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Updated Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, at 1:45 p.m. PT, after the trade deadline passed.
The NFL trade deadline passed Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. ET, which is 1:00 p.m. PT (NFL.com important dates). The 2-7 Colts sold two longtime starters in October and two receivers on deadline day, but they kept Jonathan Taylor.
Jonathan Taylor is staying in Indianapolis
The Colts did not trade Taylor. NFL insider Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday that Indianapolis would keep him, and that multiple teams had offered a second-round pick and more, but the Colts wanted a blockbuster offer to even consider it (Pro Football Talk on the Taylor decision). Taylor does not appear in NFL.com’s final 2026 trade tracker.
- The Giants were the most aggressive suitor. After the Colts turned down a second- and fifth-round offer, New York pulled it, per Pro Football Rumors.
- Taylor is under contract through 2028, so the Colts can revisit a trade in the offseason, when a new general manager could make the call.
- The Colts also told quarterback Daniel Jones he would not be traded, per Pro Football Talk.
- Taylor had said no one likes uncertainty when asked about the trade talk, per Pro Football Talk.
What the Colts sold
Indianapolis started selling two weeks ago. On Oct. 27 the Colts sent guard Quenton Nelson to Seattle for a 2027 third-round pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick (Seahawks.com on the Nelson trade). The same day, they sent defensive tackle DeForest Buckner back to San Francisco for a 2027 fourth-round pick (Colts.com on the Buckner trade).
That list is as of 7 a.m. PT Tuesday. Two more deals came on deadline day.
On deadline day, Indianapolis sent receiver Keenan Allen to San Francisco for a 2027 sixth-round pick. It also sent receiver Josh Downs and a 2027 seventh-round pick to Kansas City for 2027 fourth- and fifth-round picks. Both deals are on NFL.com’s trade tracker. That makes four veterans traded since Oct. 27, all for draft picks.
Sunday against Dallas did not raise Taylor’s price
The Colts lost 27-23 to the Cowboys on Sunday and fell to 2-7. Taylor ran 13 times for 46 yards and lost a fumble (ESPN box score; NFL.com Week 9 scores). For every Week 9 final, see our NFL Week 9 recap.
What the show argued
On Monday’s episode of The Sports Hangover Daily, the show argued Indianapolis should take the best serious offer for Taylor because he can still bring back something real, and a 2-7 team needs future picks more than another month of waiting. The Colts went the other way. The show had named rookie Seth McGowan as the fantasy stash if Taylor was moved, so that stash is on hold for now. The full Monday argument is in our case for trading Taylor before the deadline, and the longer conversation about his future is in the full episode post, Jonathan Taylor Might Be Done in Indy.
A rough Monday night for one possible suitor
Minnesota, one of the teams linked to Taylor, lost 23-6 to Buffalo on Monday night. The Bills moved to 7-1 and the Vikings fell to 6-2 (ESPN scoreboard; NFL.com Bills at Vikings game center).
What happens now
With the deadline gone, Taylor can’t be traded again until the offseason. Trades reopen when the new league year starts on March 11, 2027. For the deadline rules, see how the NFL trade deadline works. For the teams that have been tied to him this fall, see our earlier look at which Taylor suitors fit best.
Episode narration is AI-generated using OpenAI’s Marin voice.
Featured photo: Lucas Oil Stadium during a 2017 Colts preseason game, by Momoneymoproblemz via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Body graphic: The Sports Hangover, based on NFL.com and team announcements.
