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Colts’ RB Jonathan Taylor will not practice today due to an ankle injury.

Related players: Deon Jackson, Phillip Lindsay, Jordan Wilkins

Taylor injured his ankle again in Week 8 and it looks like he'll be a question mark heading into Week 9. If Taylor can't go, Jackson could be in store for a big workload, now that Nyheim Hines is out of the picture. Lindsay and Wilkins could also factor in but Jackson played well last time Taylor was out.

The Bills landed Nyheim Hines from the Indianapolis Colts for Zack Moss and a draft pick.

Related players: Jonathan Taylor, Deon Jackson, Phillip Lindsay

Moss has 17 carries for 91 yards in 2022 but wasn't getting a lot of time as of late behind Devin Singletary and James Cook. Moss will likely remain behind Taylor and Jackson in the RB pecking order in Indy at this point.

And another! Colts are trading Nyheim Hines to the Buffalo Bills, sources tell ESPN.

Related players: Devin Singletary, James Cook, Zack Moss, Jonathan Taylor, Deon Jackson

The Bills are adding one of the top pass catching backs to their offense. Hines signed a three-year deal last season so the Bills will have him under control for two more years. It's potentially bad news for Cook owners hoping to see an increase in touches after the Bills bye week. Singletary averaged 10 carries a game and three receptions a game, but Hines will surely cut into that production. Hines was averaging about 3.5 catches a game for the Colts. In Indy, Jackson should move up to the RB2 slot behind Taylor.

The Indianapolis Colts on Tuesday announced they have fired offensive coordinator Marcus Brady.

"This was an incredibly hard decision, but one I felt needed to be made in the best interest of the team," Colts head coach Frank Reich said in a statement. "I appreciate Marcus's commitment to the organization, and he made a significant contribution to our offensive success over the last five seasons. I wish him the best moving forward."

Related players: Sam Ehlinger

The Colts' offense has scored 17 or fewer points in five of their eight games this season. Indy (3-4-1) has also scored one touchdown or less in a game on four occasions this season, the story went on to say. Of course, the team just made a quarterback switch from Matt Ryan to Ehlinger last week.

Everything I’m hearing right now about the status of things with Colts RB Nyheim Hines indicates odds are good he will be traded by tomorrow’s deadline.

Related players: Jonathan Taylor, Deon Jackson, Phillip Lindsay, D'vonte Price

Holder went to say say in this tweet the Colts haven’t got the offer they want just yet, but there’s a strong feeling they just might. This is a situation to watch. Hines' pass catching and change of pace ability could serve a team well down the stretch, while the Colts would likely elevate Jackson into the RB2 role after he stood out as the team's main back when Taylor was out. Lindsay could also move up to the team's RB3 spot.

Matt Ryan is done. He’s out. He won’t play again, for reasons rooted in his contract. Put simply, once the team decided (and it was clear from coach Frank Reich’s comments that owner Jim Irsay made the decision) that Ryan won’t be the quarterback in 2023, it was time to pull the plug on 2022.

Ryan’s contract already pays him $12 million in base salary next year, fully guaranteed. But millions more would become fully guaranteed if Ryan suffers an injury that keeps him from passing a physical by the third day of the 2023 league year in March, when the payments that are currently guaranteed for injury become fully guaranteed.

Specifically, Ryan has $7.205 million in additional 2023 salary guaranteed for injury, and a 2023 roster bonus of $10 million, which is also guaranteed for injury. That’s $17.205 million that the Colts would potentially owe Ryan (in addition to the $12 million) if he emerges from the 2022 season with an injury that prevents him from passing a physical by the middle of March.

Related players: Sam Ehlinger, Nick Foles

Ehlinger officially becomes the starting quarterback of the Colts. If he fails or gets injured, Foles will take over. And if Foles gets injured, the quarterback will be anyone but Ryan, the story said.

Colts head coach Frank Reich said QB Sam Ehlinger will start vs. Washington as Matt Ryan recovers from a Grade 2 shoulder sprain. Nick Foles will operate as the backup quarterback.

Though we would typically see this as a downgrade for the fantasy pieces in Indianapolis, it honestly doesn't get much worse than a Matt Ryan who can't push the ball down the field. It's very possible that Ehlinger will remain the starter for the immediate future.

Regarding Jonathan Taylor, everything points to him playing right now. Not yet official, but has practiced all week.

Related Players: Nyheim Hines, Deon Jackson

A full week of practice almost always correlates to a full workload in the subsequent game. Taylor is a top-ten option, even in a tough matchup with the Titans' run defense.

Reporters at the open portion of Colts practice noted that running backs Jonathan Taylor and Nyheim Hines were both participating in the session.

Taylor has missed the last two games with an ankle injury while Hines was sidelined by a concussion.