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Colts QB Anthony Richardson Reveals Severity of Back Spasms

Indianapolis Colts QB Anthony Richardson didn't shy away from the severity of his back injury. | Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Indianapolis Colts second-year quarterback Anthony Richardson was ruled out of the team's Week 17 loss to the New York Giants with back spasms. Upon announcing the injury, the Colts said that Richardson was dealing with "soreness" that was precluding him from playing.

But when Richardson addressed the media on New Year's Day, the injury to his back sounded much worse. The quarterback told reporters that his spasms were so bad that he couldn't even stand up, and an MRI revealed "a disc thing" that "might be chronic," according to James Boyd of The Athletic.

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