Andrew Luck is the highest-paid player in NFL history (for now). And the Colts had almost no way to avoid making that happen. This is what it costs to keep a franchise quarterback.
Luck on Wednesday signed a five-year contract extension through 2021 worth $139.125 million (or around $123 million on top of the $16 million Indianapolis had committed to Luck for 2016), with $87 million in total guarantees. Colts owner Jim Irsay said that $47 million of the deal will be fullyguaranteed; the rest locks in in stages by the 2019 season.
Luck’s average annual value of $23.