As the NFL trade deadline nears,Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen is ready for all of the speculation to come to an end.
"It'll be great to get the trade deadline over with," Steichen said on Monday, via ESPN's Stephen Holder. "There's been a lot of speculation, a lot of talk, a lot of noise the last three weeks. So once that clears up, tomorrow at 4 o'clock, we can focus on what we need to focus on and that's football."
Colts coach Shane Steichen on the trade deadline, which is undeniably affecting players and weighing on the locker room:
— Stephen Holder (@HolderStephen) November 9, 2026
"It'll be great to get the trade deadline over with. There's been a lot of speculation, a lot of talk, a lot of noise the last three weeks. (more)
In recent weeks, the Colts fired GM Chris Ballard
and then traded away Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner. Jonathan Taylor, Daniel Jones, Grover Stewart, Josh Downs, and others have all been at the center of trade talks since.
"I'm not gonna get into any speculation on anything right now. Those are organizational decisions," said Steichen, via The Athletic's James Boyd.
#Colts HC Shane Steichen on the trade deadline:
— James Boyd (@RomeovilleKid) November 9, 2026
"I'm not gonna get into any speculation on anything right now. Those are organizational decisions."
When the Colts made the decision to move on from Buckner and Nelson, the organization turned its eye to the future as the team enters a rebuild.
However, whether or not we see a full-blown teardown over the next 24 or so hours remains to be seen. One league source told Holder it could be "anticlimactic" for the Colts.
The trade deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 4:00 PM ET.
This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Steichen addresses pending trade deadline and Colts' roster decisions
