Anthony Richardson gets glowing review from Colts teammate

While Richardson is expected to be the Colts starter at some point this year, if not by Week 1, Minshew knew there was a chance Indianapolis would use its fourth overall pick on a QB when he signed with the team in mid-March.

As the Colts transition from rookie mini-camp to OTAs, first-year head coach Shane Steichen has not yet committed to a starting quarterback. There’s still an outside chance Indy could bring Richardson along slowly and that Minshew could be the team’s QB1 heading into the season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 10. 

But that doesn’t mean Minshew isn’t prepared for the day that Richardson does pass him on the depth chart.

"If you have a room that's splintered or rooting against each other, that's no fun for anybody, and it really pulls the team apart," he said. "So I think more than anything, you compete, and you compete to make each other better. You push each other, but at the end of the day whoever's out there, no matter who it is, we're all wanting to win and we're all wanting to help them win. … You want to help the room as much as you can, everybody that's in it."