Rookie Riley Leonard will serve as Daniel Jones’ backup on Sunday.
“[I love Riley](https://1075thefan.com/621720/colts-notebook-riley-leonard-promoted-to-backup-quarterback/),” Colts coach Shane Steichen said on Wednesday, via Kevin Bowen of 107.5 The Fan. “I think he’s come in with the right mindset from Day 1. He prepares. It’s a hell of an opportunity for him this week.”
Steichen, though, did not commit to Leonard remaining as the No. 2 quarterback during Anthony Richardson’s stint on injured reserve. Richardson will miss at least four games with an orbital fracture, and Steichen said Wednesday he does not have a timetable for Richardson’s return.
The Colts signed Brett Rypien this week, and he could leap-frog Leonard depending on how quickly he can learn the system.
“He was just a guy we had on our radar,” Steichen said of Rypien. “We heard a lot of great things about him. Obviously, he was in Minnesota there for a little bit with Daniel. Daniel has a lot of great things to say about him, his preparation, his work. Obviously, played some good ball with Denver. . . . Excited to get him in here and learning the system.”