Last Updated: October 26, 2023, 02:30 IST
INDIANAPOLIS: Rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson will rehabilitate from season-ending shoulder surgery in Indianapolis, Colts coach Shane Steichen stated Wednesday.
Team proprietor Jim Irsay used his social media account to announce Richardson had undergone a protracted, profitable process in Los Angeles. Steichen stated Richardson will stay on the West Coast for “a little bit.”
“Just to confirm, Anthony’s surgery went well yesterday,” Steichen stated. “I had a chance to talk with him last night. He’s in good spirits, doing well, looking forward to getting him back in the building, getting him rehab, getting him ready to go this offseason and next season.”
Irsay wrote docs discovered what they anticipated — and no further harm. He additionally stated Richardson was doing nicely and that there was not but a scheduled return date to Indy, the place the previous Florida star now lives.
“No new surprises were found during surgery — they just repaired what was expected. Anthony is doing well and thanks everyone for the support,” Irsay wrote.
The Colts drafted Richardson out of Florida with the fourth general choose.
He made 4 promising begins however solely completed one recreation due to a wide range of accidents. A bruised knee and sore ankle pressured him to take a seat out the ultimate minute of Indy’s season opener, and he was knocked out of a Week 2 win at Houston when he entered the concussion protocol. He didn’t play in Week 3 after which went to the bottom awkwardly in Week 6, leading to a sprained AC joint in his proper shoulder.
Initially, the Colts (3-4) put Richardson on injured reserve. The group and Richardson agreed final week that surgery was the most suitable choice.
Gardner Minshew has changed Richardson because the starter. He’s appeared in all three of the Colts’ wins, together with a begin within the Week 3 win at Baltimore. But since Richardson went down, Minshew has thrown 4 interceptions, misplaced 4 fumbles and been sacked seven occasions in two straight losses.
The newest loss — to Cleveland final Sunday — included again-to-again questionable calls in opposition to cornerback Darrell Baker Jr. with the primary erasing what would probably have been a recreation-sealing turnover and the second shifting the ball to the 1-yard line.
“The NFL admits and understands that they did not make the correct calls at end of Sunday’s Colts/Browns Game,” Irsay additionally wrote. “I believe we need to institute Instant Replay for all calls, including Penalties, in the last two minutes of All Games.”
Steichen declined to touch upon Irsay’s remarks, however contained in the locker room, gamers blamed themselves for the loss.
“I think we could have won that game, and that’s on us,” Minshew stated. “There’s plays out there we that could have been made. We didn’t make them. It’s always convenient to look for excuses. But I think we’ve got to look at ourselves and figure out what we can do to fix it.”
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