Colts' Anthony Richardson suffers shoulder injury with quarterback battle looming

Anthony Richardson heads into his third season with a real quarterback battle but his pursuit to win the starting job for the season will be harder after suffering an injury Richardson is dealing with a shoulder injury in his throwing arm and he won t be participating in the Colts minicamp next week per head coach Shane Steichen Steichen added that Richardson suffered the injury last week during organized unit programs CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Doctors trainers checked it out Steichen mentioned per NFL com He's got certain aggravation in his AC joint So we're going to sit him out this week Obviously he'll sit out for minicamp We'll see when he comes back Not going to put a timetable for training camp on it but when he does come back we'll ease him into throwing and then we'll go from there The good thing is he's not going to need a procedure right now While Steichen noted the injury not being serious enough for surgery a procedure wasn t ruled out down the line EX-GIANTS QUARTERBACK DANIEL JONES TO SIGN WITH COLTS ON -YEAR DEAL REPORTSRichardson has dealt with numerous injuries in his first two NFL seasons which included a season-ending shoulder injury after four games in his rookie year An oblique injury in kept him out two games Richardson the gang s fourth overall pick in out of Florida struggled in his return to the Colts last year throwing for just yards in games with a completion rate Steichen made the move to bench Richardson last season as he struggled with backup Joe Flacco replacing him under center This year the Colts brought in Daniel Jones who the New York Giants cut ties with midway through the campaign due to his own struggles to compete with Richardson in training camp While Jones didn t pan out under his four-year extension in New York he does have years of starting in the NFL under his belt His addition to the quarterbacks room led several to believe Richardson s job wasn t safe Richardson now has to battle another injury before battling Jones It s frustrating but he is in good spirits Steichen announced of Richardson So we re working through it right now With Richardson sidelined Jones will be getting the lion s share of minicamp reps Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter