Big receiver TY Hilton returns to the Indianapolis Colts with a $ 10 million one-year deal, including $ 8 million guaranteed, his agents, Jason and Michael Katz, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The 2021 season will be Hilton’s tenth with the Colts, the only team he has played for in the NFL.
He wrote in a tweet that “it’s okay to finish what I started.”
Something I know about this city. It’s that they love me. And I love them. I listen to all the songs. I read all the tweets. I will caress this forever 🥲🥲. It’s right that I finished what I started. #TYISHOME pic.twitter.com/PEfV5YoHIa
– TY Hilton (@ TYHilton13) March 24, 2021
The 31-year-old has spent most of his nine NFL seasons as the Colts ’No. 1 pick, but made it to the worst start of his career in 2020 as he saw a reduced role on offense.
After taking just 29 passes in the first 10 games of the season and having spent nearly two full seasons without a 100-yard game, he reappeared along the stretch with 27 receptions in the last six games as the Colts they earned a wildcard stain. He finished with 762 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Although he has reached the 1,000-yard mark in a season five times throughout his career, Hilton has done so only once (2018) in the last four seasons, as injuries began to catch up. with the veteran.
After losing just two games during his first five seasons, Hilton, the last remaining position in the 2012 Colts draft that also featured quarterback Andrew Luck, lost a total of nine games in the last three seasons. .
The four-time Pro Bowl selection has 608 professional receptions for 9,360 yards (an average of 15.4 yards per catch) and 50 touchdowns.
ESPN’s Mike Wells contributed to this report.