Jim Irsay made his thoughts known about paying NFL running backs while his own running back, Jonathan Taylor, was due for an extension. Apparently, those thoughts weren't meant for Taylor at all.
" was meant as a more general read on the situation. He also revealed the Colts and Taylor hadn't begun contract negotiations, despite Taylor being extension-eligible this summer."The comment wasn't really directed at Jonathan," Irsay said in a phone interview with ESPN."We haven't exchanged any contract numbers with each other or anything like that. So, it's not like we're in the midst of that. I think we had a tough season last year.
Irsay might insist that all is fine on the Taylor front, but an NFL team not even making an extension offer toward a former NFL rushing leader might say a lot more about where things are than he wanted to admit."We love Jonathan, we need Jonathan," Irsay said."Our hope is Jonathan has an outstanding year and that we have a good year as a team and then we get his next contract done. That's the hope. We think the world of him as a person, as a player. It's just timing.
Those are Irsay's words. His actions over the next year or so will show how much he and the Colts actually care about Taylor.Taylor is entering the final season of his four-year rookie deal and could face a situation very similar to the one currently involving Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs and Tony Pollard.
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