The Miami Dolphins weren’t the only team interested in acquiring Jonathan Taylor from the Indianapolis Colts.
The Green Bay Packers also were in talks with the Colts and had legitimate interest in trading for the star running back, sources told ESPN.
Indianapolis moved forward after its self-imposed deadline of Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET came and went without receiving what the team deemed an acceptable offer for Taylor, who requested a trade last month and was authorized by the Colts last week to seek out a trade partner.
But the Packers emerging as a contender remains relevant because Taylor can still be traded, even though he is on the reserve-physically unable to perform list and therefore must miss at least the first four games of the regular season.
This is interesting and something we will be doing more research on. This trade seemingly doesn’t make a whole lot of sense because the Packers already have Aaron Jones at running back. Did they want to have two top-tier backs or did they want to move off Jones and pick up Taylor?
