The Indianapolis Colts may be one of the busiest teams in the NFL once Week 9 wraps up, but if Jordan Schultz is right, the real action won’t hit until after Sunday’s game against the Cowboys.
Schultz reported that the Colts have already drawn calls on several players, with Jonathan Taylor, Josh Downs, Grover Stewart and others among the names generating interest. Still, the expectation around the league is that Indianapolis will hold off on making moves unless someone comes in with an offer that “blows them away.”
“Sources: The Colts have received plenty of calls on several players, including Jonathan Taylor, Josh Downs, Grover Stewart and others,” Schultz reports. “But the belief around the league is that, barring an offer that blows them away, Indianapolis plans to wait until after Sunday’s game vs the Cowboys before revisiting the offers on the table and making the trades that make sense on Monday and Tuesday ahead of the deadline.”
That lines up with the way things have felt around the team since last week’s trades of Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner. The noise has been relatively quiet since then, even though the roster still has several players who could draw interest before the deadline.
The Colts are expected to keep evaluating their options after the Week 9 matchup, with the trade deadline set for Tuesday, November 10. That gives Indianapolis a short window - November 9 and 10 - to sort through the calls and decide which deals are worth making.
Taylor, Downs and Stewart look like the most likely names to move, but Schultz’s report leaves the door open for a few more players to become available for contenders as well. Even if the Colts manage to beat Dallas, they’d still appear to be sellers, with their playoff odds described as incredibly small and the decision to sell already made.
So for fans waiting on a deal, the timing matters. Sunday may be the last game in a Colts uniform for a number of players, and Monday and Tuesday could bring a flurry of activity in Indianapolis.
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