Sources – Colts bench Anthony Richardson, contact Joe Flacco

The Indianapolis Colts are benching 2023 first-round draft pick Anthony Richardson and using veteran Joe Flacco as their starting quarterback, sources tell ESPN's Jeremy Fowler and Adam Schefter.

The Colts' coaches met Tuesday morning and ultimately decided to change quarterbacks, sources told Fowler and Schefter.

The benching came two days after Richardson asked to miss a game Sunday against the Houston Texans because, he told reporters, he was “tired.”

Colts coach Shane Steichen said Monday that he was evaluating the quarterback situation and added that Richardson's request to opt out of the game would not play a role in his decision.

Richardson was 10 of 32 for 175 yards in Sunday's 23-20 loss at Houston.