Jonathan Taylor Won't Be Traded by Colts Despite 'Multiple Offers,' New NFL Rumors Reveal

The Indianapolis Colts are sticking with star running back Jonathan Taylor despite a 2-7 start to the 2026 season.

The Colts are not planning on trading Taylor ahead of the Tuesday deadline, The Ringer and Netflix's Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday.

According to Pelissero, "multiple teams offered a second-round pick and more for Taylor," but the Colts "wanted a blockbuster offer to even consider it."

The news comes after NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported the Colts listened to an offer from the Minnesota Vikings on Daniel Jones but "did not want to move" the quarterback.

ESPN and NFL Network's Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport previously reported the Colts were "open" to trading Taylor, but Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer reported Indianapolis was looking for a return on the level of a first-round pick.

Taylor, 27, agreed to a two-year million extension worth up to $47 million with $39 million guaranteed ahead of the 2026 season.

That new deal is set to kick in next season and keep Taylor under contract through his age-29 campaign in 2028, per Over the Cap.

After consecutive Pro Bowl seasons with at least 1,400 rushing yards in 2024 and 2025, Taylor got off to a slow start to the 2026 campaign amid struggles from Daniel Jones and the rest of the Colts offense.

Taylor had recorded 656 rushing yards and eight touchdowns through nine games to mark the fewest yards per carry of his career.

The Colts will hope for Taylor to see a resurgence as the franchise works on retooling around him this offseason.

Indianapolis began instituting change in mid-October by firing general manager Chris Ballard in the middle of his 10th season with the team.

Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon said at the time the team had deliberately dismissed Ballard during the season because "waiting would only delay the important work that needs to begin now."

That work continued with the trades of defensive linemen DeForest Buckner and Quenton Nelson, followed by a deal for wide receiver Keenan Allen.

Other players including quarterback Anthony Richardson could still be on the trade block given the Colts are in need of draft picks after giving up their 2027 first-rounder in last year's deal for Sauce Gardner.

The Colts will hope to solve their problems at quarterback by either replacing Jones or relying on a rebound season from the signal caller.

Keeping Taylor could be a sign the Colts are hoping to use their 2027 draft picks to retool around their star running back, and whichever quarterback starts next season into more competitive team in the near future.

Taylor, selected by the Colts in the second round of the 2020 draft, earned three Pro Bowl nods in his first six seasons with the franchise. He currently ranks second only to Edgerrin James for the most career rushing yards in Colts history.