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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.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on this story, from Coffee Talk at 8:29 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are ESPN's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by ESPN: “Sources: Colts willing to trade Taylor, active in talks with multiple teams”, with reporting from NFL.com.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 8:29 AM ET on Coffee Talk, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Colts.
- BBN covered this story before: Colts' Jonathan Taylor Answers Rebuild Talk With a Question (October 30).
The real story
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What BBN said about it

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

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.

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

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

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.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhy not?

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.

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.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNoted.

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

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.

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

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