Anthony Richardson‘s season is off to a rough start … ’cause he was removed from a preseason game after a tackle left his finger twisted to a nasty angle.

The Indianapolis Colts QB and his squad were facing off with the Baltimore Ravens Thursday when halfway through the first quarter linebacker David Ojabo sacked the two-year NFL vet.

While it looks like an average hard hit on the gridiron, Richardson was lifted from the game shortly after this tackle … and, when you see his finger, it’s clear why.

Click at your own risk … the pinkie finger on his right hand is bent at nearly a 45-degree angle to the right, away from the rest of his digits.

It certainly doesn’t look good … but, we don’t know how severe the injury is yet — could be a couple weeks out, but at least he’s got about a month until the team’s opening week matchup against the Miami Dolphins in Indy.