Marlon Mack and the Colts have mutually agreed to try to find a trade partner for the veteran running back, a league source confirmed to IndyStar on Tuesday, after Mack was a healthy scratch on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.

Related players: Jonathan Taylor, Nyheim Hines

This updates a story we had earlier from Adam Schefter. It looks like Mack has agreed to be traded. This story said the source indicated that there is some interest in Mack, although it is still early in the process. Mack, who rushed for 1,999 yards over two seasons as the Colts’ lead back in 2018 and 2019, has played just 13 snaps during the 2021 season. Mack’s picked up 16 yards on five carries, but the veteran has clearly fallen behind Taylor and Hines in the backfield’s pecking order, according to the story.

Colts RB snaps from Sunday:

Jonathan Taylor 34-of-61
Nyheim Hines 22
Jordan Wilkins 6

Taylor now has now out-touched Hines 64-29 in last three games together, meaning Taylor is the clear RB1 for the Colts right now. The Colts get the Texans and then the Steelers over the next two fantasy playoff weeks.

The Colts activated Jonathan Taylor from the Reserve/COVID list and he is expected to practice Wednesday.

Taylor never tested positive for the virus but was deemed a high-risk close contact with someone who did so he had to sit out last week as part of the league's protocol. Taylor being activated today means he is on track to play Week 13. Taylor returns to a soft matchup against the porous Houston run defense.

The Indianapolis Colts placed RB Jonathan Taylor on their COVID list Saturday, meaning he will not play Sunday against the Titans.

Taylor’s absence means more work for Nyheim Hines and Jordan Wilkins. Hines is more of the passing-down back already in Indianapolis and has jumped up to No. 14 in our half-PPR rankings. Wilkins still has value as an early-down back and is now inside our top 30 backs, making him a worthy flex option in a huge AFC South battle with the Titans for first place.

Jonathan Taylor hasn’t been so bulletproof in Indianapolis. Initially promoted to the bell cow role in the Colts’ offense after starter Marlon Mack suffered a torn Achilles in the season opener, Taylor leads Indianapolis running backs in carries (106), yards (416), yards per carry (3.9) and touchdowns (4), but his playing time has been severely limited the past two weeks.

Related players: Jordan Wilkins

As the story pointed out, Taylor was forced into the bell cow roll after Mack went down, and even he wasn't expecting it. The story added Taylor has responded by working hard, impressing teammates and coaches with his work ethic, his preparation and his desire to live up to his draft billing and hasn't show any disappointed in his new time share. It's possible that work ethic could earn him his bell cow role back at some point this season, which is why the Colts are highly invested in him.

Frank Reich on level confidence in Jonathan Taylor: "I have a level of confidence in all of our backs ... I wish I could have gotten him more touches later in the game."

Related players: Jordan Wilkins, Nyheim Hines

Taylor did score his team's only TD but finished with a rushing line of just 6-27-1 while Wilkins ran 11 times for 39 yards. Taylor had a key fumble lost as well which could have contributed to his lack of touches. Taylor has had one carry in the second half in each of the last two games. Right now, it looks like a three-headed committee at RB for the Colts.

Colts running back Jonathan Taylor will practice Wednesday.

Taylor's ankle injury must not be severe if he is already back at practice today. More concerning is Taylor's usage, as teammate Jordan Wilkins got the vast majoirty of the Colts' running back carries in Week 8, and Nyheim Hines continues to occupy the passing-game role out of the backfield. Taylor is looking like a risky flex play as the season moves forward.

Frank Reich acknowledges that starting RB Jonathan Taylor has "a little bit of an ankle injury."

Related players: Jordan Wilkins, Nyheim Hines

Keefer pointed out it didn't come up until after the win. Keefer added, if needed, Wilkens has proven he's ready to go. Wilkens finished with a 20-89-1 line and added a catch for 24 yards. Hines played a huge role in the passing game with a line of 3-54-2. Taylor owners may want to try and get Wilkens off the wire this week in case the Taylor injury lingers.

The Colts have been pleased with the progress Jonathan Taylor’s made since Marlon Mack’s injury threw him headlong into the fire.

“He’s done everything that he needs to do,” Indianapolis running backs coach Tom Rathman said. “It’s just about getting experience. The more he gets, the better he’s going to be.”

Taylor's numbers have been pretty good the past four games the author pointed out. The rookie is the one keeping the rushing attack afloat right now, according to the story. Taylor has rushed 54 times for 244 yards over the past four games, a 4.5-per-carry average that dwarfs the rest of the running game. Over the same four-game span, backups Jordan Wilkins and Nyheim Hines have produced just 107 yards on 39 carries, an ugly 2.7 yards per carry. Despite fumbling issues in college and not being known as a pass catcher, Taylor hasn't fumbled this season and is third on the team in receptions.