NFL quarterback told by his own team he's 'not meeting the standard' as explosive talks on awful year revealed
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The saga of Anthony Richardson in Indianapolis has raised questions and concerns within the Colts locker room, a report has revealed. The 22-year-old was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the fourth overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft but over 18 months later the franchise is entering its fourth straight year without postseason football.
![[The Indianapolis Colts quarterback was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2023 Draft]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/15/93713061-0-image-a-3_1735917608600.jpg)
A Week 17 blowout loss to the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium last weekend, cemented yet another woeful season for the directionless Colts. And amid another chaotic season, it appears tensions came to a boil in the locker room over the Colts' quarterback woes.
![[Colts head coach Shane Steichen has flipflopped between quarterbacks this season]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/15/93713089-0-image-a-2_1735917601527.jpg)
Multiple members of the Colts' roster reportedly held private meetings with Richardson to tell him he wasn't 'meeting the standard,' The Athletic reported. 'I signed an extension here because I believed in you,' defensive tackle DeForest Buckner is said to have told Richardson, according to The Athletic's Jim Trotter. 'But you've got to do your part.'.
Anthony Richardson was reportedly told by teammates that he wasn't 'meeting the standard'. The Indianapolis Colts quarterback was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2023 Draft. The crunch talks appear to have stemmed from Indianapolis's rollercoaster season in the quarterback room with head coach Shane Steichen flipflopping back and forth between Richardson and veteran Joe Flacco.
