Colts running back Jonathan Taylor is awaiting a decision from the team after requesting a trade earlier this week, a source said, but owner Jim Irsay told ESPN it is « a certainty » that a trade will not happen.
— Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor, who is seeking a contract extension that has not materialized, requested a trade from the team earlier this week and has been awaiting a decision, an NFL source told ESPN on Saturday.
Colts owner Jim Irsay, when asked later Saturday about the trade request, told ESPN the team would not trade Taylor.
« We will not trade Jonathan Taylor, » Irsay said. « That is a certainty. Not now or not in October. »
The news of the trade request, which was first reported by NFL Network, comes on the same day Taylor and Irsay held an hourlong meeting on Irsay’s luxury bus parked at the north end of the Colts’ practice field during Saturday night’s practice. When the two emerged, Irsay declined to reveal the details of the conversation but told reporters that his stance on a contract extension had not changed.
« We’re looking forward to a great season and hoping Jonathan is a big part of that, » Irsay said. « We’re looking forward to hopefully having Jonathan there.
