Eric Ebron, four years after being selected with the No. 10 pick of the 2014 draft, finally lived up to the hype during his debut season with the Indianapolis Colts. Now that he's established himself as one of the most dynamic, productive tights ends in football, one NFL analyst believes the Colts should lock him up long-term.
Bleacher Report's Kristopher Knox singled out signing Ebron to a multi-year extension as the move Indianapolis should make most before the 2019 season finally kicks off.
Ebron is now in the final year of his contract, and the Colts should go ahead and extend him.
There is some risk involved in giving Ebron a new deal after just one season. He wasn't as productive in Detroit, and his stellar year may have been an aberration. However, there's an even greater risk involved with not getting a deal done.
Ebron is just 26 years old, and with another Pro Bowl campaign, he'd become one of the most coveted free agents on the market next offseason. This would, at best, drive up his price tag for Indianapolis and, at worst, cause the Colts to lose him altogether.
Ebron signed a modest, two-year deal with the Colts last spring after his rookie contract with the Lions expired. He proceeded to wildly out-perform expectations, notching career-highs across the board of 66 catches, 750 yards, and 13 touchdowns – second in the league to Antonio Brown.
Indianapolis surprised with a stunning second-half turnaround in 2018, finishing 10-6 and winning a playoff game. With one of the best young defenses in football and a healthy Andrew Luck, the Colts would be wise to secure as many young playmakers as possible, and retaining Ebron for the foreseeable future should be their top priority.
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