More Details on Why NY Giants Failed to Make Rumored Jonathan Taylor Trade Emerge
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While the New York Giants were reportedly one of the most aggressive teams in the Jonathan Taylor trade market, a new report makes it seem like a deal was never really close to happening.
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The Giants are in a very different position than they were this time last year. On this week in 2025, they fired head coach Brian Daboll after a 2-8 start and were a team already looking ahead to the following year’s NFL Draft. However, their situation is far different in 2026.
Heading into their Thursday night matchup against the Washington Commanders on the Week 10 NFL schedule, they own a 5-2-1 record and sit atop the NFC East. They seem to be getting better each week and had reason to be aggressive to improve the roster before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline.
Heading into yesterday, the name most linked to the Giants was the Indianapolis Colts star. Yet, while they allegedly made an offer of a second- and fifth-round pick, the Colts did not accept, and Taylor will remain in Indiana for the rest of this season.
The assumption is that the Colts were likely looking for a first-round pick in a trade for the three-time Pro Bowler. A new report from ESPN backs that up and confirms the Giants would have had to make an offer Indianapolis simply could not refuse to pry away a player they didn’t want to move.
New York Giants never came close to meeting Indianapolis Colts trade price for Jonathan Taylor
Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor against the Tennessee Titans at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis in Week 6.According to Dan Graziano, the “buzz” about a Taylor trade was far bigger than the Colts’ interest in moving him. While they moved several players before yesterday’s deadline, they were all on expiring contracts. The running back still has a couple of years left on his contract. The NFL insider claims Indianapolis “held firm” on wanting a first-rounder or several picks with “reasonably equivalent” value.
“The important thing to remember about Taylor is that the Colts never had an interest in moving on from him to just clear salary or be rid of the player. They like him,” Graziano wrote. “He’s the only one of their prominent veterans who were extension-eligible last summer and actually got an extension.”
Fellow ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler added that he heard similar rumors about what the Colts’ asking price was and that no interested teams came anywhere close to reaching it.
“My sense in talking to teams is that Indy wanted at least a first-round equivalent in any package, and interested teams couldn’t get there,” Fowler reports. “I believe Denver gave it a run this week but wasn’t comfortable with the return Indianapolis was seeking.”
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