INDIANAPOLIS -- Quarterback Anthony Richardson Sr. won't be the Indianapolis Colts' opening-day starter, but he won't see the field in the team's preseason finale at the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday, either.
Coach Shane Steichen said Thursday that Richardson's status as the team's primary backup makes him too valuable to expose to injury in a game in which the Colts do not plan to use any core players.
"I think he's one play away from going into an actual game and don't want to take the risk there," Steichen said. "We got a lot of our [third team] and [fourth team] playing in this game.