Source: Colts’ Nelson agrees to record extension

Indianapolis Colts Professional Bowl offensive lineman Quenton Nelson has agreed to a record-setting, four-year extension that can make him the highest-paid guard in NFL historical past, a supply instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The deal has a median annual worth of $20 million and consists of $60 million assured, the supply stated.

The Colts introduced that they had agreed to phrases on an extension Saturday evening, with proprietor Jim Irsay calling Nelson “a generational participant.”

Nelson, who was scheduled to make $13.8 million this season, was set to be one of many high free brokers within the 2023 class. His deal shatters the earlier report for many assured cash and annual wage for a guard.

Drafted sixth general in 2018 out of Notre Dame, Nelson had been an All-Professional guard in every of his first three seasons earlier than lacking 4 video games this previous 12 months with an ankle damage.

Nelson’s 94.1% cross block win price was twelfth amongst guards final season, and his 71.7% run block win price was thirteenth on the place. Total, Nelson’s 94.6% cross block win price since coming into the NFL in 2018 ranks seventh amongst guards.

“Everybody is aware of what nice potential he has, however I feel what makes Quenton particular is how sensible he performs and the way instinctive he’s,” coach Frank Reich stated in an announcement. “I feel that is what takes his sport excessive. He is a bodily dominant participant, nevertheless it’s his instincts and his intelligence that take him I feel to a different stage.”

Nelson is the sixth member of the Colts’ 2018 draft class to signal a second contract with the workforce.