Anthony Richardson Is ‘Back Performing Football Movements’ amid Injury Rehab.
Anthony Richardson Is ‘Back Performing Football Movements’ amid Injury Rehab.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson is making progress physically from the back spasms that kept him out for the final two weeks of the 2024 NFL season, according to ESPN’s Stephen Holder.
“Furthermore, according to multiple sources, Richardson has already resumed throwing in the two weeks since the season ended,” Holder reported Monday. “He’s also back performing football movements. His offseason training isn’t underway in earnest just yet—that starts in the next couple of weeks—but no lingering issues with the back are anticipated.”
Injuries have been an unfortunate trend for Richardson to start his career.
During his rookie season in 2023, Richardson played just four games because of a concussion and a season-ending AC joint sprain in his right shoulder.
In 2024, Richardson missed a pair of games due to an oblique injury before the back spasms sidelined him again.
Richardson also got benched for veteran Joe Flacco amid his on-field struggles. He had thrown for 958 yards, four touchdowns and seven interceptions while completing fewer than 50 percent of his passes through his first six starts.
Indianapolis demoted Richardson to the bench after a loss to the Houston Texans and he stayed there for two games, returning to the starting lineup against the New York Jets after Flacco didn’t perform well in his place.
Colts coach Shane Steichen named Richardson Indianapolis’ starter for the rest of the season after Flacco threw three interceptions against the Buffalo Bills in Week 10.
Richardson’s performance didn’t improve much in the second half. He finished with 1,814 yards, eight touchdowns and 12 interceptions through the air, and his 47.4 QBR ranked 27th among qualified quarterbacks, per ESPN.com.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported in December the 22-year-old still “is viewed as the presumptive starter for next season.”
Anthony Richardson Is ‘Back Performing Football Movements’ amid Injury Rehab.
