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Reuters
8 hours ago
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- Reuters
Colts' Anthony Richardson (shoulder) expects to be ready for training camp
June 24 - After starting just 15 games over his first two NFL seasons, Anthony Richardson dismissed concerns about his latest health issue. Sidelined during minicamp, the oft-injured quarterback spoke on Monday about his shoulder injury with Zach Goodall of 24/7 Sports. "I'm all good," Richardson said. "... Not really even a bump in the road. I feel like I tripped, I fell. Just got back up and hit the ground running again." Amid reports that Colts newcomer Daniel Jones has already surpassed Richardson on the depth chart, a re-injury to his throwing shoulder will not help the 23-year-old's case in one of the NFL's most prominent quarterback competitions entering the 2025 season. On June 5, Indianapolis announced that Richardson wouldn't take part in minicamp as a result of soreness in a surgically repaired right shoulder that previously sidelined the young QB for nearly a full season. Richardson reportedly sought a second opinion on his shoulder with renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who specializes in sports medicine. According to Colts head coach Shane Steichen, the surgeon's assessment suggested the No. 4 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft didn't need to undergo an additional surgery. Meanwhile, Daniel Jones signed with Indianapolis this offseason after joining the Minnesota Vikings midway through the 2024 season. After a disastrous 2-8 start to the campaign, Jones was cut by the New York Giants following 5 1/2 seasons with the franchise. With 24 career wins, 44 losses and a tie, Jones never lived up to franchise-quarterback expectations as the sixth overall pick in the 2019 draft. The 28-year-old has completed 64.1 percent of his passes, with 70 touchdowns through the air and 47 interceptions. He has also chipped in 2,179 yards on the ground with 15 TDs and 50 fumbles in 70 games (69 starts). Despite his struggles, Jones is already a favorite to start in Week 1 against the Miami Dolphins, according to NFL Media's Judy Battista. "Among the issues that have led the Indianapolis Colts to stage a quarterback competition between Richardson and former Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is Richardson's inability to stay on the field," Battista said in a June 16 report. "...The current setback clearly gives Jones a significant edge in a competition he had a good chance of winning anyway." In 15 starts, Richardson has completed 176 of 348 pass attempts (50.6 percemt) for 2,391 yards with 11 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. The mobile QB has added 635 rushing yards and 10 scores on the ground with 12 fumbles. --Field Level Media
Daily Mail
10-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
NFL quarterback's 2025 season in doubt as new concerns emerge over recurring injury
After suffering a season-ending injury in 2023, one young starting quarterback in the AFC South could be starting his season on the bench once again. Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson is not at the team's mandatory minicamp due to an injury to his throwing shoulder. It's the same shoulder that Richardson hurt in his rookie NFL campaign that ended his season in Week 5. Considering this is a re-injury, Sports Illustrated 's Albert Breer says the Colts are taking extra precautions with Richardson as the third-year gunslinger out of Florida weighs his options. 'It was the second day of OTAs that they shut him down, he's gonna go visit with Dr. Neal ElAttrache, I believe that's gonna happen this week, to go and get it checked out,' Breer told The Rich Eisen Show, adding that ElAttrache 'was the one who did the surgery initially.' 'When you're talking about the soreness coming back in the shoulder and "no he hasn't had surgery yet, but he's gonna have more opinions on it," it just gets you worried. 'I would say I take both of them very seriously, because anything to do with a quarterback's throwing shoulder, elbow, wrist, whatever is serious. 'But when it's like a repeat thing, that's where it's like "oh boy".' With Richardson likely to be starting on the bench, Breer says there is a 'really good chance Daniel Jones is gonna be the starting quarterback for the Colts Week 1 and Anthony Richardson faces a lot of uncertainty going forward.' It's a very concerning development for the longevity of his career - especially considering his first two seasons didn't end particularly well. After suffering that career-ending injury in his rookie season, his 2024 campaign featured stops and starts. Richardson began as the starter in the first few weeks before an oblique injury sidelined him in Weeks 5 and 6. Then, in Week 8, he capped off a poor performance against the Houston Texans by voluntarily taking himself out in the third quarter for a play because he 'needed a breather'. As a result, Richardson was benched for two weeks in favor of Joe Flacco. After Flacco struggled, Richardson returned for the rest of the season.
Forbes
07-06-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Burnes' Season-Ending Injury Complicates Arizona's Future
The Arizona Diamondbacks committed $210 million to Corbin Burnes last winter to strengthen their rotation in the present and provide an anchor for a staff that faces a possible major reconstruction in the offseason. The best-laid plans dissolved Friday, when Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo relayed the devastating new that Burnes will require season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. Burnes motioned to the dugout after throwing a pitch in the fifth inning of a start against Washington last Sunday and was removed after lip-readers could see him mouth, 'My elbow's gone. It's dead,' when a trainer visited the mound. Burnes opted for the surgery after receiving a second opinion from elbow specialist Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who has repaired Shohei Ohtani's elbow, among others. The procedure is scheduled for next week. The standard timeline for recovery from the surgery is considered to be about 12 months, although Ohtani has yet to pitch this season after undergoing his procedure in September, 2023. In a worst-case scenario, Burnes has thrown his last pitch for the Diamondbacks, who saw him as a integral piece in their pursuit of the big-money Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West. Burnes signed a six-year, $210 million contract that includes an opt-out after the 2026 season as the D-backs bumped their payroll to a record $181 million. He received a $10 million signing bonus and will make $30 million in salary this season and $20 million in 2026. While Burnes' injury complicates matters and may diminish his value if he opts out, agent Scott Boras often negotiates an opt-out clause into the contract of his high-tier free agents in order to return the players to the market as quickly as possible. Burnes was 3-2 with a 2.66 ERA in 11 starts this season, with 63 strikeouts in 64 1-3 innings. He skipped a scheduled May 5 start after taking a cortisone shot to treat right shoulder inflammation, a condition he said felt similar to 'dead arm' he has felt in previous spring trainings. There is no evidence to suggest the injuries are related. Burnes was 2-1 with a 1.71 ERA in five starts since, although his velocity was down about one mph on his cut and two-seam fastballs throughout the season. Even before Burnes' injury, the Diamondbacks faced questions about what the 2026 rotation would look like since top starters Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly are eligible for free agency this winter and are likely to test the market. Now, trading Gallen and Kelly at the deadline could be options if the team cannot right itself in time to challenge the Dodgers, San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres in the division and wild-card races. Gallen was obtained in a 2019 trade-deadline deal with Miami that sent Jazz Chisholm to the Marlins during the Diamondbacks' last rebuild. Gallen and Kelly have been rotation stalwarts since Kelly returned from Korea in 2019, and together with then-rookie Brandon Pfaadt played key roles in the D-backs' run to the 2023 World Series. Burnes and Pfaadt, who signed a five-year, $45 million contract extension at the start of the season, were seen as the potential front men in the rotation in the event both Gallen (a Boras client) and Kelly opted to test the market. Ryne Nelson would join the rotation full-time. Both Boras and Kelly could command significant raises after playing recently on team-friendly deals. Gallen will make $13.5 million this season and Kelly will make $8.5 million in the second year of a two-year contract. Both have made it clear that they are not anxious to leave but at the same time must consider their future. Kelly, especially, since he has played under team-friendly contracts since his return from Korea. Kelly and Burnes have been the best of the D-backs' rotation this season, while Gallen (4-7, 5.13 ERA) and Pfaadt (7-4, 5.51) have been up-and-down. Gallen leads the NL in walks, a severe outlier based on his career numbers. Burnes is the third of Arizona's recent big-money signs to address the starting rotation to suffer a serious arm injury. Eduardo Rodriguez, who signed a four-year, $80 million free agent deal before the 2024 season, made only 10 starts that year after suffering a shoulder injury in spring training. He returned Friday after missing time with shoulder inflammation. When Rodriguez went down, the D-backs quickly moved to sign free agent Jordan Montgomery to a one-year, $25 million contract that included a player option for 2025. Montgomery had a 6.23 ERA in 2024 and, after exercising his $22.5 million option to return, suffered an elbow injury that required season-ending Tommy John surgery this spring. At the start of the decade, Madison Bumgarner signed a five-year, $85 million contract prior to the 2020 season that did not work out. Bumgarner missed much of the 2020 season with a back injury and was 15-32 with a 5.23 ERA in four seasons before being released after four starts in 2023.
