team would not trade quarterback Jacoby Brissett even if they were offered a first-round pick in exchange for Andrew Luck‘s backup.With the offseason upon the Colts again and Luck coming off a year that saw him play well while starting every game Nyheim Hines Color Rush Jersey , the prospect of trading Brissett is the sort of thing that will come up again in Indianapolis. General Manager Chris Ballard fielded a question about it when he wrapped up the season with reporters on Monday.Ballard didn’t go nearly as far as Irsay, but he did say the team’s not heading into the offseason with designs on making a move.“It would take somebody doing something that would blow me away, and it has to be the right thing for the kid, too,” Ballard said https://www.coltsfanshop.com/Johnny-Unitas-Jersey , via George Bremer of the Anderson .There are a variety of quarterbacks expected to be on the move this offseason and seeing where those chips fall would surely influence the quality of any offers that come Ballard’s way. Should they fall short of overwhelming, Brissett will likely be back for a third year in Indianapolis. Ezekiel Elliott won the rushing title his rookie season. He didn’t get a chance to repeat last season, serving a six-game suspension. The Cowboys running back leads Todd Gurley by 59 yards for the league lead this season.“I would say that’s important to me,” Elliott said, via David Moore of the . “Yeah Jacoby Brissett Jersey , it would be cool. But I want to go out here and win ball games. I want to make a run deep into the playoffs. I want to have an opportunity to compete for a Super Bowl, so I mean, I’m just going to keep working and whatever happens, happens.“You’ve got to let things like that handle themselves and things will work out.”Elliott has 1,262 yards Reggie Wayne Color Rush Jersey , with 858 coming in the past five weeks during the Cowboys’ league-best five-game winning streak. He has 155 touches in the past five games.“Whatever I’ve got to do,” Elliott said.The Cowboys are likely to get locked into their playoff seed before the end of the season, which could keep Elliott out of the lineup or from getting as many touches as he otherwise would. He had a career-high 40 touches Sunday against the Eagles.Of course, the Rams could have everything wrapped up before the regular-season finale. Last year, Gurley likely would have won the rushing title but didn’t play in Week 17 https://www.coltsfanshop.com/Rigoberto-Sanchez-Jersey , and Kareem Hunt beat Gurley by 22 yards. Elliott missed Wednesday’s practice with a stinger but declared it more of a rest day.“It’s late in the season,” Elliott said. “I’ve had a lot of touches. Just trying to make sure I’m fresh for Sunday.”
Colts owner Jim Irsay said last August that the
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