Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson’s 2025 marketing campaign is already off to a rocky begin. Richardson suffered a dislocated finger within the first quarter of the Colts’ preseason opener in opposition to the Baltimore Ravens.
The damage occurred on a sack from David Ojabo, and whereas Richardson was capable of stroll off the sector, the Colts shortly dominated him out for the remainder of the sport. Richardson accomplished two of three passes for 21 yards earlier than being changed by Daniel Jones.
The setback continues the unlucky development for the younger QB, whose NFL profession has been repeatedly disrupted by accidents. Chosen fourth by Indianapolis within the 2023 NFL Draft, he entered the league with uncommon traits that made many groups covet his expertise. In his rookie yr, he confirmed flashes of stable play, with three passing touchdowns and 4 speeding TDs.
Nonetheless, Richardson’s rookie yr was restricted to only 4 video games. He missed a recreation because of a concussion, then suffered a season-ending shoulder damage.
Richardson returned in 2024 with plenty of expectations, however he as soon as once more struggled to remain on the sector. After beginning the primary 4 video games of the season, he missed two weeks with an indirect damage. He returned for 2 extra video games earlier than infamously getting benched for 2 video games. Richardson received one other likelihood and had inconsistent performances in 5 video games, going 3-2 over that span. Accidents as soon as once more reared their ugly head, and he missed the ultimate two video games of the season.
He nonetheless managed to supply some memorable performs, however finally, he completed the 2024 season with just one,814 passing yards, eight passing touchdowns and 12 interceptions whereas finishing 47.4% of his throws in 11 video games.
Within the offseason, Richardson additionally struggled with one other shoulder damage that saved him out of minicamp. The crew added Jones to compete for the beginning job, and now with Richardson solely managing three throws within the first preseason recreation, it seems that the previous Giants QB has an opportunity to realize the lead within the battle.
For Richardson, the damage comes on the worst time.
