Indianapolis Colts player Anthony Richardson Sr. couldn’t help but thank God after he was told he would be the team’s backup quarterback for the 2026-2027 season.
On Oct. 12, 2025, Richardson suffered a fractured right orbital bone and temporary vision impairment. The quarterback “sustained the injury while warming up with an elastic stretch band in the locker room before the team’s Oct. 12 home game against the Arizona Cardinals. The bar to which the band was strapped broke, hitting Richardson in the face and causing his injuries,” ESPN reported last year.
When Richardson found out he made the 53-man roster this year, he told reporters, “I was honored. I’m just blessed to continue. You find a way in this league, continue to find my way on the roster. I’m just thankful that they believe in me enough to promote me to QB2 and I’m just ready to work. I’m just willing to work for this team and just provide my best self for this squad and just help us win.”
Even though he is in the same spot as he was last year, he is still grateful and hungry for more.
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“This year and last year I’ve been trying to put in the work. I feel like I still got a lot of more work to put in. But, you know, like you just said, I was in the same position last year. God put me in a position to make sure I’m ready. I got to stay ready so when my number and my name is called, I could just go out there and do my thing,” Richardson declared.
“I’m extremely grateful,” he continued. :You know, I love adversity. I read the Bible a lot so the more I continue to step into my faith — I read a lot of stories about people who deal with adversity and try to keep their faith over fear.”
“And adversity brings a lot of fear because it’s a lot of uncomfortable situations that’s thrown into your life,” he said. “But I’m trying to continue to have my faith over my fear and keep pursuing and just keep being a better person, better man, and better player. And I’m just grateful I get to have another shot to do it.”
Richardson’s journey from a severe eye injury to proving he’s still the right man for the QB2 position is a reminder that no matter what you face in life, when you put your faith and trust in God, anything is possible.
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