The Indianapolis Colts have their quarterback of the present locked up in the short term. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Colts and quarterback Jacoby Brissett have agreed to a two-year, $30 million extension. The deal carries $20 million in guarantees and keeps him with the team through the 2020 season.
The #Colts and QB Jacoby Brissett have agreed to terms on a 2-year extension worth $30M, source said. He gets $20M guaranteed at signing. Some security for the new Indy starter.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 2, 2019
Jacoby Brissett Agrees to Contract Extension With Indianapolis Colts
Brissett was entering the final year of his rookie contract, and the Colts clearly didn’t want the projected starter hitting free agency after one season. Brissett, of course, wasn’t supposed to start in 2019 but suddenly earned the job after Andrew Luck‘s surprise retirement.
Jacoby Brissett initially entered the NFL as a third-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Selected by the New England Patriots, Brissett started the year as the third-string quarterback. However, Brissett made his first start in Week Three with Tom Brady suspended and Jimmy Garoppolo battling injury. Brissett went 1-1 as a starter for New England, completing 61.8% of his passes for 400 yards. The rookie added on an additional 83 rushing yards and a touchdown.
Brissett spent the 2017 offseason with New England before getting traded to the Colts for wide receiver Phillip Dorsett. Brissett started the season as the Colts backup but took over for an ineffective Scott Tolzien in Week One. Starting the next 15 games, Brissett completed 58.8% of his passes for 3,098 yards, 13 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. The Colts went 4-11 in his absence but Indianapolis felt comfortable keeping him as Andrew Luck’s primary backup.
This extension doesn’t make Brissett a franchise quarterback by any means, but it does show that the Colts could view him as the quarterback of the future. If he performs well, this extension allows the Colts to renegotiate a deal at the end of the season without using the franchise tag. Brissett benefits because he gets a nice up-front paycheck prior to taking a snap.
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