Colts’ Luke Rhodes Becomes NFL’s Highest-Paid Long Snapper, per Report

The Indianapolis veteran now has something in common with Nick Bosa and Joe Burrow.

What do NFL Defensive Player of the Year Nick Bosa, former No. 1 pick Joe Burrow and long snapper Luke Rhodes have in common?

They’re all the highest-paid players at their respective positions in the NFL.

The Colts signed Rhodes, 30, to a record-setting contract extension Friday, the team announced. The deal is worth up to $6.465 million over the next four years, making Rhodes the new highest-paid long snapper in the league, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. 

Rhodes, the Colts’ second-longest tenured player, behind center Ryan Kelly, will earn $2.5 million guaranteed along with a $1.1 signing bonus.

Indianapolis Colts veteran Luke Rhodes is now the highest-paid long-snapper in the NFL :: Stan Szeto/USA TODAY Sports

Now that might seem like a hefty payday for an NFL long snapper, but if Bill Belichick’s 10-minute lesson about the importance of the position wasn’t enough to convince fans, Rhodes’s résumé should be. 

Since joining the Colts in 2016 after going undrafted out of William & Mary, Rhodes has played in 101 games for Indianapolis. He’s missed just one game since his pro debut seven years ago and earned first-team All-Pro honors in 2021, along with a second-team nod in ’20.