INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson Sr . is likely to miss multiple games after suffering an orbital fracture in a freak pregame incident on Sunday, according to multiple sources.

Richardson, the primary backup to starter Daniel Jones , was hospitalized after a pole that he had affixed an elastic stretch band to snapped during his pregame routine, resulting in the pole forcefully impacting his face.

It left Richardson badly injured, a source told ESPN. The swelling is so significant that Richardson's vision is temporarily impaired, though there is not believed to be any damage to his eye.

The bands are used by all of the Colts quarterbacks in the same manner before all practices and games. When used on the field, the bands are often tied to the goal p

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