Indianapolis Colts 2nd-year quarterback Anthony Richardson was reinstated this week as the starter, after a two-week benching because of the coaching staff’s purported “lack of attention-to-detail and preparation” expected from the team’s QB1.
Per ESPN’s Stephen Holder, those limitations were more as a result of his relative youth—at just 22-years-old, naivety, and ‘not knowing what he doesn’t know,’ more so than as a result of any indictment on his still well-regarded character and work ethic:
“Conversations with teammates and multiple sources have created a clearer picture of what transpired behind the scenes,” writes Holder.