# Instant Grade: Understanding Colts' Decision to Keep Jonathan Taylor

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4 outlets covering · First listed: Sports Illustrated, Nov 10, 2026, 4:59 PM · Read it: <https://www.si.com/nfl/colts/onsi/instant-grade-understanding-colts-decision-to-keep-jonathan-taylor>

Why did the Indianapolis Colts ultimately keep running back Jonathan Taylor?

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In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 4:59 PM: [Instant Grade: Understanding Colts' Decision to Keep Jonathan Taylor](<https://www.si.com/nfl/colts/onsi/instant-grade-understanding-colts-decision-to-keep-jonathan-taylor>) — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States)
  Why did the Indianapolis Colts ultimately keep running back Jonathan Taylor?
- Nov 11, 2026, 10:30 AM: [Colts mishandled the Jonathan Taylor situation](<https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/colts-mishandled-the-jonathan-taylor-situation>) — ProFootballTalk (Sports, United States)
  When the dust settled on the trade deadline, the Colts still had running back Jonathan Taylor under contract.
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:19 AM: [Jonathan Taylor’s ‘delirious’ wife reacts after Colts’ surprising NFL trade deadline decision](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/sports/jonathan-taylors-stressed-wife-reacts-after-colts-surprising-nfl-trade-deadline-decision/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States)
  Jonathan Taylor's wife can finally catch her breath.
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:15 PM: [Colts trade deadline grade after complete teardown that didn’t include Daniel Jones, Jonathan Taylor](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/colts-trade-deadline-grade-complete-221548912.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  The Indianapolis Colts approached the trade deadline like a team ready to start over. They moved Quenton Nelson, DeForest Buckner, Keenan Allen and Josh Downs, collecting draft picks while dismantling a roster that has stumbled to 2-7. Yet quarterback Daniel Jones and running back Jonathan Taylor remained when Tuesday’s deadline passed. That leaves
