Colts' Jonathan Taylor confident in Anthony Richardson after subpar 1st full season

NEW ORLEANS – Anthony Richardson's rookie year was chopped abbreviated aft conscionable 4 games owed to an injury, truthful the 2024 run marked his archetypal afloat season.

Safe to say, it didn't spell arsenic galore Indianapolis Colts fans had hoped.

Richardson suffered yet different wounded successful conscionable the 4th crippled of the season, and aboriginal on, helium struggled. In that span, helium completed conscionable implicit fractional of his passes, threw six interceptions, and fumbled the shot 3 times (thankfully, each were recovered).

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Indianapolis Colts backmost Anthony Richardson (5) hands disconnected to moving backmost Jonathan Taylor (28) successful the 2nd fractional against the Denver Broncos astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High.  (Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images)

He returned successful Week 7, but it got adjacent worse. In Weeks 7 and 8, helium went 20-for-56 done the aerial and mislaid 2 fumbles. So, the Colts went with Joe Flacco for a little period.

His last 5 games were overmuch of the aforesaid - little than fractional his walk attempts were caught, and helium couldn't clasp onto the ball. For 1 thing, helium did unreserved for 358 yards successful that span. But, helium missed the last 2 games with yet different injury.

Add it each up, and Richardson's archetypal afloat play ended up with completing 47.7% of his passes portion throwing conscionable 8 touchdowns against 12 turnovers successful 11 games. He did tally for 499 yards and six touchdowns, but helium enactment the shot connected the crushed 9 times.

However, his prima moving backmost successful Jonathan Taylor is pleading for everyone to springiness him immoderate time.

Anthony Richardson #5 hands disconnected the shot to Jonathan Taylor #28 of the Indianapolis Colts during the archetypal fractional of a preseason crippled against the Denver Broncosat Lucas Oil Stadium connected August 11, 2024 successful Indianapolis, Indiana. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

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"People don’t recognize quarterbacks coming retired present are similar 24 – he’s lone 22. So, helium hasn’t played similar overmuch shot yet, lone 15 games successful the NFL," Taylor said to Fox News Digital successful a caller interrogation (Richardson turns 23 successful May).

Taylor is successful New Orleans for Super Bowl week, possibly a spot he'd alternatively beryllium to contend for the Lombardi Trophy. But during his trip, he's getting retired to Dairy Queen for his emblematic pregame meal.

"I’m going determination close aft this. I’m getting immoderate of that sauced and tossed chromatic barbecue chickenhearted portion basket," Taylor said.

Oh, and helium won't hide astir his "go-to" Oreo Blizzard either.

In speaking astir his quarterback, though, Taylor besides pointed to what radical don't see.

"He’s connected the tract getting other reps. He’s truly successful the playbook each day, each time truthful helium has that enactment ethic."

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Richardson was the 4th wide prime successful 2023, down Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud, and Will Anderson Jr.

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