Colts wide receiver Josh Downs might not have directly confirmed the trade request flying around, but he sure as heck didn’t shut it down either, telling reporters this week, “I’m open to whatever.” That’s a massive quote, especially when ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler had just dropped a report saying Downs *had* requested a trade. Talk about hitting the rumor mill right on the head without even trying to.
“I’m Open to Whatever” and the Looming Uncertainty
This whole situation exploded on Wednesday. Downs was asked point blank if he’d requested a trade, and his response was straight out of the “what happens, happens” playbook. “I’m open to whatever,” he said, via James Boyd of TheAthletic.com. “Whatever comes my way, comes my way, and we’ll go from there.” That’s not a denial, people, that’s a wide receiver laying out all his cards on the table. He’s trying to act cool, trying to stay “in the moment” despite all the noise, but you can tell the dude is thinking about his future. How could he not be?
Task at Hand vs. An Unknown Tomorrow
Downs tried to put on a brave face, saying, “I mean, you think about your future anyway. So, that’s not really something that’s different. But I feel like it is what it is at the end of the day.” He’s focused on the present, he says, because his “feet are here right now.” That means he’s got to be ready for the “task at hand” with his current team. That task? A brutal matchup against the Jaguars in Jacksonville. A place the Colts haven’t won since 2014. “I’m in the game plan, so I’ve got to be ready to go,” Downs stated. But that’s the real kicker: will he still even *be* in that game plan, or on that team, when Sunday rolls around? The source mentions other “Tuesday’s trades,” meaning the market is already hot. This could all change in a blink.
Right now, the Colts have a massive challenge ahead in Jacksonville, a game they desperately need to break a long losing streak on the road. But the bigger question hanging over them, overshadowing everything, is whether Josh Downs will even be on the sideline. Is his “open to whatever” quote a sign he’s already checked out, or just a guy being honest in a wild week? We’ll know soon enough.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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