Indianapolis Colts left guard Quenton Nelson obtained a pleasant birthday current within the type of his contract Sunday as his 2024 base wage is now totally assured.
The three-time All-Professional guard hit a contract set off Sunday that assured his total $19 million base wage for the 2024 season, in line with Over The Cap.
Nelson was one among six Colts gamers to set off a bonus or garuanteed wage Sunday.
Whereas Nelson will solely be making $6 million in base wage for the 2023 season, his numbers throughout the next three seasons bounce dramatically.
His $19 million in base wage is now assured whereas his 2025 base wage is $14.6 million and his 2026 base wage is $16 million. He additionally has a $2 million roster bonus due in every of his ultimate two seasons.
Whereas these numbers are excessive, there is no such thing as a extra assured cash within the deal following the 2024 season. So if the Colts have to resturcture, there will definitely be room to take action. With the wage cap projecting to extend, there could not must be a large want for that to occur, however the NFL is all the time stuffed with surprises.
Nelson wasn’t fairly himself through the 2022 season amid what was a disastrous marketing campaign for your complete offense.
Hopefully, the brand new addition of Shane Steichen as head coach will assist Nelson get again to his elite type for the rest of his contract.
Like Colts Wire on Fb
Observe Colts Wire on Twitter
Observe Kevin on Twitter (@KevinHickey11)