The Indianapolis Colts announced they’ve re-signed broad receiver Alec Pierce. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, it’s a four-year, $116 million deal.
The contract reportedly accommodates $84 million in ensures with $60 million totally assured at signing, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
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Coming off a breakout season in 2025, Pierce was thought of among the many high accessible free-agent broad receivers on this 12 months’s class. Now, he secures a long-term deal to stay in Indy — answering not less than one of many lingering questions in regards to the Colts offense main up to free company.
Among the groups all in favour of Pierce have been the New England Patriots, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers and San Francisco 49ers, the Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported, noting that the pending free agent “turned down more money elsewhere to stay in Indy.”
The information of Pierce’s extension comes after the group placed the transition tag on quarterback Daniel Jones final week. The tag will permit Jones to play on a totally assured one-year, $37.833 million contract in 2026 whereas permitting him to negotiate with different NFL groups. If he signs a suggestion sheet with one other group, the Colts can have the chance to match the supply. Each NFL group is simply ready to place the franchise or transition tag on one pending free agent.
Pierce led the Colts with 1,0003 receiving yards in 2025, a profession excessive, whereas main the NFL in yards per reception in every of the previous two seasons. After failing to high 600 receiving yards and two touchdowns in both of his first two seasons, he took a large third-year leap in 2024. He’s totaled a mixed 1,827 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns over the previous two seasons.
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Pierce, 25, was initially chosen by the Colts as a second-round select of Cincinnati within the 2022 NFL Draft class. At 6-foot-3 and 211 kilos, Pierce gives loads of measurement and upside as a deep risk that has grow to be pivotal to his sport on the subsequent stage. Per NFL Next Gen Stats, Pierce tied for the fifth-most deep receptions (9) whereas rating second in deep receiving touchdowns (4) within the 2025 season.