Despite fighting injuries and being benched earlier in the year, former Florida Gators and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson has flashed enough potential to earn another shot. According to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, Richardson is viewed as the Colts' “presumptive starter” for the 2025-2026 NFL season.

Anthony Richardson will reportedly miss his team's Week 17 game against the Giants after dealing with back and foot injuries.

Will the Indianapolis Colts bring in competition this offseason for quarterback Anthony Richardson? That, according to head coach Shane Steichen, is still to be decided. "I think that's a conversation that Chris (Ballard) and I will have moving forward,

Richardson's stat line for 2024 as a passer paints a picture of a struggling young quarterback trying to adjust to the speed of NFL defenses. The former Florida Gator signal-caller will conclude his sophomore NFL campaign with 11 games, 126/264 completions (47.7%), 1,814 passing yards, and eight touchdown tosses to 12 interceptions thrown.

Anthony Richardson has played under relatively little pressure from a Colts organization that promised to be patient, but it's coming in 2025.