Training camp is in full swing across the NFL and we are officially entering the first full week of the preseason. This is a time when position battles will ramp up and take on a new form as we’ll actually get to see some of those players take part in live game reps. Before we jump too far into that layer of the summer, however, we’re going to go around the league and highlight a handful of players who are already making waves with their respective clubs and quite possibly laying the foundation for a breakout season.
The Colts rookie does seem to be making a strong push to be the team’s Week 1 starter over veteran Gardner Minshew. He’s continued to stack good days on top of one another, including a performance on Sunday when he received starting reps with the first-team offense. During 11-on-11s, Richardson made what head coach Shane Steichen called “a heck of a throw” to wideout Alex Pierce where the quarterback hit him on a backside pass off of play action.
“I thought he had a heck of a day (Sunday),” coach Shane Steichen said, via The Athletic. “He was really solid, made some big-time…
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Author : Tyler Sullivan
Publish date : 2023-08-07 16:48:32
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