Hilton: 'I want to be a Colt for life'

Wide receiver T.Y. Hilton is entering a contract year in 2020, and his desire is to remain with the Indianapolis Colts.

"I want to be a Colt for life, but it takes two sides to get it done," Hilton said Wednesday, according to Zak Keefer of The Athletic.

Hilton said he and the Colts started to negotiate before the coronavirus outbreak. The wideout added that regardless of the length on his next deal, "that'll be it" for him.

"It's up to (owner) Mr. (Jim) Irsay and (general manager) Chris (Ballard)," he said. "I wanna be here."

Hilton signed a five-year, $65-million contract extension in 2015 and is set to earn $14.54 million this season, according to Spotrac. His age-31 campaign will be his ninth with Indianapolis.

Since the Colts drafted Hilton in the third round in 2012, he leads the team in catches (552), receiving yards (8,598), and touchdowns (45). The four-time Pro Bowler paced the NFL in receiving yards in 2016.

Hilton battled a calf injury throughout 2019 and finished the year with 45 receptions and 501 yards, both career lows. He also scored five touchdowns.

The Colts addressed the receiver position in each of the last two drafts. They used a 2018 second-round pick on Parris Campbell and selected Michael Pittman Jr. and Dezmon Patmon this year in the second and sixth round, respectively.

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