We saw the Indianapolis Colts kick off their year with a loss against the Baltimore Ravens. The saving grace of this team was Jonathan Taylor, but outside of that, this game didn’t give me a ton of confidence that Indianapolis can drastically turn things around.
The season opener at Lucas Oil Stadium could not have gone worse for the Indianapolis Colts against the Baltimore Ravens. Indianapolis was overwhelmed on both sides of the football and ultimately lost 41-23 in a brutal showing.
Week 1 is finally here, and the player-prop board for the Colts vs. Ravens has plenty of value if you know where to look. The approach stays the same—find the matchup Indianapolis wants to lean on, isolate the trends behind it and build the card from there.
A year ago, within two months time, Jesse Minter and his defensive mentor, Mike Macdonald, faced Colts running back Jonathan Taylor. And the results could not have been more strikingly different.
32 quarterbacks in NFL history have throw for more than 6,000 yards in the first two seasons of their career. How many of those QBs can you name in five minutes?
One of the core tenants of the defense Ravens head coach Jesse Minter runs so well is the ability to mitigate disaster in the run game without having to sellout to do it.
All 32 teams have hope for a perfect 17-0 regular season as another year begins, but the odds aren't in their favor. As the season opens, we predict the first loss for each team in 2026.
The Indianapolis Colts trimmed their roster to 53 players this weekend, and the most questionable decision in that process was carrying just two running backs behind Jonathan Taylor, leaving the team dangerously exposed if its star back suffers even a moderate injury during the 2026 season.
Patrick Mahomes watched on as the Kansas City Chiefs opened up the preseason with a 20-12 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, sitting a majority of their starters in the process. The Chiefs will likely do the same in their final two preseason matches, when they face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday and the Seattle Seahawks on Aug.
Jonathan Taylor has already proven he can dominate fantasy football when the Colts give him the keys. Now, Indianapolis has given him something even more valuable: certainty.
By every objective measure, Cook is one of the most versatile and best running backs in the league. His current contract no longer reflects that.
The Indianapolis Colts locked up superstar bell-cow running back Jonathan Taylor yesterday to a two-year, $44 million extension, keeping him in the Circle City through the 2028 season.
Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.
Remember the summer of 2023? Back when Grand Park felt less like a training camp and more like a high-stakes corporate divorce court? Public trade requests, cryptic social media posts, front-office standoffs, and enough drama to power a multi-season sports documentary.
Thursday has been a huge day for Indianapolis Colts star running back Jonathan Taylor. At last, the former Wisconsin Badgers tailback secured the bag he was looking for in the summer, as the AFC South franchise showed him the money, signing the three-time Pro Bowler to a two-year, $44 million contract extension.
It was assumed this past spring that either Atlanta Falcons star Bijan Robinson or Jahmyr Gibbs of the Detroit Lions would enter September as the new highest-paid running back in the NFL.
How many of the NFL players to eclipse 1,500 rushing yards in one season can you name in eight minutes?
Not long after Bijan Robinson‘s record-breaking extension agreement, another running back has lined up a raise. Jonathan Taylor is no longer a pending free agent.
Indianapolis Colts workhorse running back Jonathan Taylor agreed to a two-year, $44 million contract extension worth up to $47 million, according to multiple reports on Thursday morning.
According to Ian Rapoport, Colts RB Jonathan Taylor is signing a two-year, $44 million extension with Indianapolis. Nearly all of that sum, $39 million, is guaranteed, and the maximum value of the contract is $47 million, per Rapoport. The deal came together quickly once Falcons RB Bijan Robinson signed and reset the market.
Jonathan Taylor is the latest running back to cash in with a new deal this summer. Insider Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported on Thursday that Taylor has agreed to a 2-year, $44 million contract extension with the AFC South franchise.
It was no secret that Indianapolis Colts star running back Jonathan Taylor wanted to sign a contract extension that would give him a pay raise before the 2026 NFL season got underway. The Colts gave Taylor millions of reasons to be happy one week before their preseason opener.
The Indianapolis Colts appear determined to keep franchise running back Jonathan Taylor in Indianapolis for the rest of his NFL career, and the feeling seems to be mutual.
Jonathan Taylor joins Quenton Nelson as cornerstone Colts in contract years. Nothing yet has emerged on Nelson’s situation — one that provides him ammo to seek a guard-record extension — but Taylor provided an update Wednesday.
It's no secret that Taylor is looking to sign a contract extension that could keep him "a Colt for life" but also give him a deserved pay raise.
Colts running back Jonathan Taylor ranks second in the NFL with 626 rushing attempts since 2024, as well as a snap share over 80%. He also led the league with 323 carries and took a whopping 46% of his team’s offensive touches last year.
Could Taylor's situation with the Colts become contentious?
Indianapolis Colts star running back Jonathan Taylor is set to play on the final season of the three-year, $42M contract extension.
Taylor is currently heading into the final season of the three-year, $42M contract extension that included $26.5M guaranteed he signed in the fall of 2023.
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