The Indianapolis Colts are open to trading running back Jonathan Taylor, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

After a week where the 2-5 Colts began a fire sale by moving guard Quenton Nelson and defensive tackle DeForest Buckner, while also being told by wide receiver Josh Downs that he would like to be traded, Taylor could be the biggest transaction made by interim general manager Ed Dodds ahead of the Nov. 10 trade deadline.

Taylor said this week that he met with Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon to talk about his future with the team. While the team originally wanted to keep the 27-year-old running back as part of its rebuild, that sentiment has apparently changed, especially knowing the type of return the three-time Pro Bowler could deliver.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Taylor confirmed that he did not request a trade, but understood that he isn't in control of the situation.

“I'm proud to wear the horseshoe, proud to be here. Similar to Quenton [Nelson] and [DeForest Buckner], they were proud to wear the horseshoe, they were proud to be here,” Taylor said. “But obviously, circumstances may cause otherwise. Hopefully that day may not come, but I can't control that.”

There are already a number of suitors interested in acquiring Taylor. According to Schefter and Rapoport, the Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants and Seattle Seahawks are among the teams who have inquired.

The Colts would reportedly be looking for a futures-heavy return in a trade, much like the four draft picks that the Carolina Panthers acquired in 2022 when they moved running back Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers.

By trading Nelson and Buckner, the Colts gained a third- and fourth-round draft pick in 2027 and a fifth-rounder in 2028. They currently do not own a 2027 first rounder as that went to the New York Jets in the Sauce Gardner trade last year.

Taylor signed a two-year, $44 millon extension in August with $39 million in guaranteed money. The extension runs through the 2028 season with his salary cap hit at $16.2 million this season, $21 million in 2027 and just under $23 million in 2028, according to Over the Cap.

There is no word if the Colts will sit Taylor out for their Week 8 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars for asset protection. Despite his trade request, Downs will play on Sunday after head coach Shane Steichen told him, “You’ve got to show up and we gotta go play a game on Sunday.”

Taylor has rushed for at least 1,100 yards in four of his six NFL seasons and has just under 600 yards through seven games this season.