Anthony Richardson is free to leave the Indianapolis Colts as long as he can find a suitor that is willing to give general manager Chris Ballard enough back in a trade. The quarterback is free to seek a trade, though, and that is the first step in his leaving.
To be sure, a player trying to find his own trade partner is always weird. Almost as if his team is telling him, "We don't think anyone will want you, just as we don't, but you are free to try." The player does the heavy lifting for the team.