Overview
- The Colts completed four trades that returned multiple 2027–2028 mid‑round picks but did not move Jonathan Taylor or Daniel Jones at the 4 p.m. ET trade deadline on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026.
- Insiders reported that multiple teams offered at least a second‑round pick for Taylor and that Minnesota and others inquired about Jones, yet Indianapolis held out for significantly larger or blockbuster returns.
- The club reportedly had an offer for defensive tackle Grover Stewart worth a fourth‑round pick plus another late pick but waited and that offer was pulled, leaving Stewart on the roster and set to reach free agency in March.
- Those outcomes leave the Colts with added mid‑round draft capital from moves such as trading Quenton Nelson, DeForest Buckner, Keenan Allen and Josh Downs but without the higher picks or cap relief that trading Taylor or Jones likely would have produced.
- With GM Chris Ballard fired Oct. 19 and Ed Dodds running personnel decisions, observers say the deadline result highlights a pressured, conservative approach that could slow the team’s rebuild and shape roster strategy into the offseason.