Anthony Richardson blames himself for injured pinkie

Indianapolis Colts starting quarterback Anthony Richardson gave the team a scare in the Colts opening preseason games when he went out of the game with a finger injury.

Richardson has dislocated his pinkie finger. The team has listed him as day-to-day. 

It happened when Baltimore Ravens David Ojabo came unblocked from the offense’s right, placing a devastating hit on Richardson as the quarterback never saw him coming.

A picture of Richardson’s injured pinkie finger was posted on social media, and it looks pretty ugly. 

Richardson admitted he needs to do a better job in the pocket.

“I definitely looked at it. That’s a tricky one because it’s five-man pro and hot from the backside,” Richardson said postgame, via the Colts website. “I’ve just got to get my eyes to be able to react to that. It was just five-man pro playing hot. I need to be on my Ps and Qs when it comes to that.

“It was going to be hard for me to see anyway,” Richardson added. “My eyes are looking a certain way, but I just have to be keyed on when anybody brings pressure like that. I thought it would be the nickel, but they brought it from the other side. I just have to be ready to get the ball out.”

Richardson has been injury-prone since he entered the league a few years ago. Now that he appears to be ok, more than likely the team will take serious precautions about putting their other starters out there during the pre-season.

It’s a risk some teams are willing to take, but in the Colts' case, why risk another serious injury to a starter in a meaningless game? The scare they had with Richardson may serve as a warning to dial things back until the season officially begins.