After firing GM Chris Ballard, will the Indianapolis Colts be sellers at the Nov. 10 NFL trade deadline?
According to Ian Rapoport, that could be determined by how the next few weeks unfold.
"The Colts have a couple more games before they have to make the decision, like, do we trade these guys?" Rapoport said on the Pat McAfee Show. "They want to give Shane Steichen the opportunity to see if he can win games. If they win two, it's like okay, we're in the mix, it's still out there, we'll see what happens. If they lose two then it's like, alright, we probably know which way the season is going, let's capitalize on some of these really good assets and trade some guys."
"The Colts have a couple more games before they have to make the decision if they really
wanna trade these guys.. They want to give Shane Steichen the opportunity to see if they can win these games before the trade deadline" ~ @RapSheet #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/7ZDdbJo6hz
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) October 23, 2026
At 2-4 on the season, the Colts have dug themselves into a hole, and getting out of it won't be easy. Up next are road matchups with the 5-0 Minnesota Vikings and the 4-2 Jacksonville Jaguars.
"You almost never see a fire sale ever," Rapoport added. "This does remind me maybe of the Ron Rivera Commanders from three years ago, where they traded, I believe it was Montez Sweat and Chase Young in the same day. So it is possible that we've seen it."
If the Colts do end up looking to trade away players, Rapoport mentioned DeForest Buckner, Quenton Nelson, and Jonathan Taylor as potential candidates. Grover Stewart is another.
This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: NFL insider details Colts potential trade deadline approach
