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Reports: Colts signing linebacker Zaire Franklin to 3-year contract extension

Franklin's agents told ESPN and NFL Network the deal is worth $31.26 million.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts have signed linebacker Zaire Franklin to a three-year contact extension, according to a multiple reports Monday morning, including from ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Franklin's agents told ESPN and NFL Network the deal is worth $31.26 million.

Franklin, 27, was drafted by the Colts out of Syracuse University in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL Draft. A team captain since the 2020 season, Franklin played 100% of the Colts' defensive snaps in 2022 and 99% in 2023, excluding one game missed with a knee injury.

Franklin tallied 167 and 179 tackles over the last two seasons, respectively. The latter is the Colts franchise record for tackles in a season.

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