The Indianapolis Colts are one of the more proactive teams when it comes to signing contract extensions before a player officially hits the market. But even they need to wait and see what happens during contract years sometimes.
The Colts have a number of relevant players heading into the final year of their current contracts. Some of them might receive an extension before the start of the regular season as Nyheim Hines, Braden Smith and Darius Leonard did.
Some may not receive an extension until the Colts realize they’ll be priced out in free agency as in the case of Grover Stewart.
Others may not even receive an extension even though we believe they have a strong chance to get one with a solid season.
Regardless of whether it winds up being with the Colts or another team, there are several players with their eyes on getting a pay upgrade following the 2022 season.
Here are eight Colts with the chance to cash in big next offseason with strong campaigns in 2022:
Note: We are not including Quenton Nelson on this list because he’s already expected to receive a new contract at some point in the future.
