Luke Rhodes | |
Current Team: | Indianapolis Colts |
Number: | 46 |
Position: | Long snapper |
Birth Date: | 2 December 1992 |
Birth Place: | Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 238 |
High School: | Hollidaysburg |
College: | William & Mary |
Undraftedyear: | 2016 |
Pastteams: |
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Status: | Active |
Highlights: | |
Statseason: | 2023 |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 118 |
Statlabel2: | Total tackles |
Statvalue2: | 14 |
Pfr: | RhodLu00 |
Luke Rhodes (born December 2, 1992) is an American professional football long snapper for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at William & Mary.
Rhodes signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2016.[1] He was released on September 3, 2016 as part of final roster cuts.[2]
On October 5, 2016, Rhodes was signed to the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts.[3] He was promoted to the active roster on December 7, 2016.[4]
On August 28, 2017, Rhodes was named the Colts' full-time long snapper after making the conversion during training camp. He was competing against rookie Thomas Hennessy for the starting spot while competing for a backup inside linebacker spot.[5]
On April 2, 2018, Rhodes signed an exclusive rights tender with the Colts through the 2018 season.[6]
On June 11, 2019, Rhodes signed a four-year, $4.85 million contract extension with the Colts with $1.25 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid long snapper in the league.[7]
Rhodes was an Associated Press (AP) Second-team All-Pro choice in 2020.
In 2021, Rhodes handled long snapping duties in 16 games for the fifth consecutive season. He was named AP First-team All-Pro. Rhodes also became the first Indianapolis long snapper named to the Pro Bowl since Matt Overton in 2013.[8]
On September 8, 2023, Rhodes signed a four-year, $6.465 million contract extension with the Colts, once again making him the highest-paid long snapper in the league.[9]