Andrew Luck’s deal with Colts is biggest in the NFL

Quarterback 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 from Stanford in the 2012 draft who missed nine games last year because of injuries to his shoulder, ribs and kidney.

According to NFL.com, the life of Luck’s contract includes $87 million guaranteed for injury.

Steelers linebacker James Harrison wants the NFL to provide “credible evidence” before he agrees to an interview with league officials regarding a media report that linked him and other players to the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

“We have repeatedly requested that the NFL inform him and the NFLPA whether the NFL possesses any credible evidence (e.g., verified documents or verified testimony of witnesses) that warrants an interview of Mr. Harrison regarding a potential violation,” union attorney Heather M. McPhee wrote.

The other active players implicated by the Al-Jazeera report are Green Bay linebackers Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers, and free-agent linebacker Mike Neal, who played the past six seasons with the Packers.

Pierce, 53, replaces Vallejo native Augie Garrido, the winningest coach in college baseball history, who was forced out after 20 years after the Longhorns had a losing season and missed the NCAA postseason for the third time in five years.