Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati and Riley Leonard
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Leonard, 22, brought Notre Dame to the 2024 national championship game in the first ever 12-team College Football Playoff format before ultimately falling to Ohio State. His two NFL appearances thus far have shown he has plenty of room to grow. Leonard is 19-for-36 for 156 passing yards and an interception.
Carr is expected to carry the torch forward from program legend Riley Leonard, who led the Fighting Irish to the 2024-25 National Championship Game and is now in the NFL with coach Shane Steichen’s Indianapolis Colts.
Coach Shane Steichen said Leonard and Jason Bean will handle quarterback duties for the Colts in Saturday's preseason finale against the Bengals, Jake Arthur of SI.com reports. Both Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson will rest for the exhibition finale,
Leonard is coming into the Colts preseason battle with the Ravens having steadily improved throughout the first phase of training camp, drawing some attention for the passes he’s been able to complete while working with Indy’s third team offense.
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Leonard was 7-for-12 for 64 yards without a touchdown or interception in Saturday's preseason loss to Green Bay. He also had two carries for 10 yards. Leonard wasn't overly impressive but improved after throwing an ugly interception in his first preseason game.
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