The Indianapolis Colts weren’t going to trade away All-Pro running back Jonathan Taylor despite Taylor’s formal trade request earlier this summer, but the organization has since changed course and is now allowing Taylor to seek a trade.
Taylor, 24, is coming off a season in which he was limited by an ankle injury and is entering the final year of his rookie contract. Taylor had been seeking a new contract from the Colts, but that has not come to fruition.
The Colts are now making Taylor available, for the right price of course.
According to ESPN’s Stephen Holder, the Colts are seeking either a first round pick, or a package of picks that amounts to the same value as a first-round pick in exchange for Taylor. Naturally, any team acquiring Taylor would then have to sign him to a lucrative contract.
While the news of Taylor’s availability has sent every sports social media platform into a frenzy, it has also brought at least one team to the forefront of potential suitors: the Miami Dolphins.
According to the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson, “Per a league source, the Dolphins are expected to at least explore a trade for Colts running back Jonathan Taylor, who has been given permission to seek a trade. Not sure where this will lead, but it would make sense in that he’s only 24, 1st team All Pro & NFL rush leader in ’21.”
