Colts hold Anthony Richardson out of practice as precaution - ESPN

INDIANAPOLIS — Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson was held out of Thursday's final offseason practice with right shoulder soreness, but the second-year player and coach Shane Steichen both insisted the decision was purely precautionary.

Richardson sustained an AC joint sprain last season that required season-ending surgery but recovered quickly and has been the Colts' starting quarterback throughout this spring's offseason workouts. But he was seen with trainers midway through Wednesday's practice addressing the shoulder before returning to the lineup briefly and then giving way to backup Joe Flacco in the final period of the practice.

The soreness was normal and expected during his recovery, Richardson said.

"'I've been dealing with soreness since I started throwing," he said. «It's hard listening to the trainers saying, 'No, you've got to sit out for a day.' But it's part of the health journey. So, I'm just rocking with them and just listening.

»We're actually surprised it's been only one day like this. Luckily, it was the last day."

Richardson indicated there was no further assessment needed and said his treatment consisted of just icing the shoulder.

«Rest assured, if we played on Sunday, he'd be starting,» Steichen said.

Some important context to the situation: The Colts were already scheduled for a short workout on their final day of offseason work, and the abbreviated practice was shortened further to around 40 minutes before Steichen capped it with a playful throwing contest involving non-quarterbacks (linebacker E.J. Speed had the most accurate passes, for the record).

Richardson resumed throwing a few months ago and has had many impressive moments in offseason practices open to reporters. His success in