Anthony Richardson's turnovers in preseason opener raise more questions about his Colts future

If you’re just looking at Anthony Richardson’s statistics from the first half of Thursday’s preseason opener for the Indianapolis Colts, remember this truth: Stats lie.

The stats from the first half of this game when the quarterback played speak to a solid outing. He completed 11 of 14 passes. That’s good. His quarterback rating was a respectable 80.1.

And Richardson led the Colts on a second-quarter TD drive.

The Colts signed Daniel Jones, himself a draft washout with the New York Giants, as a free agent to compete with Richardson.

Jones won the job — and quite easily, in hindsight.

To make matters worse, Richardson couldn’t help the team when Jones got injured last year because he was also injured (again).

He actually injured himself prior to a game while working with stretch bands. So the Colts, needing a starter, turned to Riley Leonard and then to veteran Philip Rivers.

Now 24, Richardson is no longer being evaluated as the Colts’ quarterback of the future. He’s competing with Leonard for the backup job behind Jones. Neither player is dominating because Leonard also threw an interception on his second possession of the second half.

Daniel Jones better stay healthy for Indianapolis.

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