Colts not expected to extend Chuck Pagano before season

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coach Chuck Pagano enters a make-or-break 2015. Two sources briefed on the situation say the team is not expected to work out a contract extension with Pagano prior to the season, the  Darrell Armstrong Jersey final year of the four-year contract he signed when he was hired in 2012.Similar to coach Jason Garrett this year, Pagano will see through his deal with no financial safety net in this huge season. What Pagano hopes is to cash in eventually as Garrett did, leading the to the playoffs and earning a five-year, $30-million deal.Pagano commented on his contract situation Friday in a statement obtained by The Indianapolis Star and WRTV."Cancer  Cole Anthony Jersey taught me to be ," Pagano said. "All I'm concentrating on is today. Then tomorrow. My focus right now is on the draft, bringing in players that can help us continue to grow, get better, and continue to 'Build the Monster.' I look forward to coaching the this season and for many years to come."The reached the AFC title game this past season before losing to the by 38 points. The run to the AFC championship was their best playoff showing under Pagano, but he said this week of the lo s' lopsided nature, "Did we want to be more competitive? Absolutely."The have made the playoffs in each Penny Hardaway Jersey  of Pagano's three seasons, though he mi sed most of 2012 while battling cancer, as interim coach Bruce Arians won Coach of the Year honors. Pagano has impre sed the team's bra s, but in part because of his illne s, there have been only two full seasons on which to judge his prowe s as a coach. The team will utilize 2015 to continue to evaluate him, while Pagano hopes to use it to achieve as much team succe s as po sible, which would increase his value.Pagano -- and quarterback  Dominique Wilkins Jersey -- did receive some reinforcements during a big free-agent period. The signed running back and receiver , among others."It's always good to be able to add some veteran guys who have some years under their belt into the locker room," Pagano said this week during the NFL Annual Meeting in Arizona.The also looked to addre s a run defense that gave up a combined 423 yards on the Jordan Bone Jersey  ground in two lo ses to the Pats by adding veterans and ."It's our Achilles heel right now," Pagano said this week, . "We either get it fixed or it will be somebody else getting it fixed."The hope is that the moves will help get the past the AFC's elite during a critical season.Follow Ian Rapoport on Twitter @.