Jonathan Taylor mum on Colts' future, focused on helping team in 2023: 'I'm here right now'

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Jonathan Taylor is healthy and back at practice for the Indianapolis Colts despite requesting a trade earlier this season. 

Since he wasn't traded, Taylor is ready to get back on the field with the Colts.

His future with the Colts, though, remains in question, especially after his answer to whether he wants to be with the team.

"I’m here right now," Taylor told reporters Thursday. 

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Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor watches practice at training camp in Westfield, Ind., July 29, 2023.  (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

"I don’t think it matters if I’m saying I’m committed or not, because I’m here. If somebody wasn’t committed, they wouldn’t be here. And right now, I’m here, and my No. 1 goal is to attack this first practice. It’s been over 290 days, I believe."

Taylor has not been on the Colts’ practice field since December after reinjuring his right ankle and having offseason surgery to repair it. He was placed on injured reserve for the final three games of 2022, and after being on the physically unable to perform list during training camp, when he was asking for a trade, the Colts kept him on the PUP list to start the season. 

Because he was placed on the PUP list, Taylor had to miss the first four games of the season. The Colts have gone 2-2. 

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Now, Indy will have 21 days to activate Taylor to its 53-man roster. He was scheduled to be a full practice participant on Thursday after a walk-through with him present Wednesday. 

Reporters wanted to know where Taylor stands with his