Anthony Richardson’s poor injury luck continued Thursday night when the Indianapolis quarterback left the first quarter of the Colts’ preseason opener against the host Baltimore Ravens.

Richardson, who got the start over offseason acquisition Daniel Jones, sustained a finger injury on his right (throwing) hand on his second drive under center. Colts coach Shane Steichen said in a TV interview coming out of halftime that Richardson had dislocated his pinkie.

Steichen said he did not know how long Richardson would be out.

Richardson was sacked by David Ojabo for an 8-yard loss midway through the first quarter, and replays showed his pinkie finger was bent at an awkward angle. Richardson immediately came out of the game, replaced by Jones.

In his brief appearance Thursday, Richardson completed 2 of 3 passes for 21 yards in the Colts’ 24-16 loss.

Richardson is battling to keep his starting job after making 11 starts in 2024 and briefly being benched for Joe Flacco.

As a rookie in 2023, Richardson sustained an AC joint sprain in his fourth career start and soon underwent season-ending shoulder surgery. Last season, he missed two games with an oblique injury as well as two more due to back spasms, and he was absent from mandatory minicamp this summer because of a shoulder injury.

–Field Level Media