Colts WR Josh Downs to Play Despite Trade Request
Head coach Shane Steichen confirms wide receiver Josh Downs will play despite requesting a trade, as multiple teams express interest ahead of the deadline.
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The odds
Each tick is a source publishing on this story · 10 more published before price tracking began
Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 44% |
| 1 Nov, 22:10 UTC | 44% |
| 1 Nov, 21:56 UTC | 61% |
| 1 Nov, 20:57 UTC | 36% |
| 1 Nov, 17:27 UTC | 48% |
| 1 Nov, 10:43 UTC | 36% |
| 31 Oct, 20:14 UTC | 36% |
| 31 Oct, 19:02 UTC | 41% |
| 31 Oct, 18:48 UTC | 38% |
| 31 Oct, 17:34 UTC | 47% |
| 31 Oct, 15:59 UTC | 46% |
| 31 Oct, 04:21 UTC | 44% |
| 31 Oct, 03:52 UTC | 45% |
| 30 Oct, 23:41 UTC | 39% |
| 30 Oct, 23:02 UTC | 48% |
| 30 Oct, 22:07 UTC | 44% |
| 29 Oct, 20:59 UTC | 48% |
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The story so far
6 publishers have covered this in 14 articles since 27 Oct 2026. SI Feed published first, on 27 October at 22:03 UTC; CBS Sports Headlines followed 18h 37m later. The most recent article, from Quartz, appeared on 30 October at 22:20 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), SI Feed, CBS Sports Headlines, Times of India, feeds.bleacherreport.com, Quartz.
One prediction market prices this story:
- Kansas City — the market puts it at 44%, with $267 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Dec 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Josh Downs joins a Kansas City professional football team before December 1, 2026. Otherwise, it resolves to No. Readers often mistake the deadline as the date of the trade request rather than the final joining date.
Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.
How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Kansas City at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- SI FeedJosh Downs Trade Destinations: Three Best Landing Spots for Wide Receiver As Colts Continue to Sell—
- SI FeedFantasy Football Impact: 4 Potential Josh Downs Landing Spots—
- SI FeedSteelers Showing Interest in Colts WR Josh Downs—
- CBS Sports HeadlinesJosh Downs requests trade: Colts WR reportedly asks out as Indy continues fire sale—
- www.espn.comSource: Colts WR Downs requests trade; RB Taylor hasn't, per Steichen—
- SI FeedRams Must Act Quickly to Land Josh Downs Before NFL Trade Deadline—
- SI FeedJosh Downs' Trade Request Pushes Colts Further Toward Full Rebuild—
- SI FeedBest Fantasy Football Landing Spots For Josh Downs After Reported Trade Request—
- SI FeedHow the Josh Downs Trade Request is a Giant Gift for the Bears—
- SI FeedSteelers Get High Asking Price for Colts WR Josh Downs—
Show 4 later sources
- Times of IndiaTyreek Hill’s Chiefs reunion in doubt as Kansas City explores WR alternatives48%
- feeds.bleacherreport.comColts' Josh Downs to Play vs. Jaguars Despite Reported Trade Request Ahead of NFL Deadline48%
- www.espn.comColts' Steichen: WR Downs 'ready to go' despite trade demand48%
- QuartzColts Wide Receiver Josh Downs wird am Sonntag trotz Handelsanfrage spielen.44%▼4 points since the previous source
- Current odds44%
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Colts' Steichen: WR Downs 'ready to go' despite trade demand www.espn.com ·
- Source: Colts WR Downs requests trade; RB Taylor hasn't, per Steichen www.espn.com ·
- Colts Wide Receiver Josh Downs wird am Sonntag trotz Handelsanfrage spielen. Quartz
- Colts' Josh Downs to Play vs. Jaguars Despite Reported Trade Request Ahead of NFL Deadline feeds.bleacherreport.com
- Tyreek Hill’s Chiefs reunion in doubt as Kansas City explores WR alternatives Times of India
- Steelers Get High Asking Price for Colts WR Josh Downs SI Feed
Show 8 more sources
- How the Josh Downs Trade Request is a Giant Gift for the Bears SI Feed
- Best Fantasy Football Landing Spots For Josh Downs After Reported Trade Request SI Feed
- Josh Downs' Trade Request Pushes Colts Further Toward Full Rebuild SI Feed
- Rams Must Act Quickly to Land Josh Downs Before NFL Trade Deadline SI Feed
- Josh Downs requests trade: Colts WR reportedly asks out as Indy continues fire sale CBS Sports Headlines
- Steelers Showing Interest in Colts WR Josh Downs SI Feed
- Fantasy Football Impact: 4 Potential Josh Downs Landing Spots SI Feed
- Josh Downs Trade Destinations: Three Best Landing Spots for Wide Receiver As Colts Continue to Sell SI Feed
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- Josh Downs
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- Shane Steichen