Colts’ Anthony Richardson manages expectations ahead of rookie season: ‘I’m not the only person on this team’

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Indianapolis Colts rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson is tempering expectations ahead of their season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars next month, saying that the fate of the team’s success is bigger than just him. 

Richardson, 21, was drafted out of the University of Florida with the fourth overall pick in this year’s draft with the hopes that he would provide stability to the quarterback position, which the Colts have long struggled with since Andrew Luck’s retirement. 

Anthony Richardson #5 of the Indianapolis Colts passes as he warms up against the Philadelphia Eagles prior to an NFL preseason game at Lincoln Financial Field on August 24, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Michael Owens/Getty Images)

The 2023 season marks the eighth consecutive season the Colts will have a new starter, and while the pressure to perform is on, Richardson is managing those expectations.

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"I know [the Colts] invested a lot in me,’’ he told FOX 59 on Monday, "but I’m not the only person on this team. They invested a lot into the other players. They invested a lot into this staff."

"I know they’re going to ride with me, and I’m going to ride with them. I don’t really see it as I’m the main guy because, without the other pieces on the team, team not going to work.’’

Anthony Richardson poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected fourth overall by the Indianapolis Colts during the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft at Union Station on April 27, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri.  (David Eulitt/Getty Images)

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