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The Indianapolis Colts are contemplating a quarterback change.
Colts head coach Shane Steichen didn’t give a definitive answer when asked if Anthony Richardson would remain the team’s starting quarterback ahead of their matchup with the Minnesota Vikings in Week 9.
“We’re evaluating everything,” Steichen told reporters on Monday.
Richardson had some struggles in the Colts’ 23-20 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday, completing just 9 of 19 passes for 212 yards, two touchdowns and an interception with 56 rushing yards and a rushing score. However, Richardson drew more ire for taking a play off late in the third quarter after he shook off a sack for a zero-yard run on a second-and-goal from the Texas’ 23-yard line.
“I was tired,” Richardson said on Sunday. “I ain’t gonna lie. That was a lot of running right there. I didn’t think I was going to be able to go that next play, so I just told Shane I just needed a break right there.”
A day later, Steichen said that his quarterback knows he can’t be taking himself out of games like that moving forward.
“We had a conversation about it this morning in the quarterback room, which I’ll keep private, but obviously in those situations, he knows on those types of deals, you can’t take yourself out,” Steichen told reporters.
Regardless of whether Richardson’s decision to pull himself from Sunday’s game for a play is the root for Steichen’s decision to possibly make a quarterback change, the second-year quarterback hasn’t played well this season. After Steichen said earlier in the week that the Colts were looking to see Richardson improve from game to game, he struggled to move the offense for most of the game amid heavy pressure. The fourth overall pick in the 2023 draft was sacked five times and hit another eight.
The performance came after he managed just 129 yards passing in his return from a hip injury last week, but the Colts made two fourth-quarter field goals to get a 16-10 win over the Miami Dolphins.
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