Colts RB Jonathan Taylor to undergo thumb surgery

Colts RB Jonathan Taylor to undergo thumb surgery،

Stephen Holder, ESPNNovember 28, 2023, 9:41 p.m.
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Indianapolis Colts star running back Jonathan Taylor will undergo thumb surgery Wednesday in Los Angeles, team owner Jim Irsay told ESPN on Tuesday.

Irsay said the Colts hope he misses two to three weeks at most.

Taylor passed for 91 yards and two touchdowns in the Colts’ win Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and played the entire game. He closed out the victory with an 8-yard run with 1:24 left, which gave the Colts a first down and allowed Indianapolis to run out the clock. Taylor played 42 snaps in the game and carried the ball 15 times.

It’s been an eventful season for Taylor, starting with his very public contract and ankle injury that sidelined him for the first four games. But Taylor’s performance has been impressive since signing a three-year, $42 million extension in October and returning to the lineup.

Taylor’s workload has steadily increased in recent weeks, with the share of carries between him and backup Zack Moss tilted more toward Taylor of late. Taylor has 414 yards on 100 carries since his return.

If Taylor misses time, he will give way to Moss, who was one of the NFL’s best runners earlier this season in Taylor’s absence. Moss has a career-high 672 rushing yards and five touchdowns this season, surpassing his previous high of 481 yards as a rookie in Buffalo in 2020.