Jonathan Taylor Trade: Giants Pull Offer Before Tuesday Deadline

The NFL trade deadline is 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 10, and the biggest name left on the board is Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor. On Monday morning the picture got sharper, and stranger. The New York Giants, the team most often linked to Taylor, have already made an offer and taken it back.

Fox Sports reporter Jay Glazer said the Giants offered Indianapolis second and fifth round draft picks for Taylor a couple of weeks ago, and pulled the offer off the table when the Colts did not accept it, the Indianapolis Star reported in its Monday deadline tracker. "So unless the Colts come down, I don't see that happening for Jonathan Taylor," Glazer said. "I don't think the Giants have as much interest as they initially thought."

Harbaugh leaves the door open

Giants head coach John Harbaugh was asked about the Glazer report after his team beat the Philadelphia Eagles 19 to 11 on Sunday. "I'd say we're open for any kind of situation, but I will say this, things do change," Harbaugh said, in comments carried by NBC Sports. "Things change from day to day. We're not ruling anything out, but I don't see anything particularly imminent right now either."

The Giants could use the help. Their running backs produced 51 yards on 24 carries against Philadelphia, and New York is 5-2-1 with a clear path to a division title. NFL reporter Josina Anderson reported on November 8 that the Giants had cooled on Taylor because of the price, and NBC Sports reported that the Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers have also checked in with Indianapolis.

Taylor sounds like a man saying goodbye

Taylor himself did the talking on Sunday night. The Colts lost 27 to 23 at home to the Dallas Cowboys, their fifth straight defeat, and fell to 2-7. Taylor ran 13 times for 46 yards and lost a fumble at the Dallas 18 yard line in the second half. Asked after the game whether it was his final game as a Colt, Taylor told Fox59 reporter Mike Chappell, "I don't know. I'm not sure." He added that if it was his last game, he is "very grateful for the city of Indianapolis," The Comeback reported.

Indianapolis holds the leverage. Taylor, 27, is in his seventh season and is under contract through 2028, with a two year, 44 million dollar extension starting next season. The Colts are reportedly seeking a return close to what the Carolina Panthers received from San Francisco for Christian McCaffrey in 2022: second, third and fourth round picks plus a future fifth. The Star reported Indianapolis may hold out for a 2027 first round pick, because the Colts traded their own 2027 first rounder to the New York Jets in 2025 for cornerback Sauce Gardner.

A roster already being sold off

The Colts have already traded guard Quenton Nelson to Seattle for a 2027 third round pick and a 2028 fifth rounder, and defensive lineman DeForest Buckner to San Francisco for a 2027 fourth round pick, the Star reported. Quarterback Daniel Jones is staying, at least: the Star reported the Colts told Jones on Saturday that he will not be dealt, despite interest from other teams.

Nothing here is a done deal. Every part of this story is reported interest, reported offers and reported asking prices, and deadline week is built on leverage. What is certain is the clock: by Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET, Taylor is either a Colt for the rest of the season or the biggest trade of the year.