Colts QB Anthony Richardson is sidelined indefinitely with a right shoulder injury

INDIANAPOLIS AP Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson has a shoulder injury that will sideline him indefinitely coach Shane Steichen mentioned Thursday Richardson aggravated a joint in his throwing shoulder which he had season-ending surgery on in October his rookie season The third-year quarterback communicated soreness in his right shoulder during last week s organized association engagements and hasn t practiced since He will miss next week s three-day mandatory minicamp Steichen did not clarify if Richardson will be available for training camp later this summer Doctors trainers checked it out Steichen declared Thursday He s got chosen aggravation in his AC joint So we re gonna sit him out this week Obviously he ll sit out for minicamp We ll see when he comes back Not gonna put a timetable for training camp on it but when he does come back we ll ease him into throwing and then we ll go from there The good thing is he s not gonna need a procedure right now Steichen explained the injury occurred because of stress over time Solicited whether this kind of injury is normal for players who previously had AC joint injuries Steichen reported he was not sure It s the latest roadblock for the young quarterback whose career has been marred by injuries inconsistency and a failure to live up to expectations Richardson has missed games in two seasons because of injuries he was sidelined games in because of the initial AC joint sprain he missed two games last season with back spasms another pair because of an oblique hip injury and one with a concussion Indianapolis also benched Richardson in a pair of games for veteran Joe Flacco last season The injury also comes as Richardson competes with Daniel Jones who signed as a free agent in March for the starting job in Indianapolis AP NFL https apnews com hub nfl Source