Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson reportedly will return to practice “in the coming days” after X-rays on his dislocated pinkie came back clean.
NFL insider Jordan Schultz provided the positive update Friday for the injury-plagued passer, who sustained the injury to his right (throwing) hand in the first quarter of Thursday’s preseason opener at Baltimore.
Richardson, who got the start over offseason acquisition Daniel Jones, was under center for his second drive when he was sacked by David Ojabo for an 8-yard loss. Replays showed his little finger bent at an awkward angle.
After the game, he said he needed to have better awareness in such a situation.
“I definitely looked at it. That’s a tricky one because it’s five-man pro and hot from the backside,” Richardson said of the play on which he was injured. “I’ve just got to get my eyes to be able to react to that. It was just five-man pro playing hot. I need to be on my Ps and Qs when it comes to that.”
“It was going to be hard for me to see anyway,” Richardson added. “My eyes are looking a certain way, but I just have to be keyed on when anybody brings pressure like that. I thought it would be the nickel, but they brought it from the other side. I just have to be ready to get the ball out.”
Richardson completed 2 of 3 passes for 21 yards before exiting the Colts’ 24-16 loss to the Ravens. Jones was 10-for-21 passing for 144 yards and rookie Riley Leonard completed 12 of 24 passes for 92 yards and an interception.
Richardson, 23, is battling to keep his starting job after making 11 starts in 2024 and briefly being benched for Joe Flacco.
As a rookie in 2023, the No. 4 overall pick sustained an AC joint sprain in his fourth career start and underwent season-ending shoulder surgery. Last season, Richardson missed two games with an oblique injury and two more due to back spasms, and he was absent from mandatory minicamp this summer because of a shoulder injury.
–Field Level Media
