1st Round Signings

[RedskinRyan]

to avoid any possible clutter, let's put the signings of this year's 1st round picks into this thread

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2925363

greg olsen down(5yr deal), 31 to go

**Red names have been signed.**

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

[RedskinRyan]

from PFT:

"Multiple league sources tell us that the San Francisco 49ers have struck a deal with first-round tackle Joe Staley, the 28th overall selection in the 2007 draft.

Though we don't yet have the numbers, we're told that the deal represents an 8.2 percent increase over the package given to the 28th overall pick in the 2006 draft, Jags tight end Marcedes Lewis.

Stay tuned for more."

[LadyNRedskinsfan]

Outside linebacker Lawrence Timmons, the No. 15 pick in the NFL draft, agreed Sunday with the Pittsburgh Steelers on a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $15 million and guarantees him $8,053,000 in bonus money.

link (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-steelers-timmons&prov=ap&type=lgns)

[LATrueRedskin]

The San Diego Chargers on Monday afternoon reached a contract agreement in principle with first-round draft choice Craig Davis, ESPN.com has learned. A speedy wide receiver from LSU, Davis is expected to challenge for meaningful playing time in 2007 as part of the team's young pass-catching corps.

As the 30th player selected overall this year, Davis will sign a five-year contract. Financial details of the deal were not immediately available.


http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2946570

[LadyNRedskinsfan]

Saints | Meachem contract update
Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:47:58 -0700

Updating a previous item, John Clayton, of ESPN.com, reports the New Orleans Saints have signed WR Robert Meachem (27th overall pick) to a five-year deal worth as much as $11.3 million. The deal includes $5.71 million in guaranteed money.

[RedskinRyan]

from PFT

FALCONS SIGN ANDERSON

After eight straight days of bad news, the Atlanta Falcons finally have something positive to discuss.

A league source tells us that defensive end Jamaal Anderson, the No. 8 overall choice in the 2007 draft, has agreed to terms with the Falcons.

Per the source, Anderson inked a five-year deal with $15.36 million in guaranteed money, which represents a 13.4 percent increase over the No. 8 selection in 2006. The total possible value of the deal is $31 million, with easily attainable escalators in years four and five based on playing time and sacks.

Anderson is the highest first-round rookie to date to agree to terms. The fact that he signed a five-year deal means that he'll get to free agency faster, since the maximum duration of contracts for the players selected in the first half of round one is six years.

[skinfanjon]

from PFT

Thats a step in the right direction for the Landry negotiations. Hopefully we get this thing done soon. I really can't understand why the NFL doesn't have slot-specific salaries with an escalator each year. Such a thing would prevent holdouts as well as curb the increasingly ridiculous rookie deals. My guess is that language in the CBA would make such a thing impossible, but it should be considered for the next CBA renewal.

[PyroGenic]

Thats a step in the right direction for the Landry negotiations. Hopefully we get this thing done soon. I really can't understand why the NFL doesn't have slot-specific salaries with an escalator each year. Such a thing would prevent holdouts as well as curb the increasingly ridiculous rookie deals. My guess is that language in the CBA would make such a thing impossible, but it should be considered for the next CBA renewal.

But then you wouldn't have destined-to-fail players like Brady Quinn helping themselves in sucking.

[Dept_of_Defense]

Has anyone heard anything on Landry's signing? What are the chances he holds out?

[LATrueRedskin]

Has anyone heard anything on Landry's signing? What are the chances he holds out?

La Confora said that talks are on-going, and I think he mentioned that they were going smoothly. He said the Redskins have more than enough rookie money to spend on Landry. Maybe the FO is waiting until some other guys at 5 or 7 sign before pulling the trigger.

[LadyNRedskinsfan]

First-round draft pick Anthony Spencer signed a five-year, $9 million contract with the Cowboys Thursday morning.

The deal includes a signing bonus of approximately $6 million.
link (http://www.star-telegram.com/629/story/181534.html)

Bills | Posluszny signs | From KFFL.com
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:02:20 -0700

Chris Brown, of BuffaloBills.com, reports the Buffalo Bills have agreed to terms with LB Paul Posluszny. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Cardinals | Branch agrees to terms | From KFFL.com
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:16:06 -0700

Updating a previous item, the Arizona Cardinals have announced that they have agreed to terms with DT Alan Branch on a four-year contract. Financials terms of the deal were not disclosed.

[RedskinRyan]

from PFT, from NFL Network

Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed to terms with defensive end Gaines Adams, the No. 4 overall pick in the draft.

Terms are not yet available.

Adams is the first player taken in the top five spots to sign.

This doesn't mean that there will be a run on the top three picks, however. Over the past few years, a big gap has developed between the contract paid to the guy taken at No. 3 and the player taken at No. 4.

The Bucs landed at No. 4 after losing a coin flip with the Browns. After the Browns finally sign No. 3 pick Joe Thomas, it could be Cleveland that in reality lost that flip.

[LadyNRedskinsfan]

Giants | Ross agrees to terms
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:47:41 -0700

Ralph Vacchiano, of the New York Daily News, reports the New York Giants have agreed to terms with first-round draft choice CB Aaron Ross on a five-year deal worth $13.5 million with $8 million guaranteed.

EDIT: im going to try to update the signings in a full list, in ryan's initial post.

[DUCKIN_TACKLERS]

Joe Thomas looks to be done at #3...http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2950674

[LATrueRedskin]

VIKES LAND ADRIAN

Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that the Vikings have agreed to terms with running back Adrian Peterson, the No. 7 overall pick in the 2007 draft.

Per Schefter, Peterson has signed a five-year, $40 million contract, with $17 million in guaranteed money.

Peterson is the latest player drafted in the top 16 picks to sign a deal for less than the maximum term of six years.

The annual average of $8 million is actually greater than the average value of LaDanian Tomlinson's contract, who signed nearly three years ago an eight-year, $60 million deal.

We could have a deal with Landry very, very soon.

[RedskinRyan]

i believe i read it on ESPN, but the 9ers got a deal done with willis

[RedskinRyan]

here we go: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2953289

12mil in guarantees

[RedskinRyan]

http://www.theredzone.org/absolutenm/templates/template.asp?articleid=15&zoneid=1

calvin johnson agrees to a six year deal

[LadyNRedskinsfan]

calvin johnson, jon beason, dwayne bowe and levi brown have all signed in the last couple of days. only jamarcus russell, darrell revis and brady quinn remain unsigned.