Colts waiting to determine status of Anthony Richardson (hip), Jonathan Taylor (ankle), Tyquan Lewis (elbow)

INDIANAPOLIS – We’re in the wait-and-see mode.

With Anthony Richardson’s right hip.

With Jonathan Taylor’s right ankle.

With Tyquan Lewis’ elbow.

Shane Steichen didn’t offer an update on the status of any of the Indianapolis Colts’ consequential players who were unable to finish Sunday’s 27-24 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

He still was awaiting results from a battery of MRIs Monday afternoon.

“Yeah, we’ll see what comes back,’’ Steichen said.

A source with knowledge of the situation said shortly after the game the team was optimistic Richardson’s hip injury wasn’t serious, and that he’d be OK. NFL Network, citing a source, categorized the injury as a hip pointer, which is a bruise or contusion on the hip bone or pelvis.

Steichen didn’t provide a timetable for Richardson, with either practicing Wednesday or starting Sunday at Jacksonville. He noted “it wasn’t a huge, huge injury.

“We’ll see how the week progresses and go from there.’’

Richardson conceded he was sore after being whacked on his right hip by Steelers’ safety Minkah Fitzpatrick at the end of a 14-yard run in the first quarter. He left the game for two plays and returned for a one – a 1-yard run on which he felt pain in the hip, pulled up and essentially gave himself up by going down – before exiting the game and watching the rest of it from the sideline.

He immediately grabbed his right hip after Fitzpatrick’s hit.

“It’s just my hip,’’ Richardson said in the locker room. “My hip was hurting. I tried to go back out there, but I just couldn’t accelerate how I wanted to.’’

Richardson was asked if he thought he’d be available for Sunday’s trip to Jacksonville.

“I don’t know,’’ he said. “We just have to see what they say.

“But my hip is just a little sore right now.’’

Taylor suffered a sprain to his right ankle midway through the fourth quarter. He was twisted to the turf by safety Jalen Elliott after a 1-yard gain. Taylor trotted to the sideline and appeared to be in discomfort.

It was the last of his 21 carries that produced 88 yards and one touchdown against the NFL’s No. 1-ranked defense.

NFL Network reported Taylor suffered a mild high sprain.

It’s worth noting the injury is to the same ankle that required surgery in January 2023 and resulted in a long rehab that was complicated by Taylor’s desire for a contract extension.

Steichen said the Colts aren’t considering short-term IR – a player misses at least four games – for Taylor “as of now.’’

Lewis is one of the mainstays on a defensive line that’s been decimated with injuries. He was questionable for Sunday’s game with calf and wrist injuries, and briefly was forced from the game with a calf injury. Late in the fourth quarter, he suffered an elbow injury.

Altering Richardson’s style?

Steichen made it clear during training camp the Colts intended to maximize Richardson’s skillset. That included the threat the 6-4, 250-pounder poses as a runner. That’s one of the primary reasons they used the No. 4 overall pick in the 2023 draft on him.

It was late July, remember?

“People ask this, too, a lot,’’ Steichen said as training camp was opening in Westfield. “It’s just like, ‘Hey, are you going to limit the run game?’ I kind of think like, “Shoot, are you going to limit Steph Curry from shooting three-pointers?’

“Well, that’s one of Anthony’s strengths, right? So, we’re not going to get away from that. That’s what he does well.’’

That issue undoubtedly gained life again with the hip injury coming on a designed Richardson run. He suffered the season-ending shoulder injury in week 5 of his rookie season against Tennessee on a run, and the concussion in week 2 at Houston at the end of a 15-yard TD run.

Injuries have kept Richardson from finishing four of his eight starts.

Is the future of the Colts injury-prone?

“I don’t know,’’ Steichen said. “There’s always things out there . . . injury-prone, guys get hurt.

“I mean, it’s football. Guys go out there and play and injuries happen sometimes. You don’t want them to happen and obviously it happened.’’

The Colts have worked on when it’s prudent for Richardson to slide rather than seeking to squeeze every yard out of every rushing attempt. He was hurt after converting a first-and-10 and fighting for extra yardage.

“There’s a time and a place for (sliding),’’ Steichen said. “We’ve talked about that. We’ll keep looking at those things, deep diving on all those things and we’ll go from there.’’

Richardson made it clear he isn’t inclined to alter his aggressive style.

“It’s football,’’ he insisted. “People are going to talk about injuries. People are going to say, ‘Injury-prone, blah, blah, blah.’ Nobody wants to get injured. Everybody wants to stay on the field.

“So, of course, I was like, ‘Man, damn, not again.’’’

He opted not to slide at the end of the 14-yard run because he considered Fitzpatrick’s hit inevitable.

“I feel he was going to hit me regardless,’’ Richardson said. “It’s head-on like that.

“So, it’s football.’’

Richardson is the Colts’ second-leading rusher with 141 yards and one TD on 21 attempts (6.7 per attempt). He’s generated a first down on 10 of his rushes.

“There is a balance there in running a quarterback,’’ Steichen said, “but it does add the element to our offense that he can make big-play plays with his feet, so we don’t want to lose that.

“So, we’ve got to go into games obviously being smart, and when the opportunity’s there obviously, he knows he can run.’’

Tight end Drew Ogletree admitted “sometimes I wish he would slide, but he’s going to put his body on the line for us, man.

“You love to see that out of your quarterback, one of your captains.’’

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