It’s possible Manning’s new contract won’t be finalized until after the season. That happened in 2004 when his rookie contract expired. The Colts first used the franchise tag on Manning, then signed him to a long-term deal. Whatever the NFL landscape is, his new contract could average $20 million a season and include $50 million guaranteed.
He would leapfrog younger brother Eli as the league’s highest-paid player. Eli, the New York Giants quarterback and another Condon client, signed a package in 2009 that averages $16.25 million a season.
“To be honest, I don’t know one thing about it,” Archie Manning said. “The first one (Peyton’s rookie contract in 1998), Peyton asked me to be involved, and I was.
“They don’t do that anymore. Peyton’s 34 years old and he’s had experience at this. I don’t stick my nose in it.”
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