Colts owner Jim Irsay fires back at NFL running backs; calls complaints over depleted market 'inappropriate'

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NFL running backs have spoken up regarding the position’s market when it comes to negotiating new contracts, but a team owner has joined the conversation from the other side. 

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has been vocal at times on social media, and this can be added to those times he felt the need to speak out on running backs who condemned the current market they feel does not match their value to franchises around the league. 

"NFL Running Back situation – We have negotiated a CBA, that took years of effort and hard work and compromise in good faith by both sides..to say now that a specific Player category wants another negotiation after the fact, is inappropriate. Some Agents are selling ‘bad faith’.." Irsay wrote on X.

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Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay talks to the fans during the Dwight Freeney induction to the Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor at Lucas Oil Stadium on Nov. 10, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

This is an interesting comment made by Irsay considering his starting running back, Jonathan Taylor, is entering the final year of his deal before hitting free agency in 2024. 

Taylor, the NFL’s leading rusher in 2021 who dealt with an ankle injury throughout the 2022 season, and the Colts had discussions about an extension, though they did not go as well as he wanted with GM Chris Ballard. 

Ballard spoke on the situation, saying "the market is what the market is," per The Athletic. 

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"But saying that, like I’ve always told you, you