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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts just continue adding big-time playmakers to their roster.
The team announced today that it has signed free agent cornerback Xavier Rhodes, a three-time Pro Bowler who was a First-Team All-Pro selection with the Minnesota Vikings in 2017. Terms of the deal weren't immediately released.
Rhodes, who turns 30 in June, has been one of the league's top corners since entering the league as a first-round (25th-overall) pick by the Vikings in the 2013 NFL Draft.
At 6-foot-1 and 218 pounds, Rhodes has used his elite blend of cover skills and physicality to collect 372 career tackles (15 for a loss) with 10 interceptions (one of which he returned for a touchdown) and three forced fumbles in his first seven NFL seasons.
Rhodes became a full-time starter his second season in 2014, and two years later he had his coming-out party when he finished tied for fifth in the NFL with five interceptions, earning his first-career Pro Bowl selection.
In 2017, Rhodes was one of the key pieces to Minnesota's No. 1-ranked defense; he finished with 56 tackles (one for a loss) with two interceptions and earned First-Team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors.
Rhodes had a career-high 63 tackles (including a career-high-tying five tackles for loss) last season, and was named a Pro Bowler for a third time.