RB Jonathan Taylor to have thumb 外科 and hopes to return to Colts in 3 weeks, AP source says
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis Colts running 支援する Jonathan Taylor will have thumb 外科 Wednesday and hopes to play again in about three weeks, a person with knowledge of the 傷害 told The Associated 圧力（をかける） on Tuesday.
The person spoke to the AP on the 条件 of anonymity because the team has not yet made a formal 告示.
Taylor 明らかに was 負傷させるd during Sunday´s 27-20 victory over Tampa Bay. It's 不明瞭な when he was 傷つける, though, because when he slid 負かす／撃墜する on the last of his 15 carries after 選ぶing up the first 負かす／撃墜する, Indy (6-5) ran out the clock. Taylor finished with 91 yards and a season-high two touchdowns.
After the game, coach Shane Steichen said the Colts 避けるd any major 傷害s during the game. Steichen and Indy's players were not 利用できる Tuesday when they are typically off.
It's been a rocky season for Taylor, the 2021 NFL 急ぐing champ who started training （軍の）野営地，陣営 on the 肉体的に unable to 成し遂げる 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） after を受けるing offseason ankle 外科. He remained on PUP for the first four games of the 正規の／正選手 season.
While rehabbing, Taylor also was 苦境に陥るd in an ugly 契約 論争 with the Colts and 公然と complained about the 平価を切り下げるing of running 支援するs by NFL teams.
Indianapolis Colts running 支援する Jonathan Taylor (28) reaches for a touchdown as Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Christian Izien (29) and cornerback Carlton Davis III (24) try to stop him during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
But Taylor and the Colts patched up their differences and 負傷させる up agreeing to a three-year 契約 拡張 価値（がある） $42 million on Oct. 7, one day before he made his season debut against Tennessee.
Indy 推定する／予想するd the pairing of 新人 quarterback Anthony Richardson with Taylor would give them one of the most 効果的な ground games in the league. Instead, they only took one snap together before Richardson 苦しむd a season-ending 権利 shoulder 傷害.
Taylor slowly worked his way 支援する into the 顔触れ, first by splitting carries with the 現れるing Zack Moss. Over the past five weeks, Taylor's workload and 生産性 増加するd 意味ありげに.
Taylor has 100 carries, 414 yards and four TDs while catching 16 passes for 137 yards and another 得点する／非難する／２０.
Moss will now 埋め立てる the starting 役割 this 週末 in Indy's rematch at Tennessee (4-7). He 階級s 10th in the NFL with 672 yards on 141 carries (4.8 yards) and has five 得点する／非難する／２０ing runs.
The Colts have won three straight to climb into the seventh and final position for the AFC プレーオフs.
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Indianapolis Colts running 支援する Jonathan Taylor (28) reaches for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indianapolis Colts running 支援する Jonathan Taylor (28) ひさまづくs as he celebrates his touchdown with チーム仲間s during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
