Luck gets a $140-million deal

The six-year contract for the Indianapolis quarterback is the richest in NFL history.

Andrew Luck has signed the richest contract in NFL history, a deal worth up to $140 million with the Indianapolis Colts that covers the next six seasons through 2021.

Colts owner Jim Irsay revealed the contract’s maximum value Wednesday for Luck, the No. 1 pick in the 2012 draft who missed nine games last year because of injuries to his shoulder, ribs and kidney. Irsay said Luck would be guaranteed $47 million if the Colts were to cut him before the season.

Luck’s deal tops recent quarterback contracts for Baltimore’s Joe Flacco and Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers. It also gives the 26-year-old Luck another chance to cash in with a big-money deal around age 32.

Luck has been one of the most productive quarterbacks the NFL has ever had over a player’s first four pro seasons.

Last year was a struggle, though. After leading the Colts to 11-5 records in each of his first three seasons, plus a 3-3 mark in the playoffs, Luck endured the worst season of his pro career and missed the final six games with a lacerated kidney and a partially torn abdominal muscle.