The Facts:
Manning's contract is due to expire after next season, and sometime in the next year -- probably the next few months -- the Giants will take the first steps toward making him the next member of the $100 million QB club. Based on interviews with several agents and personnel people, Manning appears to be in line for a seven- or eight-year contract worth $110 million-$120 million with $40 million in guarantees. "We know," said one team source. "But that's money we're going to be happy to pay."
Reported by the New York Daily News
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Manning might even end up being the highest-paid member, as several NFL sources told Daily News staffer Rich Cimini the QB's next deal could be worth a league-high $15 million per season. That would be an average of $1 million more than his brother Peyton is making on the seven-year, $98 million deal he signed with the Indianapolis Colts in 2004. That would make the 28-year-old the eighth QB to top the $100 million barrier, and would put him near the top with Philadelphia's Donovan McNabb (12 years, $115million), Cincinnati's Carson Palmer (nine years, $118.75 million), and former Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick (10 years, $130 million).
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