Luke Rhodes (born December 2, 1992) is an
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
long snapper
In American football, the long snapper (or deep snapper) is a center on special teams whose duty is to snap the football over a longer distance, typically around 15 yards during punts, and 7–8 yards during field goals and extra point att ...
for the
Indianapolis Colts of the
National Football League
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(NFL). He played
college football at
William & Mary.
Professional career
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rhodes signed with the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2016. He was released on September 3, 2016 as part of final roster cuts.
Indianapolis Colts
On October 5, 2016, Rhodes was signed to the
Indianapolis Colts' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 7, 2016.
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
Thomas Hennessy was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal politician and medical practitioner.
He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at a by-election on 11 March 1925 for the Dublin South constituency, after the resignation of the Cumann na nGaedhe ...
for the starting spot while competing for a backup inside linebacker spot.
On April 2, 2018, Rhodes signed an exclusive rights tender with the Colts through the 2018 season.
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.
Rhodes was an Associated Press 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 Associated Press First-team All-Pro. Rhodes also became the first Indianapolis long snapper named to the Pro Bowl since Matt Overton in 2013.
References
External links
William & Mary Tribe bioIndianapolis Colts bio
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1992 births
Living people
Players of American football from Pennsylvania
People from Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
American football linebackers
William & Mary Tribe football players
Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Indianapolis Colts players
American Conference Pro Bowl players