Anthony Richardson update
The Indianapolis Colts are 4-4 heading into a Week 9 game with the Minnesota Vikings. Colts head coach Shane Steichen wasn’t ready to commit to Anthony Richardson as the starting QB against the Purple
“We’re evaluating everything,” Steichen said on Monday.
Why might Anthony Richardson be out?
The Colts lost to the Houston Texans in Week Eight. Richardson didn’t do himself any favors by pulling himself from the game because he was “tired.” Yes, on a key play in the third quarter, the starting quarterback asked out and was on the sidelines, taking a knee.
“Tired, I ain’t going to lie,” Richardson said after the game. “That was a lot of running right there, and I didn’t think I was going to go that next play. I needed a break right there.”
Teammate DeForest Buckner defended Richardson.
“Obviously, if he checked himself out of the game for a play, it means something was really wrong, he was feeling something, you know what I’m saying,” defensive tackle DeForest Buckner said. “We know he’s a big-time competitor. He wants to compete, he wants to be out there. When a guy like him checks himself out of the game, it has to be something serious. He had to be feeling something.”
Indianapolis Colts quarterback depth chart
Richardson sits atop the quarterback depth chart … for now. Behind the first-round pick is veteran Joe Flacco and former Texas QB Sam Ehlinger. Keep an eye on this because it is subject to change before the game with the Minnesota Vikings on “Sunday Night Football.”