New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning previously expressed that he is not a fan of dealing with contract negotiations during the course of the season. And now the NFL Network reports that the Giants and Manning are in the process of finalizing a four-year, $84 million contract extension that is expected to be signed Friday.

"I'm not a big fan of negotiations during the season," Manning told WFAN. "I'm hoping if this is going to get done, it's going to get done very quickly. I would think both sides would want to do it that way and not have these talks continue on."

The 34-year-old made those comments a couple of days before reports of a finalized deal surfaced.

As noted by CBSSports.com, prior to the deal, the 34-year-old was slated to play the 2015 season under the final year of a $97.5 million contract he signed back in August of 2009.

CBSSports.com points out, that should the deal indeed be signed Friday, that would make Manning the third quarterback from the 2004 NFL Draft class to receive an extension this offseason. The Pittsburgh Steelers gave Ben Roethlisberger a four-year extension in March, which had $84.7 million in new cash, plus $31 million in guarantees.

Philip Rivers likewise signed a four-year deal last month with the San Diego Chargers worth $83.25 million in new money and $65 million in guarantees.

Manning is coming off a season in which he had the second-most touchdowns of his career, as well as his second most yard total.

Meanwhile, still in the state of New York, the Buffalo Bills and defensive tackle Marcell Dareus have also agreed to a deal for a contract extension. The deal, as first reported by ESPN, is worth $108 million over six years.

"They're making it hard," Dareus said of the negotiations a few weeks ago, when the Bills reportedly had an offer of six years and $90 million on the table. "I feel like they don't want me here," he said at the time.

Now, Dareus is set to make an average of $15.4 million per season in a period of seven years.