Colts general manager Chris Ballard didn’t say his team was out on Lamar Jackson, but he didn’t say it was in on the Ravens quarterback, either.

There was no declarative statement on Indianapolis pursuing Jackson.

It’s not forthcoming, it’s not impending and it’s not imminent, despite what some would like to hear.

“Any time a special player is available, which he is, you’ve gotta do the work,” Ballard said at the NFL owners’ meetings. “I’m not gonna get into deep discussions on where it’s at or what we’re doing or what we might do. All I can tell you is he’s a really good player, really special player. But you never know how any of this will work out.”

The first part of Ballard’s comments is what grabbed all of the headlines.

The last part is what’s being overlooked. Because in all likelihood, we do know how this will work out.

Jackson probably won’t be the Colts’ next franchise quarterback, and the team will find its future signal caller in the draft.