The Facts: Manning hasn’t expressed much concern about the fact that he’s headed into the final year of his contract, something that could be attributed to agent Tom Condon’s certainty that the team will get a deal done at the “appropriate time.” That time may be fast approaching. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Giants would like to get the deal done in the next few weeks. “This is another one where the Giants hope to do a deal either before training camp or early on in training camp,” Rapoport said.

Diehards Line:Manning is set to make $17 million and count $19.25 million against the cap this season with the latter number likely to come down in any extension. That space could be used now, although there’s not much to spend it on, or carried over into the 2016 offseason. ... We'll be watching for more.