Report: Multiple NFL Teams Have Made Trade Inquiries for Colts RB Marlon Mack

According to NFL Insider Josina Anderson, multiple NFL teams are interested in trading for recently made available Indianapolis Colts running back Marlon Mack:

Of course, the running back needy Kansas City Chiefs’ interest was reported over a week ago—but we now know the names of at least a few more potentially interested suitors.

On the season, Mack has 25 carries for 95 total rushing yards (3.9 ypc. avg.) during 4 games—having been used as a ‘change-of-pace’ back behind the Colts’ standout tandem of Jonathan Taylor and Nyheim Hines.

The former 2019 1,000+ yard rusher for the Colts has looked pretty effective—especially coming off a season-ending torn Achilles suffered in 2020. However, there just isn’t a large enough role for him to carve out currently in the Colts’ crowded backfield.

Having just restructured veteran wideout T.Y. Hilton’s salary to save $2.3M in cap space, the Colts may also want to shed Mack’s $2M salary—given that buried 4th-string running back Jordan Wilkins is also overqualified to fill Mack’s current ‘change-of-pace’ role and could easily step into such an opportunity (if needed).

Still only 25 years old, the former 2017 4th round pick is probably deserving of a bigger role elsewhere—and the Colts may want the extra salary cap space and late round NFL draft pick (in trade compensation from a suitor) for a limited role Wilkins could comfortably occupy.

It’ll be interesting to see if the Colts eventually pull the trigger on trading Mack—and which NFL team ‘wins the sweepstakes’.