Report: Colts, Leonard working on record extension
Darius Leonard is apparently the next linebacker in line to ink a lucrative contract extension.
The Indianapolis Colts and the All-Pro defender are working on a new deal that is expected to keep Leonard around for four more seasons and pay him over $19 million annually, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The news comes just hours after the San Francisco 49ers reportedly handed linebacker Fred Warner a five-year, $95-million extension. Warner's $19-million average annual salary would set a new record at the position.
Leonard praised Warner for the new contract on social media.
Congratulations my guy!!! https://t.co/5F5m9NtOAj
- Darius Leonard (@dsleon45) July 21, 2021
The 25-year-old took NFL by storm after entering as a second-round pick in 2018, leading the league in tackles during his freshman campaign. Leonard - who's earned two Pro Bowl nods - has appeared in 42 regular-season games over three years, averaging 138 tackles, five sacks, and three forced fumbles per season.
Darius Leonard/Fred Warner. Take your pick
- Mike Chappell (@mchappell51) July 21, 2021
Leonard Warner
42 gms 48 gms
416 tackles 367 tackles
268 solos 253 solos
26 TFL 15 TFL
15 sacks 4 sacks
7 INTs 3 INTs
9 FF 3 FF
2 All-Pro 1 All-Pro pic.twitter.com/BduGEBgS1T
The 2018 Defensive Rookie of the Year is going into the last season of his rookie deal and is set to earn $3.4 million in 2021.
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