Colts Sign Jonathan Taylor to Two-Year $44M Extension

The Indianapolis Colts have secured star running back Jonathan Taylor with a new two-year contract extension, ensuring one of the NFL's premier offensive players remains with the franchise through the 2028 season. The deal, reported on Thursday, August 6, 2026, is valued at $44 million with $39 million guaranteed and a maximum value of $47 million.

The agreement makes Taylor the second-highest-paid running back in the league by average annual value at $22 million, trailing only Bijan Robinson of the Atlanta Falcons, who signed a record-setting extension earlier in the week. Taylor was entering the final season of a previous three-year, $42 million extension he signed with the Colts in 2023.

The 27-year-old Taylor has repeatedly expressed his desire to spend his entire career in Indianapolis, stating during offseason activities that he would "love to be a Colt for life" and expressing faith that negotiations were moving in the right direction. This outcome stands in contrast to a 2023 contract standoff during which Taylor requested a trade after negotiations broke down, a situation he said he wanted to avoid this time around.

Taylor is coming off a standout 2025 campaign where he...