New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh on Sunday evening did not dispute reporting that the team had pulled an offer for Indianapolis Colts’ running back Jonathan Taylor.
“I’d say we’re open for any kind of situation, but I will say this, things do change. Things change from day-to-day,” Harbaugh said. “So it’s not like one day you may do something and the next day something happens and it changes your position. I’m not saying that report’s not true. Those conversations are taking place and if something happens for any player,
I can’t talk about any player because they’re with other teams right now, but we’re not ruling anything out, but I don’t see anything particularly imminent right now either. So we’ll see what happens.”
The Giants improved to 5-2-1 on Sunday, tops in the NFC East. They ran for just 80 yards on 31 carries, though, with their top two backs — Cam Skattebo and Tyrone Tracy — shelved by hamstring injuries. Tracy is on IR. Skattebo’s availability for Thursday’s game against the Washington Commanders is unknown.
Thw 27-year-old Taylor, with four seasons of more than 1,100 rushing yards in six full NFL seasons, would be an obvious upgrade. Taylor ran 13 times for 46 yards on Sunday as the Colts lost to the Dallas Cowboys, 27-23.
Harbaugh said the Giants would not “go for a short term fix at an exorbitant cost.”
“Somebody’s got to come out that you really want to trade for that makes sense,” Harbaugh said. “So short term and long term, it’s got to make sense short term and long term. We’re not just going to go for a short term fix at an exorbitant cost. We’re not going to do that. That’s not where we’re at.”
The Giants have a chance to win their first NFC East title since 2011, the last time the franchise won a Super Bowl.
We will see if they make a move for Taylor, or anyone else, between now and Tuesday afternoon’s NFL trade deadline.
