Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen announced on Tuesday that rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson will be the team’s starter for the regular season:
Per Shane Steichen - Anthony Richardson has been named the starter for the regular season. pic.twitter.com/DVIPvBbPmV
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) August 15, 2023
Having already started this past weekend’s preseason opener, things were certainly trending in the right direction that Richardson would eventually be named the starter outright—although this official announcement may have come a little sooner than thought.
Having made significant strides throughout training camp—and shown some clear flashes of his athleticism, growth as a passer, and immense potential during preseason Week 1, it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that Richardson would ultimately take the starting reins—unless he showed a clear ‘deer in the headlights’ look, which he fortunately didn’t.