One week ago, Anthony Richardson stated he's "on a mission" to get back to playing football.

Coach Shane Steichen gave an update on Tuesday, Nick Shook of NFL.com reports.

"He's in a really good spot," Steichen said of Richardson. "Had really good discussions that I'll obviously keep private, but he's in a really good spot. Shoulder is feeling good. Should be good to go for practices like we talked about earlier. He'll be out there throwing, but we'll limit. We'll obviously monitor it, makes sure we're smart with that, but he's in a really good place."

This was the outcome the Colts had in mind when they made the difficult decision to shut down Richardson after one month of remarkably promising play in order for him to undergo surgery. The eye was always on the future, and after grinding out the last six and a half months, Richardson is, as Steichen said, in a great place.

Great for April, that is. If the Colts had to play a game today -- well, let's just say it's good that the truly taxing portion doesn't arrive for a few months.

"Oh, yeah. That's true," Steichen said when asked if he'd have to hold Richardson back from exerting himself too much in workouts. "I mean, he's a competitor. I think most guys that are competitors that want to be great are gonna want to push themselves, but again, we're just going to have to monitor it, and we'll go from there."

Steichen said Richardson is able to get into the rhythm of mental preparation a month before he first got his feet wet with Indianapolis last year.

"It's big. It's not new for him, right?" Steichen said. "He's heard the terminology, going through those meetings right now. Just going through it and quizzing, and he's all over it, so he's got a good foundation going into this offseason and going into the season, so it's been good."

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