Florida QB Anthony Richardson impresses NFL execs on pro day

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Anthony Richardson completed the last of 45 passes, raised his right index finger and started jogging toward midfield.

He got near the Florida Gators' logo and delivered a roundoff backflip that was as perfect as any throw he made during Florida's pro day Thursday.

It might have been his last gymnastics move for a while.

Richardson put on another show for NFL coaches, general managers and scouts, this one a follow-up to his record-setting performance at the combine earlier this month.

The 6-foot-4, 244-pound quarterback from Gainesville skipped all the measurement drills on campus — there was little chance he would have improved on his gaudy numbers from Indianapolis — but he did throw at the team's indoor practice facility. He showed off his arm strength on multiple occasions, overthrowing one receiver who was 70 yards away and launching a deep ball that hit the ceiling.

He felt as if he accomplished his main objective, which was to showcase his accuracy.

«I feel like I delivered the ball pretty well today,» Richardson said. «Some of them weren't as great as I wanted to be, but I feel like I threw the ball pretty well today.»

Carolina's Frank Reich, Seattle's Pete Carroll and Jacksonville's Doug Pederson were three NFL coaches in attendance. The Panthers and Seahawks sent large contingents, as they also did for pro days involving three other highly rated QBs: C.J. Stroud (Ohio State), Bryce Young (Alabama) and Will Levis (Kentucky).

Richardson met individually with Las Vegas and Carolina on Wednesday, and he has several more teams lined up in the coming days and weeks. His pitch to all of them?

«I'm a workhorse,» said Richardson, who set QB records at the combine for the broad jump (10 feet, 9