Last season, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson showcased all the skills that made him the No. 4 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Richardson completed 59.5% of his passes at an average of 6.9 yards per attempt, and he averaged 5.4 yards per carry. Alas, he only played in parts of four games due to a concussion followed by a shoulder injury. He finished his rookie campaign having thrown just 84 passes and rushed 25 times, though he totaled 713 yards, seven scores, one interception and one fumble lost on those plays.
Richardson has been rehabbing since last October, but according to Colts offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter, that’s not all he’s been doing. Richardson has come into the offseason program with a different mindset and a different level of knowledge about playing the position.
“To hear him talk through some of the footwork things, all the fundamentals and details of the quarterback position, to hear what he had been working on with the guys that he works out with, and how he was doing that in conjunction with getting back healthy, it didn’t sound like a rookie quarterback who just showed up from the draft,” Cooter said, via The MMQB. “Anthony was extremely professional with how he was discussing those things with Cam Turner and some of the other guys around the building. … It was evident we didn’t have a rookie on our hands anymore. That was for sure.”
Cooter thinks the rehab process actually helped Richardson step back and look at the bigger picture of quarterback play.
“There is real value in getting away,” Cooter says….
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