On NFL trade deadline day, a lot of the focus from the NFL will be on the Indianapolis Colts, with a few big names potentially on the move.
After DeForest Buckner and Quenton Nelson were dealt, it would make sense if a few other key players were on the move. Josh Downs and Grover Stewart are drawing interest, but the more eye-catching targets are Daniel Jones and Jonathan Taylor.
Amid speculation about both, ESPN’s Stephen Holder revealed an update on Taylor and Jones that suggests a trade isn’t likely with either, as it would take a “significant shift” for either to be dealt.
Colts need ‘significant shift’ to trade Daniel Jones or Jonathan Taylor
“On the Colts + the trade deadline: At THIS moment, I believe it would take a significant shift for either Jonathan Taylor or Daniel Jones to end up being traded today,” Holder reports.
While Holder notes this isn’t a prediction and that things could change, the current sense being that both Taylor and Jones won’t be traded, which doesn’t exactly bode well for the Colts to find a trade with either player.
Indianapolis has already reportedly turned down a second- and fifth-round pick from the New York Giants for Taylor. Will a team make an offer that can beat that? It’s hard to say.
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While teams might still have interest in Taylor, like the Green Bay Packers and now the New England Patriots after their RB injuries, a trade is far from a guarantee.
The same can be said for Jones, who now makes perfect sense for the Minnesota Vikings after former Colts QB Carson Wentz played horribly on Monday Night Football, and has given the Vikings good reason to add a QB like Jones this season.
After trading Nelson and Buckner a few weeks ago, the Colts should make a trade or two on deadline day. But when it comes to the big-name players like Taylor and Jones, a deal doesn’t look very likely.
