The New York Giants may still be circling Jonathan Taylor, but the path to landing the Colts running back looks anything but simple.
A Wednesday report said it would not be a “surprise” if the Giants pulled off a deal for Taylor before the NFL trade deadline hits at 4:00 p.m. ET on Nov.
- The belief is that Giants head coach and true head of football operations John Harbaugh wants Taylor, but SNY’s Connor Hughes made it clear that doesn’t mean the move is a done deal.
“External NFL sources, not from within the Giants building, vary in whether they believe a Taylor trade actually gets done,” Hughes wrote. “Several sources SNY touched base with are hellbent in their conviction that Harbaugh will do whatever he can to get him, seeing an opportunity for New York to make a run.
Others, familiar with what the Colts are asking for, believe the price is so steep Indianapolis isn’t actually interested in dealing him. He’ll remain with them throughout this season, with a trade revisited in March.
Unless, of course, their price is met.”
That lines up with the earlier Wednesday report that “Indianapolis could be holding out for the equivalent of a first-round pick” in any Taylor deal. And later that day, Colts head coach Shane Steichen said Taylor is expected to play when 2-6 Indianapolis hosts the 3-5 Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
If the Colts keep the asking price high, the Giants may not just sit around waiting.
Hughes said New York could “pivot” to other running backs, with Breece Hall of the New York Jets and Tony Pollard of the Tennessee Titans both mentioned as possible RB1 targets for teams looking to upgrade.
But those options come with their own hurdles. Recent reports have said the Jets want to keep Hall, and Hughes wrote that “the Jets haven’t had realistic conversations about dealing” Hall before the deadline.
Pollard’s situation sounds similar. It was reported Tuesday that Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi had “declined to engage in conversations about a potential trade,” and Hughes added that “the Titans aren’t moving Pollard unless they, too, get an offer they can’t refuse.”
The 4-2-1 Giants are set to face the 2-6 Philadelphia Eagles next, with Philadelphia starting unproven commodity Joe Milton III at quarterback on Sunday. If New York comes away with a convincing win at Lincoln Financial Field, the Giants might be even more willing to “overpay” for a lead back.
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