Colts and LB Darius Leonard agree to 5 year contract extension

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

The Colts and the Maniac agree to terms on a new contract.

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1424343613530644484

The Colts & All-Pro LB Darius Leonard agree to terms on a blockbuster 5-year, $99.25M contract extension to make him the highest paid ILB, sources say. He gets $20M per year over the 1st 3 years. The deal, done by Malki Kawa & Ethan Lock, includes $52.5M guaranteed.

https://twitter.com/zkeefer/status/1424345790475116544

Deal’s done. Colts have signed linebacker Darius Leonard to a massive five-year extension, source says, and as Rapoport first reported.

Colts have now gotten Braden Smith and Leonard extensions done before the season opener — always their goal.

https://twitter.com/FieldYates/statu...50920717086720

Since entering the NFL in 2018, Colts LB Darius Leonard leads all inside linebackers in: tackles per game (9.9), TFL per game (1.0), sacks (15.0), forced fumbles (9) and is second in interceptions (7).

Arguably the best all around LB in football and now paid exactly as such.

https://twitter.com/spotrac/status/1424352943365627906

Highest Average Paid Off-Ball LBs

1. Darius Leonard, $19.85M
2. Fred Warner, $19M
3. Bobby Wagner, $18M
4. C.J. Mosley, $17M
5. Zach Cunningham, $14.5M

[rcubed]

Does it include a vax shot?


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[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by rcubed

Does it include a vax shot?


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I know this is a joke, but part of me hopes this is a stipulation of the contract.

[Chromeburn]

3…2…1… Incoming Fred Warner fans. [just points at Darius’ stats]

[Oldcolt]

Two things that concern me with handing him such a massive contract is his stand on COVID and his history of concussions. The second is just something you deal with in the NFL. The first is his doing completely. I hope it was addressed.

[TheMugwump]

Why do ESPN and other outlets keep calling him an Inside Linebacker? He's an off-ball LB, sure, but he's not on ILB.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Two things that concern me with handing him such a massive contract is his stand on COVID and his history of concussions. The second is just something you deal with in the NFL. The first is his doing completely. I hope it was addressed.

If Darius ever had a concussion I don't remember it. He surely couldn't have had more than one concussion?

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Two things that concern me with handing him such a massive contract is his stand on COVID and his history of concussions. The second is just something you deal with in the NFL. The first is his doing completely. I hope it was addressed.

That was fast....Sportrac already has a lot of the contract details up on their website.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/indianap...leonard-25135/

The deal was a 5 year extension so with the last year of his rookie deal, Leonard is under contract for 6 years.

However, it looks like the contract is structured similar to Braden Smith's contract where the Colts could exit the deal early with a minimal dead cap hit.

For instance, you could view this contract as a 2 year, $43.1MM extension with the Colts exiting after the 2023 season. The only dead cap hit would be the prorated portion of the signing bonus ($8MM).