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At the end of the day, Josh Downs didn’t turn it down.
When asked by the media if he requested a trade Wednesday, the wide receiver said he is “open to whatever.”
“Whatever comes my way comes my way. We go from there,” he said.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported that Downs requested a trade from the Colts, who are off to a 2-5 start this season and fired general manager Chris Ballard last week.
The 25-year-old has reportedly found trade interest from multiple teams, Fowler added.
A reporter asked Downs how he compartmentalizes his name being in trade rumors while focusing on what he has to do on a day-to-day basis in Indianapolis.
“Just go day by day. I’m here right now. I’m where my feet are,” he said. “We got the Jags this weekend. I’m in the game plan so I gotta be ready to go.”
Downs, a North Carolina product, has been with the Colts since he was selected in the third round (79th overall) in the 2023 draft.
Much like his team, he has not prodcued quality numbers this season.
#Colts WR Josh Downs on trade rumors:
“It is what it is. I’m here today, but whatever comes my way comes my way.”
Did he request a trade? “Like I said, I’m open to whatever. Whatever comes my way comes my way.”
“I’m here right now. I’m where my feet are. …” pic.twitter.com/pgZnRw9GID
— James Boyd (@RomeovilleKid) October 28, 2026
Despite being one of Daniel Jones’ top targets, Downs has not recorded a touchdown across his 26 receptions for 307 yards in five starts.
He tallied a career-high five scores in 2024 and four touchdowns in ’25.
The Colts are already the top sellers ahead of the Nov. 10 NFL trade deadline, but Downs isn’t their most valuable commodity.
Three-time Pro Bowler Jonathan Taylor is their top selling piece and is reported to have garnered interest from the Packers, Seahawks, Broncos and Vikings.
On Tuesday, the Colts dealt eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson to Seattle and Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner to the 49ers to gather draft picks — a 2027 third-rounder and fourth-rounder and a 2028 fifth-round pick.
Taylor’s wife, Ayanna, weighed in after the moves in another TikTok video where she asked, “Should I start packing?!”
Similar to this year’s draft, the Colts do not have a first-round draft pick in 2027 due to Ballard acquiring Sauce Gardner from the Jets.
Ballard was fired earlier this month after the Colts lost to a then-winless Titans.
“I mean, you think about your future anyways,” Downs said when asked if he thinks more about his future when his name is in trade conversations. “It’s not really something that’s different but I feel like, you know, it is what it is at the end of the day.”
The Colts visit the Jaguars (4-2) on Sunday.
