Anthony Richardson Tracking After Right Eye Surgery; Timeline Remains Open

Anthony Richardson has undergone right eye surgery, placing him in a post-operative recovery window with no confirmed return timeline. Eye injuries in NFL quarterbacks carry significant implications — not only for physical health, but for the visual processing and depth perception demands that are fundamental to the position.

From an OTM classification standpoint, this falls under the SYSTEMIC/SURGICAL special-case flag. Ocular surgery is not classifiable on the standard three-axis tissue taxonomy (LIG/TEN/MYO/BON/CAR), and post-surgical RTP is entirely dependent on the specific procedure, surgical outcome, and ophthalmologic clearance — none of which are available from public reporting. Grade is CONFIRMED as surgical (surgery disclosed), but the procedure type and clinical scope are INSUFFICIENT_DATA.

A "Questionable" game-status tag is not a meaningful clinical signal here. Post-operative ocular recovery is governed by the eye's healing biology and the surgeon's clearance criteria, not by practice participation tolerance. Visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and binocular depth perception must be fully restored before any QB — especially one whose game relies heavily on processing speed and downfield accuracy — should be cleared for contact activity. Until ophthalmologic clearance is confirmed, no RTP estimate can be responsibly generated.