According to head coach Shane Steichen, Indianapolis Colts rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson will start the team’s preseason opener against the Buffalo Bills this weekend:
Interesting: #Colts coach Shane Steichen announced that rookie QB Anthony Richardson will start their preseason game Saturday vs the #Bills.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 10, 2023
The Colts starting Richardson has seemed like a foregone conclusion, given that he’s looked increasingly more comfortable during training camp practices over the past week and a half—and the franchise really has nothing to gain long-term by starting Gardner Minshew.