Adam Schefter Sep 10, 2023, 10:30 am ETLectura: 3 min.
Indianapolis wants big receivers with a future, not just draft picks
The star of the Miami Dolphins, Jaylen Waddlewas not the only wide receiver seen by the Indianapolis Colts in exchange of Jonathan Taylor.
When Indianapolis y Green Bay Had initial talks about possible Taylor trade, Colts ask Packers for second-year receiver Christian Watsonleague sources told ESPN.
Los PackersHowever, they never considered trading Watson for Taylor or any other player and quickly shut down any such talks, according to sources.
Christian Watson was a request from the Colts for the Packers to have Jonathan Taylor.Getty
A source told ESPN what Jonathan Taylor, who is currently on the physically unfit to perform list due to an ankle injury, “is going to pass his physical and could pass it today.” Taylor plans to be ready to play in Week 5, when he is eligible to come off the roster, the insider added.
Los Colts and the Packers They discussed a deal for Taylor, but the exchange was far from finalized. It is believed that Green Bay he only offered draft picks, which wasn’t enough for Indy to consider trading their All-Pro running back.
“We try to be in every conversation,” Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said last month. “As long as we have good players available, we would like to improve the Green Bay Packers and we will analyze those opportunities. That’s all I have to say about it.”
Several media outlets reported last month that Colts asked Waddle in conversations related to Taylor. The general manager of the DolphinsChris Grier confirmed that he had “exploratory conversations” with the Colts general manager, Chris Ballardbut added that there was no “exchange of offers” between the teams and commented that “nothing was really close.”
The interest of Indianapolis in Jaylen Waddle y Christian Watson highlights the type of value that Colts wanted in exchange for Taylor, and how much the Dolphins Like the Packers to his outstanding wide receivers.
Waddle and Watson are considered two of the best young wide receivers in the game. NFL. Waddle, 24, finished seventh in the league last season with 1,356 receiving yards.
Watson, 24, was the Packers’ 2022 second-round draft pick, the 34th overall pick, last year and caught 41 passes for 611 yards and scored nine touchdowns. From Week 10 to Week 13, Watson scored eight total touchdowns. tied Jahan Dotson y Kenneth Walker III with the most total touchdowns among rookies in the NFL Last season.
Christian Watson will not play in the first game of the season of the Packers on Sunday against the Chicago Bears due to a hamstring injury.
Los Colts They kept Taylor out after failing to find a trade partner, making him ineligible to play in at least the first four of the season. Taylor will miss the games against the Jacksonville Jaguarslos Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens and against Los Angeles Rams.
The next best opportunity Colts to negotiate the Jonathan Taylor It could be before the October 31 trade deadline. If there is no agreement by then, the Colts They could use the franchise tag and try to trade him again next offseason.
2023-09-10 14:30:00
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