Indianapolis, IN
NFL Rumors: Michael Pittman Jr., Colts Agree to 3-Year Contract Worth Up to $71.5M
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Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. is staying put for the foreseeable future.
According to NFL insider Jordan Schultz, Pittman and the Colts have reached an agreement on a three-year contract extension worth up to $71.5 million on Monday.
Jordan Schultz @Schultz_Report
BREAKING: The <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Colts?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Colts</a> and star WR Michael Pittman Jr. have agreed to a 3-year deal worth up to $71.5M with $46M guaranteed, sources tell <a href=”https://twitter.com/BleacherReport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@BleacherReport</a>.<br><br>One of the NFL’s top young wideouts is secure long-term in Indy. <a href=”https://t.co/qkjpkTNcH4″>pic.twitter.com/qkjpkTNcH4</a>
Indianapolis placed its franchise tag on him earlier this offseason, which would’ve paid him $21.8 million for the 2024 season.
The sides had until mid-July to negotiate a long-term contract extension, and they got the deal done with time to spare. Pittman was the first Colts player to receive the franchise tag since former punter Pat McAfee in 2013.
A second-round pick in the 2020 draft, Pittman didn’t take long to establish himself as Indianapolis’ top option on the outside despite having a different starting quarterback in all four years of his career. He led the team in receiving yards in each of the last three years.
This past season, Pittman put forth his best year with career highs of 109 catches and 1,152 yards while adding four touchdowns. His 28.2 percent target share ranked 11th in the NFL.
The Colts went 9-8 and barely fell short of the playoffs. Indianapolis is gearing up for the return of quarterback Anthony Richardson, who showed promise as a rookie before his first season was cut short due to shoulder surgery.
Giving Pittman a long-term extension provides the Colts with a franchise cornerstone and gives them a strong chance at building off the momentum of last season as they try to end a three-year playoff drought in 2024.
Indianapolis, IN
Philip Rivers fell one throw short of storybook ending in his couch-to-Colts return
He had one last throw left in that 44-year-old wing of his. For most of the afternoon, he’d been able to fool Father Time and frighten 68,771 Seattle Seahawks fans inside Lumen Field who’d come to bury Philip Rivers and, instead, watched him push their football team to the very brink of an impossible upset.
There had been a moment when it seemed Rivers might actually pull off the damn thing, too. That was with 1 minute and 55 seconds left in the game. The Colts led for so much of the game and were behind Seattle 15-13, but the ball was in the old man’s hands now. All day, he’d been careful and efficient. It got him a 13-3 lead at one point. Now, he needed to make a play.
And damned if he didn’t make a play.
Damned if he didn’t throw a 16-yard back-shoulder special to wide receiver Alec Pierce. Damned if that ball didn’t mean the Seahawks were now going to burn all of their timeouts because, in the NFL in 2025, just making it past midfield — as that throw did — means you’re in field goal range.
The Indianapolis Colts have cooled considerably as the season has progressed, going from the NFL’s best record to out of the playoff picture entering Week 15 action.
But one of today’s notable storylines is the return of quarterback Philip Rivers after five years away from the NFL. He’s on the Colts’ active roster as they prepare to play the Seattle Seahawks.
The 44-year-old was on Lumen Field hours before kickoff, taking mental reps.
Colts QB Daniel Jones suffered a season-ending injury last week, and backup Riley Leonard suffered a knee injury, though he remains on the active roster. With Brett Rypien the only other QB on their roster and list of available QBs lacking, the Colts called the last signal-caller to lead them in a playoff game (after the 2020 season).
His comeback has piqued the interest of a former Colts coach and players, his former teammates on the Chargers, former NFL quarterbacks and even those from outside football.
Reaction to Philip Rivers being on the Indianapolis Colts today
Joel A. Erickson and Nathan Brown cover the Colts all season. Get more coverage on IndyStarTV and with the Colts Insider newsletter.
As snow begins to taper off through Indiana, the National Weather Service has begun receiving reports of snow totals.
Here’s how much snow has been reported so far on Dec. 13, according to the NWS.
Snow totals in the Indianapolis area
Carmel: 5.8 inches at 8:01 p.m.
Cumberland: 5 inches at 7:25 p.m.
Indianapolis International Airport: 5 inches at 7:06 p.m.
Brownsburg: 5.7 inches at 6:37 p.m.
Fishers: 5.5 inches at 6:28 p.m.
Westfield: 5.5 inches at 6:05 p.m.
Franklin: 5.1 inches at 5:26 p.m.
Avon: 4.8 inches at 5:25 p.m.
Downtown Indianapolis: 3.5 inches at 5:10 p.m.
Snow totals around Indiana
Dillsboro: 4.5 inches at 8 p.m.
Nashville: 5.5 inches at 7:40 p.m.
Hope: 5.4 inches at 7:33 p.m.
Greensburg: 5 inches at 7:10 p.m.
Rushville: 5 inches at 6:50 p.m.
Batesville: 4.7 inches at 6:30 p.m.
Selma: 6 inches at 6:20 p.m.
Anderson: 6 inches at 5:56 p.m.
Terre Haute: 5.4 inches at 5:50 p.m.
Thorntown: 6 inches at 5:05 p.m.
(This story will be updated)
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