T.Y. Hilton‘s agent Drew Rosenhaus is in fact meeting with the Indianapolis Colts today at training camp in Anderson, Indiana, in the hopes of progressing contract talks between the two sides (via Mike Chappell):
Drew Rosenhaus. 'We're here. That's half the battle.' Meeting with Colts this afternoon on TY Hilton extension.
— Mike Chappell (@mchappell51) August 12, 2015
It only confirms an earlier report by ESPN’s Adam Schefter noting that the notable super-agent was in town for further contract discussions regarding one of his star Colts clients:
Colts and Drew Rosenhaus - agent for WR T.Y. Hilton - scheduled for continued face-to-face contract talks Wednesday in Indiana, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 11, 2015
Both sides are looking to get a deal done before the start of the regular season, as owner Jim Irsay has previously said he’s hopeful that a deal can be reached before Labor Day:
"“I think by the end of the month, we’d like to get that stuff done,” said. Irsay. “By the end of the month, so we can obviously get focused on the season and not be doing that during the year. We’ve made a lot of progress, but we’re not there yet on either guy right now.”"
There’s been prior speculation that Hilton could command as much as $14 million on his next contract, which would effectively place him in Dez Bryant and Demaryius Thomas contract territory. Whatever the case may be, he’s going to be one of the highest paid wide receivers in all of football, and it’s looking like fairly soon given the optimism on both sides.
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