Ryan Kelly gets candid about Anthony Richardson’s leadership after unsuccessful season with Colts

Ryan Kelly showered high praise on Anthony Richardson for his leadership skills, which reflected in the offseason program and training camp.

Ryan Kelly gets candid about Anthony Richardson’s leadership after unsuccessful season with Colts

Anthony Richardson and Ryan Kelly (Via Imago)

Unlike his peers, Anthony Richardson didn’t get a fair chance to showcase his talent in his rookie season after sustaining a season-ending injury. What’s more tragic about his exit was he could only play four games before getting benched for the remaining season and seeing his team finish the season at 9-8. 

But now, the young quarterback is all set for his second year which to an extent would also be his debut season if he proceeded to take the Indianapolis Colts beyond four games successfully. While talking about the quarterback’s progress, veteran center Ryan Kelly showered high praise on Richardson, especially his leadership skills which reflected well in the offseason program and training camp. 

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I think the leadership role has really been starting to kind of come out. It’s holding guys accountable, using snap count, changing protections. The work he did, sitting in meetings last year when he was injured, the offseason, having a handful of practices under our belt here
Ryan Kelly said (H/T: Colts.com)

Even though Richardson was benched for most of the season last year, he has earned great respect from his teammates, who claim he acts more like a veteran than a rookie. 

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I think you can really start to see it. I witnessed it today. It just kind of caught me off guard. I was like man, it’s cool to see him really progressing into that role and that’s the role you really need him to be into.
Ryan Kelly added
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Joe Flacco adjusts well to Colts despite age gap

When Richardson got injured in the fifth week of last season, the Colts brought in veteran quarterback Joe Flacco after signing him as an unrestricted free agent. Despite being on a roster where the majority of the players are younger than him, Flaccoo has adjusted well to the team. 

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Joe Flacco (via Imago)
Honestly, I think it's a good thing. I think you need those reminders every now and then that shows you how lucky you are to play this game. 
Joe Flacco said when asked about his age difference with his teammates

Contrary to what everyone thought that the rookie quarterback Richardson would benefit a lot by having a veteran like Flacco on the team, the case is quite the opposite. As the veteran quarterback revealed he is learning more from the second-year quarterback.

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