Jonathan Taylor says he hasn't requested trade as Colts' deadline selloff continues

Trade speculation continues to swirl around the star running back as Indianapolis shifts toward a rebuild ahead of the NFL trade deadline

The Colts have already traded Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner, but Jonathan Taylor says he has not requested a trade and hopes to remain in Indianapolis. The trade deadline fire sale is on for the Indianapolis Colts, who made two of the NFL's biggest in-season moves of the year this week when they shipped Quenton Nelson to the Seattle Seahawks and DeForest Buckner to the San Francisco 49ers. With those two stars off the roster, the attention is squarely on running back Jonathan Taylor and whether he will be the next standout Colt to leave town. If Taylor has any say in the matter, he might remain in Indianapolis. He played each of his first six and a half professional seasons with the Colts and on Thursday said that he wants to stay with the team that drafted him in the second round in 2020.

Taylor said that despite the losses of two critical players and the clear downward trajectory of a franchise that seems committed to a rebuild, he has not requested a trade. "I haven't heard anything," Taylor said. "I can't control that. Obviously, like you guys know, I'm always proud to wear the horseshoe, proud to be here. Similar to Quenton and Buck. They were proud to wear the horseshoe. They were proud to be here. But