It appears as though the Indianapolis Colts are willing to meet Jonathan Taylor’s trade request.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Indianapolis has given the 2021 rushing champion “permission to seek a trade.” ESPN’s Stephen Holder added that the Colts are eyeing a first-round draft choice or else a “package of picks that equates to as much” for Taylor.
The 24-year-old Taylor requested a trade from the Colts back on July 29 following a meeting with team owner Jim Irsay, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport noted at the time. Taylor is entering the final year of his rookie contract and is eligible to hit the free agent market next year.
It’s been a tough offseason for running backs, to say the very least. 2022 Rushing champion Josh Jacobs (Las Vegas Raiders) and fellow star RBs Tony Pollard (Dallas Cowboys) and Saquon Barkley (New York Giants) were assigned the franchise tags by their respective teams but never came to terms on multi-year extensions.
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Four-time Pro Bowler Dalvin Cook was on the free agent market for two months before finally signing with the New York Jets last week. Two-time rushing champion Ezekiel Elliott was released by the Dallas Cowboys in March and only signed with the Patriots last week as well.
Taylor led the NFL in both rushing yards (1,811) and rushing touchdowns (18) in 2021. Despite missing six games last year, he rushed for 861 yards and four touchdowns.
