Jonathan Taylor, Colts Reportedly Agree to New Contract After Bijan Robinson's Historic Falcons Deal

Jonathan Taylor moved one step closer to fulfilling his desire to be an Indianapolis Colt for life.

The Colts and Taylor agreed to a new two-year, $44 million extension, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. The deal includes $39 million guaranteed and can be worth up to $47 million total.

This comes on the heels of Bijan Robinson becoming the highest-paid running back in NFL history thanks to his $75 million pact with the Atlanta Falcons.

The 2026 season was the final one of Taylor's previous deal, which paid him just under $12 million in base salary in 2025 and again in 2026.

He told reporters in June, "I'd love to be a Colt for life" and wanted to come to terms on a new deal before the season started.

Taylor also doubled down on that notion in July and said, "I have faith. There have been some good conversations, but I have faith between my agent and the front office. Like I've said already, I would love to be a Colt for life, and I have faith that things are moving in the right direction."

It wasn't the first time his contract status was under the spotlight, as he requested a trade in 2023 when he and the Colts didn't initially agree on a new deal.

Yet he told reporters in June he "definitely" wanted to avoid a similar situation this time around, adding, "last time, just understanding that, hey, some people are gonna run with some of the media narratives, some people won't. But just know that the true Indianapolis fans, they'll be able to see through the weeds and understand exactly what's going on and not just believe everything that they read."

At the start of training camp in July, general manager Chris Ballard also told reporters the running back would not hold out and participate in practice at training camp.

The process eventually ended in this new deal, which means one of the best running backs in the league who has helped define an era of Colts football will remain with the only NFL team he has ever known.

Indianapolis selected him out of Wisconsin with a second-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft, and he wasted no time making an impact with 1,169 rushing yards in his rookie season.

It was his first of four campaigns with more than 1,100 rushing yards and double-digit touchdowns and set the stage for his dominant 2021 campaign.

Taylor was an All-Pro First-Team selection in his second season and led the league in carries (332), rushing yards (1,811) and rushing touchdowns (18). It marked his first of three career Pro Bowl nods and showed the league just how dominant he can be at his best.

The Wisconsin product remained brilliant this past season and led the NFL in carries (323) and rushing touchdowns (18) while setting career-highs in catches (46) and receiving yards (378).

At just 27 years old, Taylor figures to remain on the short list of the best running backs in the league and now has a new contract as he does so.