Colts Keep Jonathan Taylor Through Trade Deadline After Turning Down Second-Round Offers
Indianapolis wanted a blockbuster for its star running back and didn't get one, leaving Taylor's future for the next general manager to decide
Jonathan Taylor is staying in Indianapolis. The Colts won't trade their star running back before Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET deadline, The Ringer's Tom Pelissero reported. Multiple teams offered a second-round pick and more, but the Colts wanted a blockbuster offer to even consider a deal.
The Colts won’t trade star RB Jonathan Taylor by today’s deadline, sources tell @ringer @netflixsports. Multiple teams offered a second-round pick and more for Taylor. But the Colts wanted a blockbuster offer to even consider it. Instead, Taylor stays in Indy.View on X →
Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero): The Colts won’t trade star RB Jonathan Taylor by today’s deadline, sources tell @ringer @netflixsports. Multiple teams offered a second-round pick and more for Taylor. But the Colts wanted a blockbuster offer to even consider it. Instead, Taylor stays in Indy.
Indianapolis had been open to moving Taylor since late October, with an asking price modeled on what San Francisco gave Carolina for Christian McCaffrey in 2022: second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-round picks. Nobody got there. The Giants, the team most closely tied to Taylor, pulled their offer over the weekend, reported as a second- and a fifth-round pick, and ended up standing pat.
The decision on Taylor's future now waits for the offseason. The Colts fired general manager Chris Ballard on Oct. 19, and Pelissero noted the new GM can decide on Taylor after the season. Taylor, 27, is due $15 million in 2027 and $9.46 million in 2028, and the Colts have already paid his $15 million signing bonus.
He's the notable exception to a deadline sell-off. Indianapolis traded Quenton Nelson to Seattle and DeForest Buckner to San Francisco in October, then sent Keenan Allen to the 49ers and Josh Downs to the Chiefs on Tuesday. Taylor said last month he hadn't requested a trade and is "always proud to wear the horseshoe."
His production has dipped. Taylor has 656 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on 161 carries, 4.1 yards per attempt, plus 26 catches for 220 yards through nine games. Last season he ran for 1,585 yards and 18 touchdowns.
The 2-7 Colts host the Dolphins on Sunday.