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Indianapolis Colts<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>star running back Jonathan Taylor<\/a>\u00a0is set to play on the final\u00a0<\/span><\/span>season<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>of the three-year, $42M contract extension that included $26.5M guaranteed he signed in the fall of 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n Thus, Taylor’s future with the Colts has understandably sparked discussions among members of the NFL<\/a> community ahead of the league’s summer break. While speaking with reporters on Wednesday, Taylor made it clear that he wants to remain with the club that drafted him in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n “From college, coming here, you grow up in college a little bit into a young man,” Taylor explained, as shared by Colts radio announcer Matt Taylor<\/a>. “And then now, growing into, like an adult, this is like a third home of mine.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>So, I’ve definitely expressed that, and hopefully they feel the same,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>because this is a special place.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n As Pro Football Talk’s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Josh Alper<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0noted, the Colts granted Taylor permission to seek a trade during the 2023 preseason. Taylor then didn’t play<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>until Week 5 of the campaign and until after\u00a0he\u00a0<\/span>received\u00a0his contract extension<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Before Taylor met with media members, a Wednesday report<\/a> revealed that he “has a strong preference for getting a deal done before the expiration of his current contract.” According to Stephen Holder<\/a> of ESPN, Taylor confirmed that he “prefers to sign a deal ahead of this season” but doesn’t know “where things will wind up” later this summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “I’ve already expressed how I wanna be a Colt for life,” Taylor added. “…Hopefully, they feel the same.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Like I said, Indianapolis, not only the team, but the city, is a special place.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n With\u00a0Colts starting\u00a0quarterback\u00a0<\/span>Daniel Jones still recovering from the torn Achilles he suffered this past December, Taylor is on track to enter the regular season as arguably Indianapolis’ most important offensive player. That said, it remains to be seen how Taylor<\/span> will react if he doesn’t receive an extension offer to his liking before training camp gets underway in late July.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nJonathan Taylor views Colts as a “special place”<\/h2>\n
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Jonathan Taylor asks to become a “Colt for life”<\/h2>\n
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