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Eli Manning will be in training camp on time.

While there are still some details to be fine-tuned, ESPN.com has learned that marathon negotations between the No. 1 draft choice and the New York Giants resulted in a contract agreement in principle. The contract will be finalized on Thursday.

Manning and his reprentatives were hoping to land a signing bonus of $20 million. It is not known if they reached that goal, but it is likely that Manning, 23, will receive the largest guaranteed money ever for a rookie.

The two sides began bargaining about 10 a.m. Wednesday and worked past midnight in an all-out effort to strike an accord. Messages left on the cell phone of agent Tom Condon of IMG Football went unanswered Wednesday, presumably because of the ongoing negotiations.