NFL rumors: 3 teams that should go all-in on Jonathan Taylor trade, 1 wild card to watch

1. Kansas City Chiefs could flex on the NFL with a Jonathan Taylor trade

The Kansas City Chiefs trading for Jonathan Taylor would be the nuclear option on the table. But it’s hard not to at least consider it.

After what we saw last season, there is every reason to believe that Brett Veach and Andy Reid are completely confident that a combination of Isiah Pacheco and Jerick McKinnon — with some other carries sprinkled in — can create an effective run game, especially behind this Chiefs offensive line.

But when you’re a team in the catbird position at the start of a potential dynasty, though, there is always the chance that Kansas City could try to make their lives even easier. Trading for Taylor would undoubtedly accomplish that.

In the simplest terms, despite all of the success that Patrick Mahomes and this offense have enjoyed over the years, they’ve never had a truly dynamic and special talent at running back in the way that Taylor could be for them. They tried by drafting Clyde Edwards-Helaire in the first round after their first Super Bowl win, but that was a whiff on their part.

Taylor, meanwhile, has a proven track record despite playing in an undeniably worse situation with the Colts than he’d find himself in with the Chiefs. This could absolutely change the calculus for Kansas City and the NFL.

While it’s definitely not a priority (nor should it be), it’s a wild card option that, in terms of fit and the potentialy effects, could make sense should it actually transpire.