According to the referee, the hit was an “accidental” contract

“When there are hits like that, it doesn’t matter who the quarterback is,” Steichen said at the time.

None of the players were fined.

Richardson has steadfastly refused to demand more flags to this point in his career, preferring instead to say that the hits are part of the game.

The Colts quarterback gave Fitzpatrick the benefit of the doubt on Sunday.

“No, I don’t really care,” Richardson said. “I was trying to qualify for the team because, like I said, I couldn’t really accelerate like I wanted. So I just tried to gain a few meters and get on the ground. But I don’t know if they should have raised the flag or not. To be honest, I didn’t really care about the hit.”