Taylor went on injured reserve with his high ankle sprain in 2022, though only after he played through it and reinjured it late in the season. He said that experience, plus starting last season on the Physically Unable to Perform List while in a contract dispute with the team, weighed into the decision of whether to go to injured reserve this year.

There initially was good news regarding the high ankle sprain that has forced Jonathan Taylor to miss the past two games and threatens a third this weekend. Surgery was never considered an option. Whew!