Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson will not participate in minicamp next week due to an issue with his throwing shoulder, and some new information about the injury has surfaced.
Colts head coach Shane Steichen announced on Thursday that Richardson aggravated the AC joint in his right shoulder and has experienced soreness. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Richardson recently underwent scans.
Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who performed surgery on Richardson’s shoulder in 2023, examined the injury and found no structural concerns, according to Fowler.
“It’s the AC joint that he suffered an injury on in 2023. I’m told there’s some inflammation from that,” Fowler said Friday. “Richardson went really hard this offseason and in OTAs. He was throwing a lot, sometimes hundreds of footballs a day. He felt some soreness and some inflammation.
“He reported it to Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who did the surgery two years ago. They looked at the scans. I’m told, structurally, this is okay. It’s just an inflammation and rest, soreness type of issue. He fully expects to be ready to go for training camp, but it is an issue, make no mistake.”
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Richardson first injured his shoulder midway through his rookie season in 2023. The former No. 4 overall pick suffered a sprained AC joint while being tackled on a designed run play, which eventually led to him having surgery.
Richardson was banged up again last season and drew criticism for the admission he made after subbing himself out of one game.
Daniel Jones signed with the Colts as a free agent this offseason and is competing with Richardson for the Week 1 starting job. That competition is still expected to take place during training camp, but Richardson needs to get healthy first.
Fans all had the same reaction to Richardson’s latest injury, and you can understand why. The Colts were high enough on Richardson to draft him fourth overall two years ago, but his career has gotten off to a nightmare start.
