Wearing a Tyrese Haliburton jersey and referring to the Indiana Pacers as “we” – like a true Hoosier – Anthony Richardson, on his 22nd birthday, laid out the main goal he’s working toward for the 2024 season.
“I just want to stay healthy this season, be out there for the team, play the best I can play,” Richardson said after the Colts’ second OTA practice of the 2024 offseason on Wednesday. “Not necessarily chasing a perfect season because I know it’s never gonna happen, despite how much I want it to happen, it’s never gonna happen. So I just want to make sure I’m on point and just do my job one play at a time. And if I do that, then that might be the perfect season. Just focus on one play at a time, that’s all.”
While the spotlight in Indiana may be on the Fever, Pacers and racers as the month of May winds down, soon enough, it’ll find its way back squarely to Richardson, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft who offered a tantalizing glimpse of what could be before he sustained a season-ending shoulder injury in Week 5 of his rookie year.
And as Richardson has digested the premature end to his first year in the NFL, he steadfastly believes he does not need to change his playing style to stay healthy. Richardson took responsibility for the concussion that knocked him out of most of Week 2 and all of Week 3 last year – he slowed up just before crossing the goal line on his second touchdown rush against the Houston Texans, leading to a hit that resulted in a head injury – but the collision that ended his season is one of those plays that just sometimes occurs in football.
“Changing my game and my play style, I don’t feel like there’s anything wrong with my play style,” Richardson said. “People see me, I’m a big quarterback, so they always think oh, he wants to run the ball all the time, he wants to be physical and that’s what’s going to get him hurt. And that’s not the case.”
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