapolis Colts are in need of a quarterback. In a media roundtable, neither head coach Shane Steichen nor general manager Chris Ballard denied their interest in Jackson.

Are the Indianapolis Colts interested in Lamar Jackson?

Neither head coach Shane Steichen nor general manager Chris Ballard would deny it during a presser.

While Steichen was reticent to tell reporters that the team would do its due diligence with regard to Jackson, Ballard let us look deeper.

The 53-year-old told media members, “Any time a special player becomes available, which he is, you have to do your job. I’m not going to delve into what the state of play is or what we could do. But what I will tell you is that he is a good player, a really special player. But you never know how things are going to turn out. “

Ballard: “Do your homework “

The general manager followed that up with, “Anytime you have a chance to bring in a player at that position, you have to do your homework to see if it’s doable.”

His statements suggest that the Colts’ interest in Jackson is more than a rumour and that the club is at least talking about the possibility of a trade.

Indianapolis has had seven different starting quarterbacks since Andrew Luck retired before the 2019 season and is desperate for a permanent solution.

The team picks fourth in the draft and likely won’t have a shot at top talents C.J. Stroud and Bryce Young because of it.

Colts don’t want to trade up

The Colts, however, don’t find any of the quarterback options in the draft enticing enough to trade up, as “The Athletic” reported in mid-March.

Therefore, Indianapolis has only two options.

Either sign a quarterback, like Lamar Jackson, via trade, or tank the upcoming season to draft super talent Caleb Williams with a top pick the following year.

Irsay also talks about Jackson

Team owner Jim Irsay expressed a willingness to pay Jackson a large salary during a media session, but also made it clear that he did not want to guarantee his contract in its entirety.

This is said to be a core demand of the quarterback, who was voted NFL MVP in the 2019 season.