Pre-Snap Reads 7/30: Jonathan Taylor requests trade in latest NFL running back drama

Happy Sunday! I’m filling in for Terrance today on the links. Hopefully you didn’t lose your life savings betting on Errol Spence against Terence Crawford last night. We’ve got the Seattle Seahawks returning to the practice field later this afternoon, but the main story from the weekend is Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor reportedly requesting a trade. If you’ve followed Jim Irsay’s tweets about the running back position and Taylor specifically, I think you can figure out why. Will Taylor stay put, or will he head elsewhere in the final year of his rookie deal? And no, he’s not coming to play for the Seahawks.

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