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Jonathan Taylor signed a three-year, $42 million extension with the Indianapolis Colts in 2023, and he still remains one of the highest-paid running backs in the NFL.
He earns around $14 million per year, currently the eighth-highest mark in the league, even as a flurry of new deals have come in since — most recently, Bijan Robinson's.
Robinson agreed to a historic three-year, $75 million deal with the Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday, resetting the market as the All-Pro back becomes the highest-paid running back in NFL history. Jahmyr Gibbs is also in the middle of contract negotiations with the Detroit Lions, and assuming a deal gets done there, his will likely land right around what Robinson just received.
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With Taylor entering the final year of his own contract, and all of these new deals happening around the league, he wants a new extension of his own.
Asked how optimistic he is about getting a new deal after Robinson's contract, Taylor said, "Hopefully, I gotta go talk to my agent, too. I gotta go talk to him and see where things are at. I've been trying to just focus on getting better, make sure I'm staying in shape. Like I said, I have faith, so I'm gonna tap in and check in with him, now that you guys broke the news to me."
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Taylor, the Colts' second-round pick (No. 41 overall) in 2020, may be a tad older than Robinson and Gibbs, but he's been one of the most dominant rushers since he entered the league.
In just his second NFL season in 2021, Taylor led the NFL in rushing yards (1,811), scrimmage yards (2,171) and rushing touchdowns (18), earning first-team All-Pro honors. He's since earned three Pro Bowl nods and racked up 9,067 total scrimmage yards since his 2020 rookie season, the second-most in the league behind only Derrick Henry (10,408).
He hasn't slowed down, either. Last season, he played in all 17 games and rushed for 1,585 yards and a league-leading 18 rushing touchdowns, averaging 4.9 yards per carry, along with a career-high 378 receiving yards. He also surpassed Edgerrin James as the Colts' all-time leader in rushing touchdowns, with 69.
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Taylor is still just 27 years old, putting him firmly in his prime. With injuries to Daniel Jones and Alec Pierce, and Michael Pittman Jr. now in Pittsburgh, the team may need to rely on him even more in 2026.
There's a very good chance Taylor gets a new deal before the season starts — likely somewhere in the $15 to $20 million annual range that players like Henry, De'Von Achane and Christian McCaffrey received, but still a step below Robinson, Gibbs and Saquon Barkley.
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