The NFL trade deadline is little more than two weeks out, and the rumor mill is cranking.

Since the Indianapolis Colts fired their general manager, Chris Ballard, the Denver Broncos have been linked to running back Jonathan Taylor all week in the rumor mill. But on Sunday, as Week 7 got underway, ESPN insider Adam Schefter gave the Taylor-to-Denver rumors a heaping dose of credibility.

"The first player to watch in Indianapolis is Jonathan Taylor. There's going to be a lot of interest in Taylor around the league. Teams like the Seattle Seahawks, the Minnesota Vikings, the Denver Broncos, and the Green Bay Packers, who made a run at Jonathan Taylor a couple of years back. [They] could decide to call Indianapolis again," Schefter said on Sunday NFL Countdown .

Smoke or Fire

If Schefter said it, there's something burning at the source of that smoke, even if it's just an ember.…