Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson missed the staff’s Week 6 game towards the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday after suffering an orbital eye fracture in a freak elastic band accident throughout pregame warmups.
Richardson, the Colts’ back-up signal-caller, sustained the attention harm in the locker-room and was shortly dominated out of the game. Indianapolis head coach Shane Steichen confirmed afterwards that the 23-year-old was taken to hospital.
According to ESPN, a supply stated that the harm occurred when an equipment utilized by gamers to connect warmup bands to devices malfunctioned, ensuing in an impression with Richardson’s face.
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Richardson missed the Colts’ 31-27 victory over the Cardinals, with third-string quarterback Riley Leonard stepping as much as the back-up place in his absence.
Richardson’s harm wasn’t the one uncommon pregame incident the Colts skilled, with cornerback Charvarius Ward sustaining a concussion after colliding with a teammate throughout warmups.
“That it was very interesting to say the least,” Steichen stated afterwards. “We had to kind of rally the troops there in the locker room and get us back into focus. I thought our guys did that the right way. Just obviously hope AR (Richardson) is good and Mooney (Ward) is good. Yeah, it was just trying to get the guys back into focus.”
Colts beginning quarterback Daniel Jones threw 22-of-30 for 212 yards and two landing passes and ran for one more in the win over Arizona which moved Indianapolis to 5-1 on the season.
After the game, the 28-year-old known as Richardson’s harm a “freak situation.”
“It was a kind of a whirlwind,” Jones stated.
Leonard, who led Notre Dame to the NCAA College Football championship game final season, stated that his first response to the information of his elevation to back-up was not pleasure, however of concern.
“My first thought was, ‘is Anthony okay?” the sixth spherical decide in the 2025 NFL draft stated. “At the end of the day, that’s one of my closest friends on the team. From the day I walked into the building, he answered every question I had and has always been there for me. So who cares my name’s one slot farther on the depth chart – that’s my friend.”
Richardson was the fourth total decide in the 2023 NFL draft however got here into the season because the Colts’ backup quarterback after fighting accidents and accuracy in his first two seasons in the league.