Jonathan Taylor’s relationship with the Colts does not seem to be in a good place.
According to ESPN’s Stephen Holder, the relationship between the two seems “to be unraveling and that everything is on the table now.”
Holder later added that the drama between the star and the Colts is “much worse thank you think.”
This might not be shock after the recent comments made by Colts owner Jim Irsay.
On Wednesday, Irsay gave his two cents about the running back contract issues saying, “We have negotiated a CBA, that took years of effort and hard work and compromise in good faith by both sides.
“To say now that a specific player category wants another negotiation after the fact, is inappropriate. Some Agents are selling ‘bad faith.’”
Irsay clarified in an interview with ESPN the following day that his comments were not targeted at Taylor, 24, while also saying the Colts have not made an offer to the running back who is entering the final year of his rookie contract and will earn $4.3 million in base salary.
Taylor’s agent admits that he doesn’t believe the two can mend their relationship after ESPN Ian Rapport tweeted in support of that.
“I doubt it,” Taylor’s agent Malki Kawa tweeted in response.
He also responded back to Irsay: “Bad faith is not paying your top offensive player.”
At the start of opening training, Taylor was placed on the physically unable to perform list while recovering from offseason ankle surgery.
Due to injuries, Taylor was limited with the Colts last season to just 11 games and he tallied career-low rushing yards with 861 and rushing touchdowns with four.
Taylor was drafted by the Colts in the 2020 NFL Draft as the No. 41 overall pick, and he put out his best performance in the 2021 season, finishing second in the Offensive Player of the Year voting after leading the NFL in rushing attempts (332), rushing yards (1,811), rushing touchdowns (18), yards from scrimmage (2,171) and total touchdowns (20).
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