Colts make clear decision on Anthony Richardson at NFL trade deadline

The Colts are not fresh to permanently propulsion successful nan towel connected Anthony Richardson.

Last week, Colts caput coach Shane Steichen benched nan second-year quarterback successful favour of seasoned Joe Flacco for nan team’s crippled against nan Vikings connected Sunday.

The NFL waste and acquisition deadline came and went connected Tuesday without immoderate activity for Richardson, but location was a study that different teams kicked nan tires connected a imaginable deal.

“There person been aggregate inquiries successful caller days astir nan readiness of Colts QB Anthony Richardson, who was benched past week,” ESPN Colts newsman Stephen Holder wrote connected X. “All suitors person gotten nan aforesaid answer: He’s disconnected limits.”

Due to injuries and nan caller benching, Richardson has started conscionable 10 NFL games.

He has wowed pinch his legs and shown an expertise to link connected electrical heavy passes, but his accuracy has been lacking.

Richardson has completed conscionable 44.4 percent of his passes this play and thrown 4 touchdown passes pinch 7 interceptions.

There was besides a arguable infinitesimal during past week’s crippled against nan Texans erstwhile Richardson pulled himself retired of nan crippled and later admitted he was not injured but alternatively was winded.

A number of group astir nan NFL were captious of Richardson, including erstwhile backmost Cam Newton.

“You gotta suck nan f–king s–t up and get prepared to f–king play nan adjacent play,” Newton said. “When group make nan determination to opportunity we’re going pinch Joe Flacco, you can’t get made because you didn’t person nan consciousness aliases nan acquisition to cognize what it’s for illustration because these are reps.

“It’s nobody’s occupation to make judge you’re prepared than you. Signs of being a existent master — you person to beryllium mentally and physically prepared, and this, ladies and gentlemen, Anthony Richardson’s business embodies both.”

Nevertheless, Flacco besides struggled arsenic nan Colts mislaid to nan Vikings connected Sunday night, averaging conscionable 6.6 yards per walk effort pinch nary touchdowns and an interception.