Jonathan Taylor’s legacy with the Indianapolis Colts is already solidified. He ranks first in franchise history in rushing touchdowns (69), and he needs just 1,629 more rushing yards to surpass Hall of Famer Edgerrin James (9,226) for the franchise lead. Taylor’s future inclusion in the Colts’ Ring of Honor is a mere formality; he may even wear a gold jacket alongside James someday.Taylor’s more immediate future with the Colts franchise, however, is far less certain. He’s entering the final year of an extension he signed in 2023, and when asked this spring about his contract status, Taylor said he wants “to be a Colt for life.”He has earned the chance to make that dream a reality, and perhaps he and the Colts can reach an amicable agreement in these two weeks leading up to training camp. If they can’t — third contracts between a running back and the teams that draft them are pretty rare — Taylor should not hesitate to revisit a tactic that drove most of the Colts front office and Indy’s fanbase crazy.Taylor should hold in.To be fair to Taylor, he never technically “held in” when he demanded a new contract three years ago. The star running back said he was dealing with a lingering right ankle injury from 2022 that required offseason surgery and sidelined him throughout training camp and for the first four games of the 2023 season. When Taylor finally inked a new, three-year, $42 million deal on Oct. 7, 2023, however, following his sometimes bitter negotiations with late team owner Jim Irsay, he played the next day.Some say Taylor’s sudden availability was a coincidence. Others may say the new money had healing powers.Was Daniel Jones declining before season-ending injury in 2025?Robert MaysJokes aside, the circumstances are much different this time around, and one could argue that Taylor, despite being three years older, has more leverage now than he did in 2023. The No. 1 reason is that the Colts’ franchise quarterback, Daniel Jones, is still recovering from a torn right Achilles tendon he suffered last season.That means, especially early on, the Colts’ offense will run through Taylor, just as it did last season when he tallied a league-high 323 carries and touched the ball a whopping 369 times in 17 games. Taylor could, in fact, be even more involved, as the Colts will try to keep their 29-year-old QB healthy while they attempt to reestablish the high-powered offense they had through the first half of last season.Speaking of all those touches, another reason Taylor might have more leverage this time around is his health. Three years ago, he fought for a new contract following a 2022 campaign in which he only played in 11 games. He appeared in just 10 in 2023, but he has rebounded from those injury-riddled seasons in a big way, producing back-to-back campaigns of at least 1,400 rushing yards. He’s scored 32 total touchdowns during that span, and he led the NFL in total touchdowns last year with 20. What’s more, Taylor thrust himself firmly into the MVP conversation last year after exploding for a season-high 244 rushing yards and three TDs in a win over the Atlanta Falcons in Berlin that placed the Colts atop the AFC standings at 8-2.