NFL star Jonathan Taylor's wife worries about Colts' future amid trade frenzy: 'Do I need to start packing'
Indianapolis Colts star running back Jonathan Taylor’s wife, Ayanna, is asking the question on every Colts fan's mind: "Is literally anybody safe on this team?"
The 2-5 Colts traded two of their franchise cornerstones Tuesday, sending Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson to the Seattle Seahawks and Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for draft picks. Indianapolis hopes those picks will help build its next competitive roster.
For right now? The trades have left other prominent Colts players and their families wondering whether they could be moved before the Nov. 10 trade deadline.
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Jonathan Taylor is reportedly available in trade discussions, raising questions about his future in Indianapolis. Ayanna Taylor is uncertain about the disruption a potential trade could bring to their family.
"So naturally, my mind is spiraling. Is this the start of the trading frenzy? What does this mean for my husband and I? Do I need to start packing our bags? Are we even going to be spending our daughter's first Halloween together? Will we make it to game day? Or was last week the last time my husband will be putting on a Colts jersey?" Taylor said in a video posted to TikTok.
"Because here's the thing. In the NFL, your life can literally change with one phone call or apparently one post. And sometimes you just find out while running errands on a random Tuesday."
She said the season already felt different because the Colts traded wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. and linebacker Zaire Franklin during the offseason. Taylor had grown close to both players' families.
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"Something that people may not realize about the NFL is like, yes, you understand that changes come with it. For years, I've been surrounded by the same women. Our husbands work together. We've built friendships and you know, we've just grown up in the league together," Taylor said.
"At least for me, we were on a completely different team because for the first time, some of the women who I started this life experience with were no longer going to be on the same team as me."
Taylor also pondered how the team would do without Nelson, who has been the best offensive lineman her husband has had in his career. Despite the Colts’ struggles, Jonathan Taylor has still thrived.
In seven games, Taylor has rushed for 587 yards and eight touchdowns and caught 17 passes for 178 yards. He signed a two-year, $44 million contract extension with the Colts in August and is under team control through 2028.
The Colts host the Jacksonville Jaguars (4-2) at 1 p.m. ET Sunday. If Indianapolis continues making trades, it could be Taylor's final game with the team.
