Sources have told The Times that there are negotiations going on to reward kicker David Akers, who still has three years remaining on his current contract, with a new deal. Gerald Colton, hired as Akers' agent this past offseason, has been in contact with the team's front office since training camp began at Lehigh on Aug. 1. The Eagles are back in contact with Colton on what could lead to a new deal for the three-time Pro Bowl kicker. The Eagles do not comment on current contract negotiations. Akers is in the fifth year of a seven-year deal he signed on Aug, 21, 2001, and will earn just over $1 million, thanks to an escalator clause that kicked in from his making multiple Pro Bowls. His base salary this season is $1.025 million. He is scheduled to earn $1.175 million in 2006 and $1.325 million in 2007. According to salary numbers acquired by The Times, Akers' salary ranks in the middle of the league when compared to other kickers. Houston gave Kris Brown a new deal this offseason that totaled $8 million over five years, an average of $1.6 million per year, while the Giants gave Jay Feeley a two-year, $2.2 million deal.