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Sources: Colts willing to trade Taylor, active in talks with multiple teams

Taylor is twenty-seven with two years left on his deal, and the Colts reportedly want a first-round pick; the trade deadline is November tenth.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Colts are open to trading running back Jonathan Taylor, and ESPN and NFL Network say multiple teams have called.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorLast week they traded Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner, and the haul was a third, a fourth and a fifth-round pick.

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThree picks for two stars. There's the math.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo they're emptying the house one room at a time, and Taylor is the room with the good light.

  5. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBroncos, Packers, Vikings, Giants and Seahawks have all been mentioned. Five buyers. That's an auction, Hank, and I don't like auctions.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhy not?

  7. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBecause the Colts reportedly want a first-round pick for him, and he's twenty-seven years old and under contract for 2027 and 2028.

  8. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBy the time the deadline hits on November tenth, someone will have paid for a running back's future in a league that wears them out. I'm delighted.

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNoted.

  10. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNoted! He said noted. That's the nicest thing anyone's said to me all year.

  11. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe owner, Carlie Irsay-Gordon, is said to have an affinity for him. And Taylor says he hasn't asked for a trade.

  12. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHe also said, quote, you know that day always comes. That's a man reading the sign on the lawn.

  13. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOver the weekend, a million-dollar question: if the owner's attached, who's selling?

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The story so far

  1. King Charles tour, Colts trade Nelson, Bolsonaro missing · Royal Central
  2. Colts trade Nelson and Buckner; Spurs, Celtics and Parsons · Yahoo Sports
  3. Colts reveal if beloved RB Jonathan Taylor has requested a trade · Yahoo Sports
  4. A text to Quenton Nelson ignited a 'weird, shocking' Tuesday for Colts · Fox 59
  5. Colts WR Josh Downs reportedly requests a trade · Fox News
  6. Colts' Jonathan Taylor Answers Rebuild Talk With a Question · Yahoo Sports
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