INDIANAPOLIS -- When Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor requested a trade at the start of training camp and said his surgically repaired right ankle would not yet allow him to return to the field, the idea of Taylor remaining with the Colts in the long term seemed uncertain, at best.
Now, more than two months later, Taylor has a new long-term deal that makes him one of the highest-paid players at his position, and the sides can move forward with the Colts sitting in the thick of the AFC South race with all four teams at 2-2.