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A key cog in the Indianapolis Colts offensive line is going nowhere.
Colts guard Quenton Nelson signed a four-year contract extension worth $80 million, with $60 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports.
The deal makes Holmdell, New Jersey’s product the highest-paid guard in league history.
Nelson has been everything the Colts have asked for in him and more since he was the sixth pick from Notre Dame in 2018.
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He is a three-time First Team All-Pro (2018-20) and was named a Second Team All-Pro last season. He has also made the Pro Bowl in each of his first four seasons.
He had played in 51 straight games to start his career, but an injury in Week 3 of last year forced him to miss the next three games for the Colts. Appeared in 100% of the team’s snaps in 53 of those games. He only allowed one sack last year, according to the PFF.
Nelson was the sixth overall pick from Notre Dame in 2018 in the 2018 NFL Draft behind players like Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold.
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The Colts kick off the season Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET in Houston against the Houston Texans.