I guess his agent convinced him that scorched earth was the way to go. I have no idea why a guy as smart as JT fell for it.

All he’s doing is turning the fanbase and, more importantly, Irsay against him.

I have no idea what he thinks he’s going to get from another team that he won’t get from the Colts.

No team, and I mean NONE, are going to give up assets to get him and then give him the contract he wants.

It’s insane that he apparently thinks that’s possible.

This agent has poisoned his brain, apparently.

At this point I’ll be pissed if the Colts blink.

Seriously, fuck that guy.

We paid Nelson, we paid Leonard, we paid Stewart, we paid Defo, we paid Smith, we paid Hines.

If he didn’t go nuclear, he was probably going to get an extension.

Now, it doesn’t look likely.

In fact, I hope it doesn’t happen.

All that stuff you are talking about with Nelson etc... I firmly believe that's the impetus behind Taylor being the one who was elected to run the closing leg for the team (if such a decision was orchestrated by the RB's). Irsay, and Ballard are KNOWN for paying their own. So in a room of dudes trying to figure out who to tag with this task- JT makes a lot of sense. Front office known for loyalty and a brand new QB with all of 13 college games under his belt, and an Oline that was at one point considered the best in the league and COULD produce a HUGE year for JT. We need to turn things around, lean on JT to run a bunch, lean on the OT returning to form, let the rookie grow into passing in pressure situations... it all makes sense.

It all makes sense up to the point that you stop and think about where the money comes from. It comes from a group of tycoons, who put a guy at the top of the pyramid that is paid a ridiculously absurd salary to increase their tycoonism. It's a rigged system JT, and for as great as you appear to be, and as bad as it appears the Colts need you in the backfield this year, you don't have the bag to challenge these dudes, you just don't. None of these owners are going to yield to this type of heavy handed tactic, none of them due to the damage it represents to the unified power structure.

Yep, if he had just gone out and busted it, Jim would have probably given him a 13-15 per contract- just because that's what he does. Instead, looks like JT's gonna need to work with his financial advisor to figure out how to spread that $4M around this year.

So fucking stupid.

Now Chappell is reporting that the Colts are considering placing him on the non football injury list due to a back injury he suffered away from the team. Which would leave them the option of voiding his salary this season and just tolling his contract to next year.

Looks like Jim and/or Ballard are willing to play hardball. Or at least act like they will.

Holy shit. It’s stunning how fast this has fallen apart.

I’m starting to wonder if he’ll ever play another down for the Colts.

Holy shit, nuclear option on the table. This is crazyiness.

No kidding. And Bell is doing a lot of talking over the last few months about his Pittsburgh exit. He has admitted that he has a lot of regrets about it and even apologized to Steelers fans.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/...oi9tgxsmgxhvip

Yeah, Jim’s pissed now.

I don’t see any way JT comes out ahead on this unless the Colts cave. No team is going to trade for him and the Colts aren’t just going to release him.

The agents not going to back down now or he’d lose face.

I don’t think this is going to end well.

Seriously? Was a back injury known and I missed it? Or is this just a face value fuck you back at JT and Co.? Cause remember Luck proved with his snowboarding accident that a team doesn't have to use the non-football injury list (star QB, I know).

Of course they have every right to use it if an injury occurred. The NFL even sent out a memo regarding injuries away from team facilities prior to 2021 when DEN OT Ja'Wuan James blew out his knee away from the team and lost his salary + $15m in guarantees.

They sent that memo because so many players were publicly shocked and unaware that they could lose their contracts under those circumstances. Did JT and Co. not read the memo before they made their battle plan?

Like I said....JT needs to fire this asswipe agent and apologize if he ever wants to play for the Colts again. This agent has come very close to totally ruining a potential HOF career!

JT just tweeted:
1- Never had a back pain
2- Never reported back pain
Not sure who "sources" are, but find new ones

Oh yeah, this is headed straight to hell.

Unbelievable the unraveling.