If Carson Wentz wasn’t an excellent chief for the Colts, somebody forgot to inform their greatest playmaker.
Jonathan Taylor will likely be taking handoffs from his third totally different beginning quarterback in as many seasons when the Colts begin the 2022 season. It stays unclear who that will likely be, nevertheless it positively received’t be Wentz, who was traded to the Commanders for 2 third-round draft picks.
“I’m positively unhappy to see Carson go,” Taylor mentioned. “He was superb within the locker room and on the sphere as properly. You have a look at a few of the performs he made on the sphere, however off the sphere he was an incredible man at all times. He made positive to get involved with everybody on the crew.”
Taylor accepted the Bert Bell Award offered by the Maxwell Soccer Membership because the NFL’s Participant of the Yr. The ceremony and information convention have been held Friday in Atlantic Metropolis, about 70 miles from the place Taylor starred at South Jersey’s Salem Excessive Faculty.
Taylor led the NFL in speeding yards throughout his second NFL season. However he'll discover much more eight-man containers until the Colts improve their quarterback scenario past Sam Ehlinger and James Morgan, neither of whom has thrown an NFL move.
“We've to attend and see,” Taylor mentioned. “I’m unsure what path we’ll go, however [general manager] Chris Ballard we absolutely belief in. He makes strikes methodically, and I’m positive he’ll make the suitable choice for the crew.”
Wentz has been a polarizing presence all through his six-year profession with the Eagles and Colts. Two groups have given up on the previous No. 2 total choose within the final two years as speak builds that he will be egocentric and exhausting to educate. However many stars — together with Eagles sort out Lane Johnson, Cardinals tight finish Zach Ertz and now Taylor — go to bat to refute these claims towards their former teammate.
After an injury-plagued tenure with the Eagles — together with when Nick Foles stepped in and received a Tremendous Bowl — Wentz began all 17 video games for the Colts final season. Needing one win to achieve the playoffs, the Colts misplaced their remaining two video games and Wentz struggled in each.
“It’s additionally about discovering the suitable match and being in the suitable scenario,” Taylor mentioned. “Timing is the whole lot. That's one thing lots of veterans have talked about to me and that timing is the whole lot. I do know that Carson will discover the suitable scenario. That’s the sort of man he's, he’ll make the suitable scenario and he’s in a position to adapt.”
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