Colts reach deal with LT Anthony Castonzo - 2 year, $33MM

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1239243228983017474

The #Colts are signing LT Anthony Castonzo to a two-year, $33 million contract extension, source said.


https://twitter.com/jimayello/status/1239245934011265025

Per @spotrac, the new deal makes Anthony Castonzo the highest paid LT in the NFL by AAV.


https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/status/1239249088807415814

And Stephen Holder had this first, but Castonzo's plan is now to play at least two more years and then reassess where he's at, per source

That extra year he plans to play, I'd say, makes the Colts breathe a little easier about getting a possible replacement this year.


https://twitter.com/zkeefer/status/1239246946394660866

One of the biggest dominoes of Castonzo's return: Now the Colts don't have to heavily consider the offensive tackle position in the first round of the draft.

At 13th overall, still thinking WR, QB + DL are the positions of greatest need.


https://twitter.com/FieldYates/status/1239244547085008896

The Colts were the only team in the NFL to start the same five offensive linemen in every game for 2019.

With Anthony Castonzo's two-year extension, they will now enter 2020 with the same starting OL for the third straight year. Rare continuity and an excellent group.

[apballin]

Glad to see this, now he’s sayin he’s playing 2 more years

[Spike]

Great news. Just need a damn QB now.

[Butter]

Excellent news and he is well worth the money.

[YDFL Commish]

Awesome news! This deal should make Castonzo somewhere between the 4th to 6th top paid OT in the league. That is a fair evaluation IMO.

Anybody know where this leaves us from a cap standpoint? I would like to lock up Kelly and Mack as well.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Anybody know where this leaves us from a cap standpoint?


The Colts will still have plenty of cap space to work with. Prior to signing Castonzo, the Colts had about $81MM in cap space.

[JAFF]

The Colts will still have plenty of cap space to work with. Prior to signing Castonzo, the Colts had about $81MM in cap space.

Jim Irsay said he was the best and put his $$$ into it.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Additional contract details below:

https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/1239384629423099907

Anthony Castonzo (Colts) two-year, $33M deal ($17M gtd); salaries $7M (gtd), $10M; 2020: $10M fifth day league year roster bonus gtd; $6M 5th day 2021 league year roster bonus; $500K annual Pro Bowl or first-team All-Pro incentive

[smitty46953]

Jim Ayello‏ @jimayello · 4m4 minutes ago

Castonzo said he and the rest and the Oline are "pumped" to get the gang back together next year.

"I'd be remiss if I didn't say the opportunity to play next to Quenton Nelson wasn't one of the reasons I wanted to come back and keep playing."

:cool:

[Chromeburn]

Jim Ayello‏ @jimayello · 4m4 minutes ago

Castonzo said he and the rest and the Oline are "pumped" to get the gang back together next year.

"I'd be remiss if I didn't say the opportunity to play next to Quenton Nelson wasn't one of the reasons I wanted to come back and keep playing."

:cool:

Castonzo got better once he didn’t have to worry about his inside gap collapsing every other play.

[JAFF]

Castonzo got better once he didn’t have to worry about his inside gap collapsing every other play.

No, he was always good and the Colts could always run left who ever was on his right

[Colts And Orioles]

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Colts' Castonzo to Match Donations to Free Lunch Giveaway Program

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https://www.wthr.com/article/colts-castonzo-match-donations-free-lunch-giveaway-program





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[YDFL Commish]

The LT for the Texans, Tunsil is asking for in excess $18 million. IMO he's no where near Castanzo's level.

[Spike]

No, he was always good and the Colts could always run left who ever was on his right

I remember when fans on this board were divided on who the Colts should draft, Castonzo or Carimi. Thankfully, the Colts made the right choice. Damn glad he's coming back.

[Butter]

The LT for the Texans, Tunsil is asking for in excess $18 million. IMO he's no where near Castanzo's level.

He is not. Castonzo has been sneaky reliable good, maybe never the best but always very good.

[Ironshaft]

He is not. Castonzo has been sneaky reliable good, maybe never the best but always very good.Not a top-5 OLT ever year.

Top-10 / Top-15 but not top 5. He is very good and I am glad he is back for at least 2 more years. But he is not a Joe Thomas type top LT every year.

That said, my hope is that out 2nd round picks this year would still be WR and OT with as TE in the 3rd round.

Long term QB can be gotten next season after signing a vet to a 1-year deal in 2021 (Maj Rivers if he performs well this year which I suspect he will.)

DT depth, O-Line depth, Safety depth and WR depth round out my wish list for the draft.



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[Chromeburn]

No, he was always good and the Colts could always run left who ever was on his right

I meant pass protection. He got better as he got older. He was pretty good for awhile. I’ll say in the 10-15 range of tackles. I think he jumped into the top ten with Q next to him.

[JAFF]

Not a top-5 OLT ever year.

Top-10 / Top-15 but not top 5. He is very good and I am glad he is back for at least 2 more years. But he is not a Joe Thomas type top LT every year.

That said, my hope is that out 2nd round picks this year would still be WR and OT with as TE in the 3rd round.

Long term QB can be gotten next season after signing a vet to a 1-year deal in 2021 (Maj Rivers if he performs well this year which I suspect he will.)

DT depth, O-Line depth, Safety depth and WR depth round out my wish list for the draft.



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He was great no matter how long Andrew held the ball.

[omahacolt]

Congrats to AC. One of the most underrated Colts players ever

[Racehorse]

he was great no matter how long jacoby held the ball.
fify

[Chromeburn]

He was great no matter how long Andrew held the ball.

I thikn he averaged about 2.9 seconds which put him at 38th in the league. So there were backups that got the ball out faster.

Rivers was top five last year with about 2.2 I think.

[JAFF]

I thikn he averaged about 2.9 seconds which put him at 38th in the league. So there were backups that got the ball out faster.

Rivers was top five last year with about 2.2 I think.

Pep Hamilton and the 7 step drop. I sat in the end zone against the patriots where he had Andrew luck throw the ball every single down in the second half and it was a train wreck everybody in the stands knew what was coming.

It was painful to watch.

[Chromeburn]

Pep Hamilton and the 7 step drop. I sat in the end zone against the patriots where he had Andrew luck throw the ball every single down in the second half and it was a train wreck everybody in the stands knew what was coming.

It was painful to watch.

That was a scheme and personnel problem. Our personnel couldn't fulfill the scheme. Bad coaching, you adjust your scheme to fit the capabilities of the roster IMO. I bet that system would work with our current line. Plus if you GM sucks at acquiring talent, not much is gonna work.

But this time it was a QB problem. We don't have the best WR's but the scheme was getting guys open. JB just wouldn't pull the trigger. Rivers will do that, but we will have more interceptions also. We improve our WR's we should see a better offense with Rivers. This will also improve the defense because they should get more rest in between series.

The biggest mistake I think of that whole Grigson/Pagano era was letting Tom Telesco go. He should have been the GM instead of Grigson. I don't understand why they didn't promote him, Grigson was a rookie GM also with half the track record and Tom had a ton of experience under one of the best GM's in the game. Since then he has had a probowler or all pro in every draft he has done except one. I think he was the brains behind that 2012 draft. BC after that Grigson just went straight to shit.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

The LT for the Texans, Tunsil is asking for in excess $18 million. IMO he's no where near Castanzo's level.


I think Bill O'Brien is worse at negotiating contracts vs making trades. Reportedly $40 Million due at signing. $22 Million AAV. And Tunsil hits free agency again before the age of 30. Tunsil didn't use an agent - he negotiated directly with Bill O'Brien (although Tunsil did have some help from advisors)

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1253759277237501953

More specifics on the #Texans extension with LT Laremy Tunsil, who blew up the tackle market: 3 years, $66M with $57.85M guaranteed (more than I initially said) with $40M over the first two years and a $13M signing bonus, per me and wyche89.

https://twitter.com/FieldYates/status/1253758314225102848

Highest paid OL in the NFL based on new money per-year average:
1. Laremy Tunsil: $22M
2. Lane Johnson: $18M
T-3. Anthony Castonzo: $16.5M
T-3. Trent Brown: $16.5M
5. Taylor Lewan: $16M
6. Nate Solder: $15.5M

[YDFL Commish]

BOB is killing that franchise and I'm loving it.

[Chaka]

I think Bill O'Brien is worse at negotiating contracts vs making trades. Reportedly $40 Million due at signing. $22 Million AAV. And Tunsil hits free agency again before the age of 30. Tunsil didn't use an agent - he negotiated directly with Bill O'Brien

So now the players feel the Texans are so poorly managed that there's no reason to even bother with an agent to extract what they want from O'Brien? That's funny.

[Hoopsdoc]

I think Bill O'Brien is worse at negotiating contracts vs making trades. Reportedly $40 Million due at signing. $22 Million AAV. And Tunsil hits free agency again before the age of 30. Tunsil didn't use an agent - he negotiated directly with Bill O'Brien (although Tunsil did have some help from advisors)

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1253759277237501953



https://twitter.com/FieldYates/status/1253758314225102848

Lol BOB. He screwed himself when they didn’t get a deal done when they traded for him.

After giving up that much capital to get him, they pretty much HAD to give him whatever he wanted.

[Oldcolt]

What doe Nelson get?

[Racehorse]

What doe Nelson get?

An IHOP franchise or twenty

[Dam8610]

What doe Nelson get?

Richest contract for an OG in NFL history. I'd guess something in the range of 5/90.

[smitty46953]

Richest contract for an OG in NFL history. I'd guess something in the range of 5/90.

Quenton Nelson signed a 4 year, $23,888,907 contract with the Indianapolis Colts, including a $15,453,750 signing bonus, $23,888,907 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,972,227 :cool: