Luke Rhodes Explained

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:
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.

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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]

Indianapolis Colts

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buccaneers Land 19 Rookie Free Agents. Smith, Scott. Buccaneers.com. May 2, 2016. December 7, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180303164623/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/Buccaneers-Land-19-Rookie-Free-Agents/e49fcb5e-de33-492a-8e0e-dabc9c770b26. March 3, 2018.
  2. Web site: Buccaneers Trim Roster to 53. Smith, Scott. Buccaneers.com. September 5, 2016. December 7, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170807072107/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-smith/Buccaneers-Trim-Roster-to-53/497131d1-73d4-477a-9857-dabc52dfaf49. August 7, 2017.
  3. Web site: Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Move. Blogs.Colts.com. October 5, 2016. December 7, 2016. January 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210124133250/https://blogs.colts.com/2016/10/05/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-move-17/. dead.
  4. Web site: Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves. Blogs.Colts.com. December 7, 2016. December 7, 2016. January 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118051016/https://blogs.colts.com/2016/12/07/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-178/. dead.
  5. Web site: Luke Rhodes To Be Colts' Full-Time Long Snapper. Walker, Andrew. Colts.com. August 28, 2017.
  6. Web site: Colts' Luke Rhodes: Inks tender to stay in Indy. cbssports.com. April 2, 2018. April 3, 2018.
  7. Web site: Hickey . Kevin . June 11, 2019 . Colts' Luke Rhodes becomes NFL's highest-paid long snapper . 2024-07-23 . Colts Wire . USA Today.
  8. Web site: Colts' Darius Leonard, Luke Rhodes, Jonathan Taylor Named 2021 First-Team AP All-Pros. 2022-01-20. www.colts.com. en-US.
  9. Web site: Colts sign Luke Rhodes to richest contract for long-snapper. Holder, Stephen. ESPN. September 8, 2023.