Matt Paradis "absolutely" (and obviously) would prefer a new deal, but the feeling doesn't appear to be mutual.

The veteran center revealed Wednesday that he and his representatives have not yet had discussions about a long-term contract with the Denver Broncos.

“No, we have not. Not to my knowledge," he told reporters following day two of Organized Team Activities. "I think we’re looking to do that at some point. I would absolutely like that, but I’m pretty focused on the team, myself and playing football.”

Paradis, 28, returned for this year on a restricted free agent tender. He will make $2.914 million in 2018 and, if no extension is reached, head into unrestricted free agency next March.

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It'd behoove the Broncos to reward Paradis, who hasn't missed a snap in three seasons despite battling a nagging hip injury and undergoing dual surgeries, and lock up one of the best pivot men in the league. He graded out as Pro Football Focus' No. 1 center in 2016, when he earned Pro Bowl alternate honors, and No. 8 in 2017.

Paradis enters 2018 with a clean bill of health, unlike anything he's experienced as a professional.

"I’m doing great," he said. "It’s been an exciting offseason because I haven’t been able to work out to build strength since like my sophomore year of college. It’s been a very exciting offseason to squat again—I haven’t done that in forever. It’s been a lot of fun.”

Assuming he maintains his level of play, and the Broncos explore baseline contract talks, he can expect to triple his current salary. Spotrac.com projects Paradis to pull $6.5 million annually on a multi-year pact, which would put him between Philadelphia's Jason Kelce ($6.25 million) and the Jets' Spencer Long ($6.850 million).

Denver currently has about $12.5 million in available salary cap space, enough to accommodate its resident ironman if they so choose.

Although deserving, Paradis, the anchor of a retooled offensive line, isn't focused on his financials. The former sixth-round pick is as blue-collar as any NFLer you will come across, and he'd rather concern himself with on-field matters.

“I’m looking to improve," he said. "I thought I improved in certain areas last year but it was so hard. It wasn’t just hard for me, but as an O-Line, we have to come together. It takes all those reps playing against each other to get that unity and the cohesiveness so you’re not tripping over each other’s feet. I wasn’t able to do that. Just for the O-Line, it’s been nice and then personally, I’m always looking to improve. I got a lot of things I can improve on. So, it’s going in that direction.”