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I'd love for one of our guys to sign(preferably Joe) before camp but it doesn't look like it.

Only 1 signing in the top 27. The Steelers at 15. Gotta give them props for doing what needs done.

No doubt. They took the process seriously, and now have their picks ready to go.

EAGLES SIGN KEVIN KOLB by Michael David Smith

PFT Editor Mike Florio checks in to report that the Eagles have reached a contract agreement with their first pick in this year's draft, quarterback Kevin Kolb.

The deal guarantees Kolb $2.62 million, which is an 11.5 percent increase over the player chosen in the same slot last year, Patriots receiver Chad Jackson.

Kolb was a four-year starter at Houston and the Eagles' surprise first pick. Philly traded out of the first round and grabbed Kolb 36th overall.

Although Donovan McNabb is the Eagles' starter for now, Kolb is widely perceived as the Eagles' quarterback of the future.

Link

Uh, I'm not sure that "first pick" is the same as "first round". But, I could be mistaken.

from KFFL:
here's what Condon has been doing:

Rams | Talking extension with Bulger
Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:48:30 -0700

Jim Thomas, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reports St. Louis Rams Jay Zygmunt, who is the team's president of football operations and general manager, spent most of the morning Tuesday, July 24, with agent Tom Condon discussing a contract extension for QB Marc Bulger. The two sides are expected to continue talking.

Why is this taking so long... There is no way things were THIS slow last year around this time..

Saints reach deal with top pick Meachem

NFL.com wire reports



NEW ORLEANS (July 24, 2007) -- Wide receiver Robert Meachem, the 27th pick in the NFL draft, agreed with the New Orleans Saints on a five-year contract.

New Orleans' deal with Meachem means the Saints managed to get all seven of their draft picks in the fold before they were due to report to training camp in Jackson, Miss., on July 25.

"It has been a priority for us to get all of our picks signed and have them available from day one," general manager Mickey Loomis said. "Robert has worked hard since he joined our team and we expect more of that to come in training camp and beyond."

The team policy is to not disclose financial terms, but a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press the total value of the contract exceeded $11 million with a signing bonus of more than $5.7 million. The person requested anonymity because the contract had not been signed.

The 6-foot-2, 214-pound Meachem is expected to compete for a starting job that opened up when the Saints released veteran Joe Horn, who has since signed with the Atlanta Falcons.

Meachem left after his junior season at Tennessee, when he caught 71 passes for 1,298 yards and 11 touchdowns.

However, he has struggled through his initial offseason work with the Saints, showing up out of shape, then spraining an ankle in rookie camp. When he returned for minicamp in June, his right knee, on which he had surgery in 2003, began to swell.

Meachem has since had an arthroscopic procedure to clean out some loose cartilage and repair his medial meniscus. He was not expected to miss any training camp practices, which begin on July 27 after the team reports July 25 and holds meetings on July 26.

The team's number one pick.....whether it's the 1st round or whatever round their top choice is in. Like next year for example is if status stays, our number one pick or first pick will be in the 2nd round.

Anthony Gonzalez WR Indianapolis Colts
Height: 6'0' Weight: 195 DOB: 9/18/1984 Age: 22
Jul. 25, 2007 - 3:37 p.m. ET
The Colts, according to Scout.com, have come to terms with first-round pick WR Anthony Gonzalez on a five-year contract.
The 32nd pick in the draft, Gonzalez is ideally suited to take the vacated possesion receiver slot following the departure of Brandon Stokley. While not a every week fantasy starter off the bat, the former Ohio State Buckeye and his 4.4 speed will be a player to watch, especially in dynasty leagues.
Source: Scout.com
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j/c

Jamaal Anderson-DL- Falcons Jul. 25 - 10:09 pm et


Falcons signed DE Jamaal Anderson to a five-year contract that can max out at $31 million. He will receive $15.361 million in guarantees.

He's the highest draft pick to sign thus far. Anderson can trigger a $5 million escalator if he reaches 30 sacks in three years or 40 sacks in four years - lofty goals. He only started one year in college, but was a beast with 19.5 tackles for loss and 13.5 sacks. He'll probably start as a rookie over Chauncey Davis.
Source: ESPN.com


Pick # 8, earliest so far. Probably not close enough, but could help with the JT negotiations.

Beaten by a minute or two!

Batdog!

# Team Player Contract Length
1 Oakland: Russell, JaMarcus QB
2 Detroit: Johnson, Calvin WR
3 Cleveland: Thomas, Joe OT
4 Tampa Bay: Adams, Gaines DE
5 Arizona: Brown, Levi OT
6 Washington: Landry, LaRon FS
7 Minnesota: Peterson, Adrian RB
8 Atlanta (from Houston): Anderson, Jamaal DE 5 years
9 Miami: Ginn Jr., Ted WR
10 Houston (from Atlanta): Okoye, Amobi DT
11 San Francisco: Willis, Patrick ILB
12 Buffalo: Lynch, Marshawn RB
13 St. Louis: Carriker, Adam DE
14 N.Y. Jets (from Carolina): Revis, Darrelle CB
15 Pittsburgh: Timmons, Lawrence OLB 5 years
16 Green Bay: Harrell, Justin DT
17 Denver (from Jacksonville): Moss, Jarvis DE
18 Cincinnati: Hall, Leon CB
19 Tennessee: Griffin, Michael FS
20 N.Y. Giants: Ross, Aaron CB
21 Jacksonville (from Denver): Nelson, Reggie FS
22 Cleveland (from Dallas): Quinn, Brady QB
23 Kansas City: Bowe, Dwayne WR
24 New England (from Seattle): Meriweather, Brandon FS
25 Carolina (from N.Y. Jets): Beason, Jon OLB
26 Dallas (from Philadelphia): Spencer, Anthony DE
27 New Orleans: Meachem, Robert WR 5 years
28 San Francisco (from New England): Staley, Joe OT 5 years
29 Baltimore: Grubbs, Ben G
30 San Diego: Davis, Craig WR 5 years
31 Chicago: Olsen, Greg TE 5 years
32 Indianapolis: Gonzalez, Anthony WR 5 years

So if I told you I went for a drink, even stepped outside to look at the night sky after I first read this all prior to posting. That wouldn't help, would it?

Wow! About 22% of picks have signed. Not much to shout about.

Actually the postioning is good. We finally have a top 10 pick sign a contract. this at least sets the field for other teams to sign there picks

Aaron Ross-DB- Giants Jul. 26 - 10:19 am et


Giants signed first-round CB Aaron Ross to a five-year, $13.5 million deal.

The deal includes $8 million guaranteed. Ross, the No. 20 pick, should immediately upgrade a secondary that was porous all 2006. The Texas press corner has elite ball skills, as evidenced by his six picks as a senior.
Source: Newsday

# Team Player Contract Length
1 Oakland: Russell, JaMarcus QB
2 Detroit: Johnson, Calvin WR
3 Cleveland: Thomas, Joe OT
4 Tampa Bay: Adams, Gaines DE
5 Arizona: Brown, Levi OT
6 Washington: Landry, LaRon FS
7 Minnesota: Peterson, Adrian RB
8 Atlanta (from Houston): Anderson, Jamaal DE 5 years
9 Miami: Ginn Jr., Ted WR
10 Houston (from Atlanta): Okoye, Amobi DT
11 San Francisco: Willis, Patrick ILB
12 Buffalo: Lynch, Marshawn RB
13 St. Louis: Carriker, Adam DE
14 N.Y. Jets (from Carolina): Revis, Darrelle CB
15 Pittsburgh: Timmons, Lawrence OLB 5 years
16 Green Bay: Harrell, Justin DT
17 Denver (from Jacksonville): Moss, Jarvis DE
18 Cincinnati: Hall, Leon CB
19 Tennessee: Griffin, Michael FS
20 N.Y. Giants: Ross, Aaron CB * 5yrs 13.5mil, 8 mil guaranteed
21 Jacksonville (from Denver): Nelson, Reggie FS
22 Cleveland (from Dallas): Quinn, Brady QB
23 Kansas City: Bowe, Dwayne WR
24 New England (from Seattle): Meriweather, Brandon FS
25 Carolina (from N.Y. Jets): Beason, Jon OLB
26 Dallas (from Philadelphia): Spencer, Anthony DE
27 New Orleans: Meachem, Robert WR 5 years
28 San Francisco (from New England): Staley, Joe OT 5 years
29 Baltimore: Grubbs, Ben G
30 San Diego: Davis, Craig WR 5 years
31 Chicago: Olsen, Greg TE 5 years
32 Indianapolis: Gonzalez, Anthony WR 5 years

Anthony Spencer-LB- Cowboys Jul. 26 - 11:07 am et


Cowboys signed first-round LB Anthony Spencer to a multi-year contract.

Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram







# Team Player Contract Length
1 Oakland: Russell, JaMarcus QB
2 Detroit: Johnson, Calvin WR
3 Cleveland: Thomas, Joe OT
4 Tampa Bay: Adams, Gaines DE
5 Arizona: Brown, Levi OT
6 Washington: Landry, LaRon FS
7 Minnesota: Peterson, Adrian RB
8 Atlanta (from Houston): Anderson, Jamaal DE 5 years
9 Miami: Ginn Jr., Ted WR
10 Houston (from Atlanta): Okoye, Amobi DT
11 San Francisco: Willis, Patrick ILB
12 Buffalo: Lynch, Marshawn RB
13 St. Louis: Carriker, Adam DE
14 N.Y. Jets (from Carolina): Revis, Darrelle CB
15 Pittsburgh: Timmons, Lawrence OLB 5 years
16 Green Bay: Harrell, Justin DT
17 Denver (from Jacksonville): Moss, Jarvis DE
18 Cincinnati: Hall, Leon CB
19 Tennessee: Griffin, Michael FS
20 N.Y. Giants: Ross, Aaron CB * 5yrs 13.5mil, 8 mil guaranteed
21 Jacksonville (from Denver): Nelson, Reggie FS
22 Cleveland (from Dallas): Quinn, Brady QB
23 Kansas City: Bowe, Dwayne WR
24 New England (from Seattle): Meriweather, Brandon FS
25 Carolina (from N.Y. Jets): Beason, Jon OLB
26 Dallas (from Philadelphia): Spencer, Anthony DE
27 New Orleans: Meachem, Robert WR 5 years
28 San Francisco (from New England): Staley, Joe OT 5 years
29 Baltimore: Grubbs, Ben G
30 San Diego: Davis, Craig WR 5 years
31 Chicago: Olsen, Greg TE 5 years
32 Indianapolis: Gonzalez, Anthony WR 5 years

Gaines Adams is signed...

Bucs signed DE Gaines Adams, the No. 4 overall pick, to a six-year contract with a max value of $46 million. $18.56 million is guaranteed.
Adams, a relentless pass rusher who played eight-man prep ball before starring at Clemson, will immediately push Simeon Rice and Greg Spires for their starting jobs. While Adams would ideally play right end (Rice's position), he also could overtake the left end spot and move Spires to under tackle.

http://blogs.tampabay.com/bucs/2007/07/big-gaines.html

The #4 overall pick is signed. That should help get things moved along with JT, IMO.

# Team Player Contract Length
1 Oakland: Russell, JaMarcus QB
2 Detroit: Johnson, Calvin WR
3 Cleveland: Thomas, Joe OT
4 Tampa Bay: Adams, Gaines DE 6 years
5 Arizona: Brown, Levi OT
6 Washington: Landry, LaRon FS
7 Minnesota: Peterson, Adrian RB
8 Atlanta (from Houston): Anderson, Jamaal DE 5 years
9 Miami: Ginn Jr., Ted WR
10 Houston (from Atlanta): Okoye, Amobi DT
11 San Francisco: Willis, Patrick ILB
12 Buffalo: Lynch, Marshawn RB
13 St. Louis: Carriker, Adam DE
14 N.Y. Jets (from Carolina): Revis, Darrelle CB
15 Pittsburgh: Timmons, Lawrence OLB 5 years
16 Green Bay: Harrell, Justin DT
17 Denver (from Jacksonville): Moss, Jarvis DE
18 Cincinnati: Hall, Leon CB
19 Tennessee: Griffin, Michael FS
20 N.Y. Giants: Ross, Aaron CB 5 years
21 Jacksonville (from Denver): Nelson, Reggie FS
22 Cleveland (from Dallas): Quinn, Brady QB
23 Kansas City: Bowe, Dwayne WR
24 New England (from Seattle): Meriweather, Brandon FS
25 Carolina (from N.Y. Jets): Beason, Jon OLB
26 Dallas (from Philadelphia): Spencer, Anthony DE
27 New Orleans: Meachem, Robert WR 5 years
28 San Francisco (from New England): Staley, Joe OT 5 years
29 Baltimore: Grubbs, Ben G
30 San Diego: Davis, Craig WR 5 years
31 Chicago: Olsen, Greg TE 5 years
32 Indianapolis: Gonzalez, Anthony WR 5 years

I hope your wrong, but I could see that happening.

Almost a third of the 1st round picks have signed and we don't have any of our 1st day picks signed.

Well two of our three first day picks are first rounders...

Out of all three I really think Eric Wright is the one who NEEDS to be in camp.

Hopefully the Gaines Adams and the Aaron Ross signings get Brady and Joe into camp soon. For Brady - average what Timmons & Ross got and offer it to Brady - take it or leave it and focus on Joe. It'd be a huge increase for Brady, but probably not what Condon wants.

I just read on a different board that Triv said 2 of our 3 1st day picks are signed (or very close to it). I assume they are Wright and Thomas. I'll keep checking....

J/k

It's funny that every year so many panic around this time of year but in the end right around this time most of these guys will be signed. I don't think we will see many Rookie holdouts last longer than a couple days. They never really do.

# Team Player Contract Length
1 Oakland: Russell, JaMarcus QB
2 Detroit: Johnson, Calvin WR
3 Cleveland: Thomas, Joe OT 5 years
4 Tampa Bay: Adams, Gaines DE 6 years
5 Arizona: Brown, Levi OT
6 Washington: Landry, LaRon FS
7 Minnesota: Peterson, Adrian RB
8 Atlanta (from Houston): Anderson, Jamaal DE 5 years
9 Miami: Ginn Jr., Ted WR
10 Houston (from Atlanta): Okoye, Amobi DT
11 San Francisco: Willis, Patrick ILB
12 Buffalo: Lynch, Marshawn RB
13 St. Louis: Carriker, Adam DE
14 N.Y. Jets (from Carolina): Revis, Darrelle CB
15 Pittsburgh: Timmons, Lawrence OLB 5 years
16 Green Bay: Harrell, Justin DT
17 Denver (from Jacksonville): Moss, Jarvis DE
18 Cincinnati: Hall, Leon CB
19 Tennessee: Griffin, Michael FS
20 N.Y. Giants: Ross, Aaron CB 5 years
21 Jacksonville (from Denver): Nelson, Reggie FS
22 Cleveland (from Dallas): Quinn, Brady QB
23 Kansas City: Bowe, Dwayne WR
24 New England (from Seattle): Meriweather, Brandon FS
25 Carolina (from N.Y. Jets): Beason, Jon OLB
26 Dallas (from Philadelphia): Spencer, Anthony DE
27 New Orleans: Meachem, Robert WR 5 years
28 San Francisco (from New England): Staley, Joe OT 5 years
29 Baltimore: Grubbs, Ben G
30 San Diego: Davis, Craig WR 5 years
31 Chicago: Olsen, Greg TE 5 years
32 Indianapolis: Gonzalez, Anthony WR 5 years

Nice list Turk.. damned shame they don't have the total and the SB.

# Team Player Contract Length Amount Guarantee
1 Oakland: Russell, JaMarcus QB
2 Detroit: Johnson, Calvin WR
3 Cleveland: Thomas, Joe OT 5 years $42.5M. $22/23M.
4 Tampa Bay: Adams, Gaines DE 6 years $46M. $18.56M.
5 Arizona: Brown, Levi OT
6 Washington: Landry, LaRon FS
7 Minnesota: Peterson, Adrian RB
8 Atlanta (from Houston): Anderson, Jamaal DE 5 years $31M. $15.361M.
9 Miami: Ginn Jr., Ted WR
10 Houston (from Atlanta): Okoye, Amobi DT
11 San Francisco: Willis, Patrick ILB
12 Buffalo: Lynch, Marshawn RB 5 years $18.935M. $10.285M.
13 St. Louis: Carriker, Adam DE
14 N.Y. Jets (from Carolina): Revis, Darrelle CB
15 Pittsburgh: Timmons, Lawrence OLB 5 years $15M. $8.053M.
16 Green Bay: Harrell, Justin DT
17 Denver (from Jacksonville): Moss, Jarvis DE
18 Cincinnati: Hall, Leon CB
19 Tennessee: Griffin, Michael FS
20 N.Y. Giants: Ross, Aaron CB 5 years $13.5M. $8M.
21 Jacksonville (from Denver): Nelson, Reggie FS
22 Cleveland (from Dallas): Quinn, Brady QB
23 Kansas City: Bowe, Dwayne WR
24 New England (from Seattle): Meriweather, Brandon FS
25 Carolina (from N.Y. Jets): Beason, Jon OLB
26 Dallas (from Philadelphia): Spencer, Anthony DE 5 years $9M. $6M.
27 New Orleans: Meachem, Robert WR 5 years $11.3M. $5.71M.
28 San Francisco (from New England): Staley, Joe OT 5 years $8M. $5.6M
29 Baltimore: Grubbs, Ben G 5 years $11M. $5.22M
30 San Diego: Davis, Craig WR 5 years $7.83M. $5.5M.
31 Chicago: Olsen, Greg TE 5 years $7.769M. $4.9M.
32 Indianapolis: Gonzalez, Anthony WR 5 years $7.5M. $5.4M.

I tried to do this for everyone.. lol.. so it should be accurate..

# Team Player Contract Length Amount Guarantee
1 Oakland: Russell, JaMarcus QB
2 Detroit: Johnson, Calvin WR
3 Cleveland: Thomas, Joe OT 5 years $42.5M. $22/23M.
4 Tampa Bay: Adams, Gaines DE 6 years $46M. $18.56M.
5 Arizona: Brown, Levi OT
6 Washington: Landry, LaRon FS
7 Minnesota: Peterson, Adrian RB
8 Atlanta (from Houston): Anderson, Jamaal DE 5 years $31M. $15.361M.
9 Miami: Ginn Jr., Ted WR
10 Houston (from Atlanta): Okoye, Amobi DT. Terms not yet available.
11 San Francisco: Willis, Patrick ILB
12 Buffalo: Lynch, Marshawn RB 5 years $18.935M. $10.285M.
13 St. Louis: Carriker, Adam DE
14 N.Y. Jets (from Carolina): Revis, Darrelle CB
15 Pittsburgh: Timmons, Lawrence OLB 5 years $15M. $8.053M.
16 Green Bay: Harrell, Justin DT
17 Denver (from Jacksonville): Moss, Jarvis DE
18 Cincinnati: Hall, Leon CB
19 Tennessee: Griffin, Michael FS
20 N.Y. Giants: Ross, Aaron CB 5 years $13.5M. $8M.
21 Jacksonville (from Denver): Nelson, Reggie FS
22 Cleveland (from Dallas): Quinn, Brady QB
23 Kansas City: Bowe, Dwayne WR
24 New England (from Seattle): Meriweather, Brandon FS
25 Carolina (from N.Y. Jets): Beason, Jon OLB
26 Dallas (from Philadelphia): Spencer, Anthony DE 5 years $9M. $6M.
27 New Orleans: Meachem, Robert WR 5 years $11.3M. $5.71M.
28 San Francisco (from New England): Staley, Joe OT 5 years $8M. $5.6M
29 Baltimore: Grubbs, Ben G 5 years $11M. $5.22M
30 San Diego: Davis, Craig WR 5 years $7.83M. $5.5M.
31 Chicago: Olsen, Greg TE 5 years $7.769M. $4.9M.
32 Indianapolis: Gonzalez, Anthony WR 5 years $7.5M. $5.4M.




Texans | Okoye signs
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:00:35 -0700

Adam Caplan, reporting for Scout.com, reports the Houston Texans have reached a five-year contract agreement with DT Amobi Okoye. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl

Actually, I think Thomas's deal is 6 years, but the last year can be voided (similar to how Wimbley's was).

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Actually, I think Thomas's deal is 6 years, but the last year can be voided (similar to how Wimbley's was).

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This morning on Channel 3, John Anderson said it was a 6 year deal for 42 million, something like 22 million gauranteed... Also the 6th year is voidable by Thomas.

Wrights deal was a 4 year deal but no other details were reported by Anderson.....