Indianapolis Colts rookie Anthony Richardson was officially named the team's starting quarterback, and he met with the media to give his reactions. He explained why he was initially "shocked" but why he's ready for the opportunity. (Video by Jake Arthur)
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00:00 >> How are you doing?
00:01 >> I'm good.
00:02 >> What was your reaction when Shane made the decision?
00:07 >> Honestly, I was shocked.
00:08 I've been grinding, putting in work just to get the title.
00:12 But it's not really all about the title.
00:14 I'm just trying to make sure I'm ready for the team.
00:17 Despite being late with asking me, I still got other guys in the room helping me get
00:22 to that standard.
00:22 So I'm forever thankful to them.
00:24 I appreciate them and I'm glad I did it.
00:27 I'm just not ready, and trusting everybody in the building to do what I have to do.
00:33 >> Is it ready or not?
00:33 I mean, do you feel you're ready that you can be knowing there's more to do?
00:37 >> Yeah, for sure.
00:38 I don't think I'll ever be fully ready.
00:40 There's always stuff I can learn day by day.
00:43 I just get information from Garden and he's been in the league for four plus years.
00:47 So I just got information from him, get information from Coach Stikin,
00:51 just working day by day.
00:52 So as of right now, I feel like I'm ready, but who's to say if I'm ready or not?
00:56 >> How did they tell you?
00:58 >> Coach Stikin just let me know.
01:01 He laid out the play for me.
01:03 He told me I gotta continue to work for it, despite being granted the opportunity.
01:09 So I gotta work for it because he helped me hand it to you.
01:11 I gotta learn everything.
01:12 >> And what has it meant to you to see the confidence from your veteran teammates
01:16 have had and you have told us about how you've made an impression on them?
01:20 >> It means a lot.
01:21 I'm forever thankful.
01:23 I respect all those guys in the building.
01:25 I appreciate all of them.
01:27 And I just try to work for my players every day for them.
01:30 Cuz I don't wanna come in here and make it seem like everything should be handed to
01:34 me, cuz it definitely shouldn't.
01:35 I have to work for everything.
01:36 They've been here working for everything.
01:38 So I'm just trying to reciprocate the same thing and just continue to grind,
01:41 continue to gain respect and trust from those guys.
01:43 >> Anthony, did you say you were shocked by it?
01:45 Was that shocked by the timing of it or I guess it was quiet?
01:50 >> It was just hearing the words, cuz you work for it.
01:53 I didn't know when the time I was gonna be.
01:55 I was just looking forward to week one and just being ready for
01:58 the opportunity and yeah, throwing it in the fire hopefully.
02:01 But he told me, I'm just like, wow, it really happened.
02:05 So I'm thankful, I'm blessed and I just gotta keep working and
02:08 just keep building on this opportunity.
02:10 >> Did you think he'd be meeting with you and Shane and
02:12 what did he tell you?
02:14 >> No, it was after practice.
02:16 That wasn't even after practice.
02:17 It was after we finished everything that's today.
02:19 He called me back in the office and talked to me.
02:22 We talked for about two hours.
02:24 The two hours wasn't even about me being in QB1.
02:27 He just told me that, three minutes and we just started talking about life and
02:31 stuff, just trying to build connection and relationship more.
02:33 But I gotta say I'm thankful and I appreciate it.
02:36 >> When it comes to building relationships and chemistry,
02:39 is there just a comfort level to knowing which,
02:42 the group of players you'll be playing with right now, the first team?
02:45 >> Definitely, that's something I learned back at Florida with Coach Napier.
02:48 You gotta know the people that you're working with.
02:51 You can't just let the judges know their last name.
02:53 You gotta know where they come from, their upbringing,
02:55 because I feel like if you know more about the person, it helps you play for
02:59 them and play with them a lot more.
03:01 So I just try to learn everybody and just figure everybody out so
03:04 we can have a good relationship on and off.
03:06 >> When things come to a natural phase, physically,
03:10 do you think you have to sort of shape that narrative?
03:12 It's easy for you to be where you are and that you do work hard at your craft,
03:16 just cuz it's something you're good for?
03:18 >> I mean, I'm blessed.
03:20 Everybody knows it.
03:21 I continue to preach about being blessed with everything God's blessed me with.
03:26 But despite all of that, you gotta work.
03:29 The guy that jumps the highest in the world,
03:33 you still gotta perfect his craft and keep trying to jump higher.
03:36 Cuz there's somebody else trying to jump higher than him.
03:38 So I just try to think about it like that.
03:39 There's always somebody chasing me, trying to attack me.
03:42 So I just try to grind every day and continue to perfect everything,
03:46 even though I'm not gonna be perfect.
03:48 I just try to work for that opportunity and just continue to build.
03:52 >> What are you chasing?
03:53 >> Greatness.
03:54 I've talked about it before.
03:55 I wanna be great.
03:56 I wanna be remembered.
03:57 I don't wanna just be one of those guys, okay, he was in the league.
04:01 I want my legacy to be remembered forever.
04:03 I'm working, just trying to work forever and
04:06 build what's happening with this team and this organization.
04:09 >> With Chicago coming in tomorrow,
04:10 is there anything that you wanna see from the offense?
04:13 >> I'm just excited to see a joint practice.
04:16 I've never had that before.
04:17 So I'm excited to see how we compete with other people in this practice time and
04:20 I'm looking forward to Saturday.
04:22 >> You talked about chasing greatness and you talked about Peyton Manning and
04:25 Andrew Locke.
04:26 I mean, the footsteps are here.
04:28 But now you're actually chasing that.
04:30 Now, do you fully feel the historical impact you might have?
04:35 Not too much?
04:36 >> Not yet, no, cuz I haven't done anything yet.
04:39 Those guys, they've done a lot here for the people here.
04:42 So I'm just getting started.
04:45 I'm just trying to continue to push and work for it.
04:47 So when the time does come, when the moment does come,
04:49 that people will ask about me and my career here.
04:53 Hopefully it's all good.