Pat McAfee slams Anthony Richardson for 'tapping out' in Colts vs Texans

Indianapolis Colts backmost Anthony Richardson wasn't injured erstwhile helium removed himself from Sunday's crippled against the Houston Texans.

No, the erstwhile first-round prime was simply retired of breath, according to the CBS Sports broadcast.

Richardson was deed hard by Texans linebacker Jake Hansen connected a first-half scramble earlier tapping the apical of his ain sideline arsenic if to petition a substitution from the sideline. Many expected to perceive of different superior wounded for Richardson, who missed astir of his rookie play owed to a concussion and a enarthrosis injury.

But upon learning the second-year awesome caller wasn't hurt, lone tired, galore took the accidental to explicit their vexation with Richardson.

Chief among the critics was a erstwhile Colts player: retired punter Pat McAfee.

'I had ne'er seen an NFL QB pat retired portion inactive being steadfast until watching Anthony Richardson,' McAfee, a fashionable ESPN speech amusement host, wrote connected X. 'The QB is your franchise. The connection it sends is large and influential.'

Many fans concurred.

'I'm done with this experiment,' wrote one. 'He's not the reply Pat. Even if helium was, determination is nary mode helium could beryllium steadfast a afloat season.'

Richardson’s time wasn’t overmuch amended otherwise. He completed lone 9 of 26 passes, and portion helium did link with Josh Downs connected a 69-yard touchdown, the erstwhile Florida prima besides had an interception and a fumble arsenic well.