The Indianapolis Colts and free agent wide receiver Alec Pierce agreed to a new deal shortly after the NFL’s league-wide negotiating window opened.
Over the next four years, Pierce can earn a maximum of $116 million.
Not long after that news broke, Pierce appeared on the Pat McAfee Show to discuss how this all transpired.
“With the whole tag thing, I thought initially, my agents thought initially that we were going to be getting some type of franchise tag or what not, and they were going to be getting a deal done with Daniel (Jones),” Pierce said. “And things kind of went that way for Daniel (being tagged), so then they ended up having to use the tag. So then it kind of opened it up like, oh wow, we’re going to be the No. 1 free agent receiver out here.
Pierce continued, “So then those opportunities started flooding in, but I knew where my heart was. I love the city of Indianapolis. Just seeing where we were at last year early in the year, like rolling, I truly believe we were the No. 1 team in the NFL. Obviously didn’t finish out the season like we should have, but I think we can get back to where we were. I believe in Daniel. I know they’re going to get his deal done and lock him down. I think we can be special.”
This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Alec Pierce discusses free agency decision to re-sign with Colts
Reporting by Paul Bretl, Colts Wire / Colts Wire
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