The Indianapolis Colts continued to make strikes to bolster their secondary Monday, reaching an settlement with former San Francisco 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward on a three-year contract value as much as $60 million.
The deal consists of $35 million assured and a $20 million signing bonus, Ward’s brokers, Kevin Conner and Robert Brown of Common Sports activities Administration, instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Sources earlier instructed ESPN’s Dan Graziano that the Colts are anticipated to signal free agent security Camryn Bynum as soon as free company opens Wednesday.
Ward, 28, is coming off a tough season with the 49ers during which he missed three video games whereas grieving the dying of his 1-year-old daughter. He performed in 5 of the crew’s closing six video games, sitting out the Dec. 30 loss to the Detroit Lions to attend the start of son, Charvarius Jr., in Dallas.
After the season, Ward opened up about his grieving course of and mentioned it will be tough to return to the 49ers given the trauma he and his accomplice handled within the Bay Space. Ward mentioned in January that he nonetheless suffers from post-traumatic stress that features vomiting and waking up in a sweat in the course of the evening after his daughter’s dying.
Regardless of the tough end to his time with the Niners, Ward was one of many crew’s finest free agent additions in current seasons. Signed to a three-year, $42.5 million deal in March 2022, Ward performed what he known as one of the best two seasons of his profession in 2022 and 2023.
In 2023, Ward acquired his first Professional Bowl choice and a second-team All-Professional spot as he had 72 tackles, 5 interceptions and a pressured fumble. The 49ers at all times figured to have a tough choice on which cornerback to maintain, with fellow starter Deommodore Lenoir additionally slated to be a free agent after the 2024 season.
However the Niners signed Lenoir to a five-year extension value as much as $92 million in November, which made retaining Ward unlikely.
Ward has 10 interceptions and 70 passes defended in a seven-season profession that started with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in 2018.
In one other deal for Indianapolis on Monday, the Colts introduced again extensive receiver Ashton Dulin with a two-year contract value as much as $8.5 million, a supply instructed ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
ESPN’s Nick Wagoner contributed to this report.
