The Colts’ left tackle is due for a new contract; what can they expect to pay him?
Over the past couple of seasons, Bernhard Raimann has not only developed into the long-term solution at left tackle for the Colts, but he’s also become one of the top 10 best left tackles in the game.
At 27 years old, he’s entering the final year of his rookie contract and should almost certainly get a new contract with the Colts. What can the Colts expect to pay the former 3rd round pick?
Comparable Contracts/Players
Dan Moore Jr — 4 years, $82M with $50M guaranteed (61%), signed in 2025
Alaric Jackson — 3 years, 57.75M with 30M guaranteed (52%), signed in 2025
Kolton Miller — 3 years, 54M with 25M guaranteed (46%), signed in 2021
Orlando Brown Jr — 4 years, 64M with 31.1M guaranteed (48.5%), signed in 2023
The average of those 4 deals comes out to:
3 years, $63.35M with $32.9M guaranteed
4 years, $84.45M with $44M guaranteed
Projected Extension
Raimann will be on the higher end of those comparables as he is better than Moore and Jackson and projects more similarly to Kolton Miller who’s deal adjusted for inflation would account to over 24M per year. I also believe that Raimann will get 4 years as opposed to 3, as his contract is up next season (whereas usually the 3 year extensions usually kick in 2 years after signing).
My projection of his contract is:
4 years, $90,500,000 with $48,000,000 guaranteed
Is it worth it?
Yes, definitely.
Raimann has established himself as a high end left tackle and that is not an easy position to replace, so when you find someone good, you need to keep him around. It’s why many top left tackles around the league (Trent Williams, Ronnie Stanley, Jordan Mailata, Jake Matthews, Andrew Thomas) don’t move when they’re in the right place and perform. The Colts need to get Raimann under contract before the season starts or else his price will rise. He has nothing more to prove and is worthy of the contract extension.
