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Stephen Holder, ESPN
INDIANAPOLIS — Parker Suddeth and his girlfriend discovered themselves stranded on an Indianapolis interstate final week with a shredded rear tire.
The one that got here to their assist is identical particular person the Indianapolis Colts are hoping lifts their franchise to the following stage.
Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson pulled over to assist after noticing Suddeth’s determined makes an attempt to flag down passing automobiles, his agent, Deiric Jackson, confirmed to ESPN.
Anthony Richardson pulled over to assist a stranger stranded on the freeway with a flat tire.
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Suddeth advised WXIN-59 that he was having problem with the final remaining lug nut and couldn’t take away the tire.
Richardson, 21, gave Suddeth and his girlfriend, Zoe Reuter, a journey to a close-by auto elements retailer to get the required instruments. Richardson gave the couple $200 he had on him to pay for a brand new tire.
Suddeth stated he did not understand who Richardson was till they struck up a dialog within the quarterback’s automobile.
“I requested, ‘Hey, what do you do for a residing?'” Suddeth stated. “He stated, ‘I am a soccer participant. … I play for the Colts.'”
Suddeth put the items collectively and realized Richardson’s id, responding, “I suppose I am a fan now.”
Suddeth posted the encounter on Instagram this week. Richardson did not even point out it to Jackson, who known as him upon seeing viral social media posts.
Richardson stated he stopped to assist on his solution to a gathering. He stated he was early so, “why not?”
That small resolution ended up being a giant deal for Suddeth and Reuter.
“It is a bit bit life-changing,” Reuter advised the station. “As a result of, in any other case, I might have needed to go and spend all the cash I might have spent on my fuel tank on the tires.”
Richardson, the fourth general decide within the 2023 draft, is rehabbing after a season-ending shoulder surgical procedure reduce quick his rookie season. He lately resumed throwing and is predicted to be totally recovered earlier than coaching camp.