The Indianapolis Colts’ self-imposed deadline for trading Jonathan Taylor came and went without any action. This played out precisely like team owner Jim Irsay intended.
It took fewer than 24 hours for details to leak out about the Colts’ side of the trade they’d allowed their best offensive player to seek. As teams across the NFL set their rosters and picked through the scraps of a replenished free agent market, Indianapolis found itself soaking up buzz not from the moves it made but the one it didn’t. Taylor remains on the roster, albeit on the physically unable to perform list for at least four games. A rebuilding franchise will trundle forward in a feud with its most recognizable star.
