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Colts' Jim Irsay on Anthony Richardson's Rookie Season: 'It's Going to Be Tough'

There will be plenty of expectations on Anthony Richardson's shoulders after the Indianapolis Colts selected him with the No. 4 overall pick, but even the team owner understands there will be growing pains in his rookie season.

"For Anthony Richardson, it's going to be tough," Jim Irsay said during an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show (h/t Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk).

"But he has to play to get better. I mean, there's no question. Gardner [Minshew] could play come out and obviously play better early on, just being a veteran, but we have to get Anthony on the field.