We know where Brady stands in his contract year — waiting. And now, Colts President Bill Polian has provided an update on Manning… speaking with the same confidence as Robert Kraft does about Brady, but adding some emphasis on laying the groundwork now.
In comments to the Associated Press, Polian said he believes Manning’s deal will get worked out before it expires following the 2010 season.
“There’s probably some likelihood that that will happen,” Polian told AP. “But there’s a lot of work that we can do between then and now to lay groundwork and cover areas that we need to cover and talk about various different structures, and we’ll do that.”
Interestingly, Polian referenced Brady’s deal again, saying how teams are all struggling to know what to pay these guys — just like with the Pats and Brady.
“Everybody’s in the same boat,” Polian said. “Players are in the same boat, clubs are in the same boat. None of us know what’s involved and what the system will be like going forward. When that’s resolved, those other situations will resolve themselves.”
