Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson suffered a dislocated pinky on his eighth offensive snap in Thursday night’s preseason matchup with the Ravens.
Baltimore’s David Ojabo came unblocked from the offense’s right, placing a devastating hit on Richardson as the quarterback never saw him coming.
So what happened on the play?
“That’s a five-man protection right there, and that’s the hot side right there,” head coach Shane Steichen said in his postgame press conference. “That’s what happened.”
Effectively, Steichen means Richardson was responsible for recognizing the unblocked edge defender and getting the ball out quickly. Richardson had a running back available on his right side, but the QB admitted after the game he didn’t properly diagnose the play.
“I definitely looked at it. That’s