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Colts Agree to 2-year, $6M Extension with Adam Vinatieri

By Luke Schultheis

Nov 22, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Indianapolis Colts place kicker Adam Vinatieri (4) reacts with punter Pat McAfee (1) after kicking the go ahead field goal against the Atlanta Falcons during the fourth quarter at the Georgia Dome. The Colts defeated the Falcons 24-21. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 22, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Indianapolis Colts place kicker Adam Vinatieri (4) reacts with punter Pat McAfee (1) after kicking the go ahead field goal against the Atlanta Falcons during the fourth quarter at the Georgia Dome. The Colts defeated the Falcons 24-21. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Indianapolis Colts agreed to a 2-year, $6 million contract extension with longtime kicker Adam Vinatieri:

It comes as no surprise, as the two sides have been working on a new deal since a week ago. Having made $2.55M last season, Vinatieri is set to receive a small annual pay raise.

Feb 3, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri reacts at the NFL Extra Points Kick Challenge to benefit the Pat Tillman Foundation at the NFL Experience at the Moscone Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 3, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri reacts at the NFL Extra Points Kick Challenge to benefit the Pat Tillman Foundation at the NFL Experience at the Moscone Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

The 43 year old Vinatieri remains one of the NFL’s best kickers, as he converted 25 of 27 field goal attempts (92.6%) last season–including a long of 55 yards, as well as 32 of his 35 extra point attempts (91.4%).

While many NFL teams have struggled finding stability at the kicking position–especially with the new PAT changes, the Colts have been fortunate to have one of the game’s greatest kickers.

As a 4x Super Bowl Champion, 3x First-Team All-Pro, and 3x Pro Bowler, Vinatieri has little else to actually accomplish on his football resume. One that includes a number of Super Bowl game-winning kicks.

However, the NFL’s all-time most clutch kicker has said that he would like to eventually become the NFL’s all-time career points leader:

"“Now it’s about I kind of want to catch Mort and Gary,” Vinatieri said about continuing his playing career earlier this offseason. “They’re way out in front of me. It’ll take me a long time. We’ll see how it goes. I say that with all due respect for those two guys.”"

Currently, Vinatieri is 3rd at 2,253 points for most career points all-time and still trails his two legendary kicking counterparts: Morten Andersen (2,544) and Gary Anderson (2,434) for the most career points all-time.

However, winning another Super Bowl with the Colts and earning the accompanying ring would give Vinatieri enough rings to cover his whole hand:

"“I’ve always said I want to win another Super Bowl,” concluded Vinatieri. “There are no guarantees. We’ll see where it goes.”"

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