Colts GM - Jonathan Taylor situation 'sucks' for team, player, fans - ESPN

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts say they are attempting to move forward with Jonathan Taylor in their plans even while admitting the relationship between the player and team is broken.

General manager Chris Ballard on Wednesday said the club wants to see its All-Pro running back return to the field this season but conceded there is significant fence-mending still to do.

«I'm not going to sit here and give you some rosy picture, like, 'Oh, everything's OK,'» Ballard said. «It sucks for the Colts. It sucks for Jonathan Taylor. And it sucks for our fans. It just does. It's where we're at and we've got to work through it and we're going to do everything we can to work through it. Relationships are repairable. They're repairable.»

One day after declining trade offers for Taylor that multiple sources said did not meet the team's desired threshold, Ballard outlined his current and past decisions on Taylor, who the team informed in May it would not be giving a contract extension this offseason. Taylor is entering the final season of his rookie contract.

Taylor requested a trade when reporting for training camp and, last week, was given permission to seek a trade partner. Now, he's been moved to the physically unable to perform list and will miss at least the first four games of the season.

But his relationship with the team remains in a state of disrepair. Ballard on Wednesday tried to calm the situation.

«I want everybody to know, Jonathan is a well-respected and a really good human being and a damn good football player,» he said. «I think we all know this. Things like this happen. I tell every rookie that comes in, there's going to be a point when we disagree and it's usually about money and it's going to be hard. And