ANTHONY RICHARDSON SR was forced out of an Indianapolis Colts preseason game after suffering a gruesome injury.
The quarterback was on the end of a hard tackle by Baltimore Ravens linebacker David Ojabo.
Anthony Richardson dislocated his finger against the Baltimore Ravens[/caption]
The quarterback was hit hard by David Ojabo[/caption]
He spoke about the injury after the game[/caption]
Richardson’s finger was popped back in by medical staff[/caption]
Richardson, 23, was flattened by the unmarked defender and came off with a nasty injury.
The Colts‘ star was left with a dislocated pinkie finger on his right hand with 7.33 left to play of the first quarter.
His finger was caught by TV cameras pointing at a near 90-degree angle away from his hand.
The medical team rushed onto the pitch to attend to Richardson and popped the finger back into place.
However, he was soon ruled out of the game due to the blow.
Speaking after the game, Richardson admitted he initially thought he was “tripping” when he spotted his finger.
He said: “It was weird.
“He hit me, then I was trying to make sure I had the ball and I just looked down
“I saw my finger in a different direction. I’m like, ‘Maybe I’m tripping.’
“And I looked at it again. It was definitely like that.”
It is a blow for Richardson, who is hoping to be the starting quarterback for the Colts in the 2025 NFL season.
The injury could give an opportunity to veteran Daniel Jones to make the starting spot his own.
Fans spotted the moment and reacted to the gruesome-looking injury on social media.
One posted: “Anthony Richardson‘s finger… Owww.”
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A second wrote: “I’m not a doctor, but I don’t think Anthony Richardson’s pinky is supposed to do that.”
A third commented: “Looks like that pinky is trying to get out of this situation.”
A fourth said: “Looks like he has two thumbs on the same hand.”
Another added: “This is tough to see. Hopefully, Richardson gets well soon.”
But Richardson did insist he will recover despite expecting more soreness soon.
He added: “It’ll be a little bit more so in the morning.
“But I’ll be good.”
The Colts went on to lose the game 24-16 at the M&T Bank Stadium in what was a disappointing start to their pre-sason.
