New Colts featured back Trent Richardson will play "as much as he can handle" Sunday at San Francisco, Chuck Pagano said at his Thursday press conference, per the Indianapolis Star. Richardson was traded Wednesday from the Browns for a 2014 first-round pick.
Pagano expressed excitement about the acquisition, whom he called a "rolling ball of butcher knives."
Richardson has not been a productive rolling ball of butcher knives during his brief NFL career. He averaged 3.6 yards per carry as a rookie and is at a mere 3.4 in 2013. But Pagano said that Richardson a special player and added that his belief that the offensive line can block well enough for him to be successful.