NFL Rumors: Colts ‘Hope’ Anthony Richardson ‘grows amid adversity’ after benching | News, scores, highlights, stats and rumors

Anthony Richardson is 22 years old and will certainly get another chance to start in the NFL, despite the Indianapolis Colts’ decision to bench him this season.

The team reportedly plans for this to be a turning point in his career.

“But after this year, sources say, the Colts have no plans to give up Richardson,” NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Sunday. “They believe he has a bright future and hope he grows amid adversity.”

Richardson played only four games last season and was sidelined this season with an oblique injury. Injuries will likely always be a concern because he is a quarterback who plays with his legs.

But the passing accuracy is also troubling, as the No. 4 pick in the 2023 NFL draft has completed just 44.4 percent of his attempts with four touchdowns and seven interceptions this season when healthy.

At this point, he’s still the franchise quarterback of the future given his draft status.

And he has a chance to learn more about a proven veteran in Joe Flacco, who already led the team to victories over the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans when Richardson was sidelined.

Flacco certainly understands that as a 39-year-old, he isn’t the long-term answer at the position for the Colts either and even told reporters that this benching doesn’t have to be a “negative thing” for the young signal caller moving forward: