Colts QB Anthony Richardson leaves game with injury to throwing shoulder

[Oldcolt]

AR makes this team relevant for the next 10-15 years. The kid is a stud and has the mind to make it all work. Rough start won't mean shit in a few years

[CletusPyle]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

AR makes this team relevant for the next 10-15 years. The kid is a stud and has the mind to make it all work. Rough start won't mean shit in a few years

I hope your right, but so far he hasn't gotten up after any substantial hit, that is concerning!

[Oldcolt]

You would have to be an idiot not to be concerned. I am hopeful that AR has shown enough that this crap about him needing to use his legs to make up for his 'short comings' as a passer can be put to rest. Let him use his incredible skills as a quarterback, not some hybrid qb/running back. Minimizing the number of hits he takes seems sensible to me.

[Oldcolt]

The Colts placed him on IR. I am betting that shoulder surgery is in order, either in a few weeks or after the year is done. My ortho friends say that a grade 3 will be unstable and more likely to dislocate if not properly repaired. We, of course, know nothing about whether it truly is a complete tear (grade 3s are) but if it is recovery, while a little longer, is 100% in almost all cases.

Nice video by doc about his injury:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoBuze8nA-A

[HoosierinFL]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

The Colts placed him on IR. I am betting that shoulder surgery is in order, either in a few weeks or after the year is done. My ortho friends say that a grade 3 will be unstable and more likely to dislocate if not properly repaired. We, of course, know nothing about whether it truly is a complete tear (grade 3s are) but if it is recovery, while a little longer, is 100% in almost all cases.

Nice video by doc about his injury:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoBuze8nA-A

Is IR with designation to return still a thing? Did he have that designation?

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by HoosierinFL

Is IR with designation to return still a thing? Did he have that designation?

IR rules have been modified over the last few years.

This move means that Richardson will be out at least 4 weeks and won't count towards the 53 man roster.

This transaction seemed inevitable considering the reports that even the non-surgerical routes would take at least four weeks.

Teams can bring back players from the IR list 8 times over the course of the season. So in other words, there is no maximum to the number of players that can be placed on IR, but teams only have 8 "activations" per season to bring them back to the active roster.