Jonathan Taylor’s wife can finally catch her breath.
Ayanna, who had been following along with the trade rumors and weighing in on the chatter on TikTok, posted a video after the Colts star running back was not dealt before Tuesday’s deadline.
“Pov: you were stressed and delirious BUT it turned out you were worried for nothing!!” Ayanna wrote over a video of herself blowing kisses to the camera as Queen’s “I Want to Break Free” rang out.
“Not the last 2 weeks stressing us out & the NFL trade deadline is finally over!!” she added in the caption. “Anyway, where were we? 🤣”
Taylor, who has spent his entire seven-year career in Indianapolis, was top name among trade speculations and especially once the Colts started to deal away some stars.
They sent Quenton Nelson to Seattle, and DeForest Buckner and Keenan Allen both are heading to San Francisco. Daniel Jones was also said to be on the trading block.
However, Taylor stayed put possibly due to the fact that the Colts wanted a “blockbuster offer to even consider” a move, as the Ringer’s Tom Pelissero reported.
Leading into Tuesday 4 p.m. deadline, Ayanna’s nerves seemed to be getting the best of her.
She said felt like “a prized calf waiting for the slaughter.”
“Is it gonna happen today? Tomorrow? Is it never gonna happen?” Ayanna said. “And I genuinely cannot decide what’s worse: being blindsided and sent away or being the last one standing knowing what may be coming to pick for you. So, you just sit here imagining and somehow life keeps going no matter what happens next.”
Taylor signed a two-year extension worth up to $47 million with $39 million guaranteed ahead of this season. He is signed through the 2028 season and seemingly will be along for the ride with the Colts as they attempt to rebuild, although an offseason deal could still happen.
After a red-hot 8-2 start last season, the Colts hit a wall and missed the playoffs after Jones suffered an Achilles tear.
Thus, pressure was on former general manager Chris Ballard this season.
Yet, the team hasn’t meet the high expectations and finds itself in a 2-7 hole and riding a five-game losing streak.
The Colts fired Ballard after a 42-7 loss to the Jaguars in Week 8 and are currently searching for a replacement.
Taylor, a 2020 second-round pick, is averaging a career-low 4.1 yards per carry, though the number is impacted by two poor games following Nelson’s trade.
The Colts face the Dolphins (1-7) on Sunday.
