Colts' Chris Ballard: 'I Think The World' Of Jonathan Taylor Amid Contract Dispute

 

Colts' Chris Ballard: 'I Think The World' Of Jonathan Taylor Amid Contract Dispute

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Nearly three weeks after Jonathan Taylor's trade request became public knowledge, Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard addressed the star running back's status.

In an interview with SiriusXM NFL Radio (h/t Mike Chappell of CBS 4 in Indianapolis), Ballard said Taylor has been "a great player for the Colts" over the past three seasons.

"Look, I think the world of Jonathan," Ballard explained. "He's been a great Colt, a great player for the Colts. Unfortunately, last year he got hurt early in the season, was dinged up all year, fought through it until he finally got to the point where he had to have this surgery."

On the subject of Taylor's trade request and desire for a new contract, Ballard went on to say 24-year-old is "finishing his rehab process" due to an ankle injury he had surgery on in January.

"Hopefully as we move forward here, we'll get him back. But we need to get him 100% healthy before we do anything," Ballard said.