The Packers, Seahawks and Broncos are all in the mix if Jonathan Taylor ever becomes available.
According to Ian Rapoport and Adam Schefter of ESPN, those teams have “pondered, or are expected to consider, the possibility of a trade” for the Colts running back. ESPN also described Taylor as a “top trade target” this offseason, even with the fact that he recently signed an extension.
Indianapolis, meanwhile, is in a different place than it was not long ago. The Colts have already fired GM Chris Ballard and are now being viewed as a team that could start moving veteran pieces.
Green Bay’s interest isn’t exactly coming out of nowhere. The Packers already looked into Taylor in 2023, but the Colts were asking for WR Christian Watson and more in exchange for the star back.
There’s still a wrinkle here, though: sources told ESPN that Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon sees Taylor as a key piece of the organization and likely part of the team moving forward.
Taylor, 27, entered the league as a second-round pick by the Colts in 2020 out of Wisconsin. He was on the final year of his four-year, $7,829,150 rookie deal, which included a $3,253,928 signing bonus, when Indianapolis gave him a three-year, $42 million extension with $26.5 million guaranteed.
That deal had him lined up for a base salary of $11.98 million in 2026, the final year of the contract, before he signed another two-year, $44 million extension in camp this year.
So far in 2026, Taylor has played in six games and carried the ball 122 times for 492 yards, a 4.0 YPC average, and seven touchdowns. He has also caught 15 passes for 163 yards.
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