Former Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes agreed to a one-year deal with the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday, according to his agency, the Shah Sports Group.
Rhodes, who turns 30 in June, was a free agent after seven seasons in Minnesota; he was released earlier this month to clear more than $8 million in salary cap space. The 2013 first-round pick peaked in his seven seasons with the Vikings as an All-Pro three years ago before a two-year decline.
Rhodes often shadowed and shut down an opponents’ top receiver during his prime in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. But the same inconsistency that plagued Rhodes early in his NFL career returned in 2018, along with injuries and weight problems.