The Colts are more confident than ever in the abilities of quarterback Andrew Luck and they believe that they can sign him to an extension this offseason, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets. Luck is under contract through 2016 with a base salary of $16.155MM. 
A new contract for Luck could cost the Colts more than $22MM annually, exceeding Aaron Rodgers‘ average annual value with the Packers. In fact, Luck’s deal could even set a new watermark for guaranteed money in a deal. If they can’t hammer out a long-term contract, the Colts would have to use the franchise tag to keep him around beyond ’16. The former No. 1 overall pick ostensibly wants to get paid big bucks, but he also has said that he is tired of the constant “rebuilding” talk in Indianapolis. Ultimately, he open to the idea of signing an extension.
“Yeah, that would be great,” he said of a multi-year pact. “I haven’t thought about it too much. I wanted to make sure this season gets done. “But if there’s an opportunity for it, yeah, absolutely.”
Prior to the 2015 season, Luck led the Colts to three consecutive 11-5 seasons and established new career highs in 2014 with 4,761 passing yards and 40 touchdowns.s
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