Colts Lock In Jonathan Taylor With Two-Year, $44 Million Extension

Indianapolis and Jonathan Taylor agreed to a two-year, $44 million contract extension this week, keeping the running back with the franchise through the remainder of his prime. Taylor ran for 1,585 yards and 18 touchdowns across all 17 games last season, adding 46 receptions for 378 yards and two more scores as a receiver — a workload that made him the offensive centerpiece even as the team around him collapsed down the stretch.

The Colts finished 2025 at 8-9 and missed the playoffs, losing seven consecutive games to close the season. The extension signals that Indianapolis is building around its offensive core rather than retooling, with Taylor joined by a healthy Daniel Jones — who has been active in training camp and shined as a pocket passer in recent practice — and Alec Pierce targeting a Week 1 return from ankle surgery.

Whether the offense can carry the team again depends partly on factors that talent alone did not solve last year. Indianapolis went 3-6 in one-score games and 2-6 on the road in 2025, failures that no individual contract addresses. Still, locking in Taylor removes one offseason variable and gives the offense a clear identity heading into the new season.