While new can be hard to come by for the Indianapolis Colts during a restricted training camp, there is hope of some contract extensions coming in the future.
We’ve seen Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Chris Jones, George Kittle and others get contract extensions over the past month before teams hit training camp.
Currently, according to Over The Cap, the Colts currently have $22.6 million in cap room and are projected to have $113 million dollars in 2021 barring any changes to the salary cap due to changes going on with COVID-19.
While the Colts have started training camp, they still could get some work done on keeping their own, something GM Chris Ballard preaches over and over.
Earlier in the offseason, Ballard said the front office needed to get some ‘clarity’ on how the salary cap will be in the NFL for the next few years and then they will work to get some extensions done.
Indianapolis has a lot of impending free agents that could be in-line for extensions, so let’s look at some Colts that could get an extension before the start of the season.
WR T.Y. Hilton
One of the more productive players for the Colts over the past decade is T.Y. Hilton, and at the age of 30, he’s entering a contract season.
In a press conference during the offseason, Hilton said he wants to remain and retire as a Colt, and said his next contract extension will be his last before hitting retirement.
For a wide receiver that’s hitting 31 years old, plus he’s dealt with various leg injuries the past two years, missing eight games, Hilton probably needs to prove he can still play at a high level if he wants a contract extension.
If the Colts want to get a deal done, they could look at a contract in the range of three years, $45 million dollars. This would give Hilton a slight pay raise and would make him top-10 in the league in average money per year.