Career
He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He started at QB for the XFL"s New New York/New Jersey Jersey Hitmen. He played college football at Penn State.
Upon his retirement from professional football, Richardson joined Penn State's Morgan Academic Support Center for Student-Athletes, first as a graduate assistant in 2001 and then as an academic counselor from 2003-2007.
He was named associate director of football academic support at the University of North Carolina before the 2011 football season. In April 2013, Richardson was named director of the Penn State Football Letterman’s Club, an organization of more than 1,500 former Penn State football players and student managers.
