The Colts are doing the right thing with Anthony Richardson's injury
After a week of speculation, the Indianapolis Colts finally announced what's next for Anthony Richardson. The team released an official statement announcing that Richardson will have season-ending surgery to his throwing shoulder. While this news is devasting, the Colts are making the right decision by prioritizing Richardson's long-term health. This may seem like the obvious […]
After a week of speculation, the Indianapolis Colts finally announced what's next for Anthony Richardson.
The team released an official statement announcing that Richardson will have season-ending surgery to his throwing shoulder.
While this news is devasting, the Colts are making the right decision by prioritizing Richardson's long-term health. This may seem like the obvious approach to take, but it is one the team didn't do with their last QB.
The ending of Andrew Luck's career will always be a heartbreaking topic for the team and fans. But if they weren't able to learn from it, it would all be for nothing. Injuries derailed Luck's career, but the team also rushed him back from multiple of them instead of taking the smart/safe path forward to get him back to 100% before stepping back on the field. Those decisions led to injuries stacking up, and Luck's mental state was affected because of it.
This time around, a team source has told me that the Colts didn't even consider rushing Richardson back; the new regime of Chris Ballard and Shane Steichen are on the same page. They were always going to do whatever doctors suggested as the absolute best path forward for Richardson's long-term health. After talking to multiple doctors, the choice seemed clear, and now they will be without their rookie QB for the rest of this season.
In recent memory, we've seen some notable rookie QBs rookie years end because of injury and have come back stronger. Two of note being Joe Burrow (ACL) and Matthew Stafford (Shoulder).
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