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Colts head coach Shane Steichen confirmed Sunday that quarterback Daniel Jones will start the second preseason game against the Packers and play a few series and Anthony Richardson will replace him and play the rest of the first half.

Richardson returned to practice Saturday after dislocating his pinky in Thursday’s preseason opener against the Ravens. He’ll get the “bulk of the work” Saturday according to Steichen. The Colts want to get more of a look at Richardson after the injury cut his reps short in Week 1, giving Jones more reps in the first game. Neither quarterback has separated himself from the other with less than a month before the season starts. Saturday may bring us closer to finding the answer in Indianapolis.

Colts QB Anthony Richardson is back at Colts practice and was throwing and taking part in drills Saturday following his pinky dislocation Thursday against the Ravens, ultimately getting a full practice in.

Richardson left the game early after taking a hard sack which bent his pinky. The injury wasn’t ever thought to be too serious and the fact he is throwing at practice Saturday echoes that sentiment. The Colts are expected to start Daniel Jones Saturday against the Packers with Richardson also getting playing time. This camp battle could go down to the wire.

Colts QB Anthony Richardson, who dislocated his pinky last night, checked out fine and is considered day-to-day. Good news after a night cut short.

Related Players: Daniel Jones

Positive result for Richardson here, and the murky Colts QB situation gets even more murky. The initial pictures of his finger didn't look great, so we'll see how quickly he can return to practice. Both he and Jones can be safely avoided for now in all but the deepest of leagues, but Richardson has a lot of fantasy value if we ever get clearance that he's the Week 1 starter.

Colts QB Anthony Richardson (finger) won't return to the game tonight, team says.

Related Players: Daniel Jones

It looked to be a dislocated finger on his throwing hand, but that's only speculation at this point. Hopefully we'll know more after the game or in the morning. Daniel Jones would be the starter if Richardson misses any time.

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Guerendo is already sidelined with a shoulder injury so things are pretty thin in the RB room right now. If CMC wasn't already slated for a giant workload, that looks just about locked in at this point. He's an easy first-round click.

Anthony Richardson will start Thursday’s game against the Ravens, according to Shane Steichen. Daniel Jones will start Week 2 vs Green Bay.

It's tough to tell just how much this means for the Richardson vs. Jones battle going on in camp, but one almost has to think Richardson has a leg up, and now needs to show something to keep things that way.

Not to speculate, but a theory I’ve come around to:

I see the likeliest move being AR [Anthony Richardson] getting the job unless and until Daniel Jones outshines him, which isn’t happening as of now. Can always go to Jones later in the case of underperformance or injury.

In a training camp report, Holder mentions that "there does not appear to be a clear leader so far in the Colts' quarterback battle," however, he does note that Richardson has been more accurate on short/intermediate throws. If ARich wins the job outright, we should be shooting him up rankings, particularly on a week-to-week scenario; we've seen his legs give him consistent top-10 finishes, even if it's next to impossible to project him for a full season of starts.

There's still time for 2023 first-round pick Anthony Richardson to prove he's capable of being a QB1 in the NFL, Colts owner and CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon said Monday.

It's not a new topic for Irsay-Gordon -- far from it -- but she said she'd like to bring "urgency" to all sides of the conversation around the No. 4 pick in the 2023 draft. That's why Richardson will arrive to training camp in a competition with Daniel Jones, the sixth pick in the 2019 draft with the New York Giants.

"Where he is in his career and in his deal as a rookie, we still have time," Irsay-Gordon said in a wide-ranging interview with Colts.com.

"He still has time to prove it. ... Bring a sense of urgency. And nothing brings a sense of urgency more than competition."

It's been a quick fall for Richardson since 2023. As the story said, injuries and availability have been a big issue. While Richardson was limited in the offseason by his shoulder injury, GM Chris Ballard said there are no restrictions for the quarterback entering this year's training camp, according to the story. Accuracy was another issue, the story pointed out. He had a league-low 47.7 completion percentage last season.

Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson Sr. is believed to have recovered from his recent right shoulder setback as the team prepares to report for training camp next week.

Richardson, who underwent season-ending surgery to repair an AC joint sprain in his throwing shoulder during the 2023 season, missed the final two weeks of the team's offseason practices in June after experiencing soreness in that shoulder.

Related Players: Daniel Jones, Riley Leonard

Looks like we've got an old-fashioned QB battle on our hands, fantasy enthusiasts. Holder continues to note that Richardson will likely be evaluated next week and could be on a "pitch count" to avoid fatigue. If Richardson gets the nod to start most of the games this season, it will likely come with a shrinking target count for the Colts' pass-catchers, but he has proven to be a valuable fantasy asset due to his rushing. He is still a stay-away until deep in drafts, as we truly have no way of knowing how many games he can/will be allowed to play in.

Colts HC Shane Steichen says Anthony Richardson (shoulder) still has no timetable for return. He went out to LA to visit Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the doctor who performed his AC joint surgery, to have his AC joint rechecked.

Related Players: Daniel Jones, Riley Leonard

Things continue to trend in a terrible direction for Richardson. The narrative has always been that the young QB needs more reps, whether that's in practice or real games, and he's had multiple issues delivering. The starting job could very (very) well be Daniel Jones' in Week 1, and the market has moved toward him starting far more games than Richardson in 2025.