INDIANAPOLIS -- Joseph Addai might already be taking a page from Edgerrin James' playbook -- even if he'd rather not emulate James' prolonged rookie holdout.
Agent Ian Greengross said Friday that negotiations with the Indianapolis Colts have progressed to where the two sides have agreed on a five-year term for a deal, while other details, including money, remain unsettled as Sunday's start of training camp nears.
Addai was the Colts' top pick in the April draft and is the heir apparent to James, the franchise's career rushing leader who won the NFL's rushing title as a rookie in 1999 after missing the first 21 days of training camp.
"We're moving along and with each phone call, there's a little more progress," Greengross told The Associated Press. "We're definitely into the meat now, no question. The next few phone calls will determine more about whether we can get it done in time."
The lingering question two days before training camp opens was: How many of the Colts' draft picks will join their new teammates at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute?
One who will be there is guard Michael Toudouze, who signed Friday.
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Colts top pick hopeful of deal before camp opens
Colts top pick hopeful of deal before camp opens
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