Colts’ reasoning behind benching ‘devastated’ Anthony Richardson

The Colts person relayed immoderate intel arsenic to why they benched Anthony Richardson.

Tuesday, connection emanated that Colts coach Shane Steichen was elevating seasoned Joe Flacco into nan starting backmost domiciled and that Richardson would beryllium demoted for Sunday night’s crippled against nan Vikings.

ESPN Colts newsman Stephen Holder shed immoderate ray connected nan team’s decision.

“They want Richardson to return a measurement back, return a break from nan pressures of nan occupation and effort to turn during this time,” Holder wrote connected X.

“That is evidently different than what was said previously, erstwhile nan statement was that he should play and study connected nan job.”

Holder added that Richardson was “pretty devastated” by nan decision.

Richardson, 22, was selected 4th wide successful past year’s NFL draught retired of Florida and nan statement was that he was a earthy talent pinch precocious upside.

Due to injuries, he has had conscionable 10 profession NFL starts, truthful he wasn’t precisely fixed nan agelong leash 1 would expect from a franchise that had to person entered into nan statement knowing location would beryllium increasing pains.

“We are not quitting connected Anthony. That will beryllium nan communicative but that is not nan case,” a root told Holder.

Nevertheless, erstwhile Richardson admitted to pulling himself retired of this past Sunday’s 23-20 nonaccomplishment to nan Texans for a little spell to drawback his breath, successful summation to a wont of missing throws that replacement-level NFL quarterbacks should complete, nan Colts risked losing nan locker room if they did not move to nan dependable manus of Flacco.

Flacco has appeared successful 4 games pinch 2 starts for nan Colts this season, and has thrown for 716 yards pinch 7 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Last season, nan 39-year-old had a profession renaissance pinch nan Browns, joining nan squad from disconnected nan sofa mid-season.

The Browns went 4-1 successful his starts and made it to nan playoffs arsenic Flacco won nan AP Comeback Player of nan Year.