So First Four Draft Picks Have Signed

[philfree]

What other 1st rounders have signed, or is that it so far? Anyways the writing should be on the wall as far the increase of pay Dorsey will recieve compared to last years 5th overall pick. I know there are other factors with the scrapped CBA but this still shouldn't be that hard.

PhilFree

[Demonpenz]

albert and dorsey are going to have a long and bitter contract dispute

[Hoover]

I think Dorsey will gets signed soon. I'm worried more about Albert

[CoMoChief]

1. Jake Long - signed
2. Chris Long - signed
3. Matt Ryan - signed
4. Darren McFadden - signed
5. Glenn Dorsey - We have Carl Peterson as a GM

[svuba]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

1. Jake Long - signed
2. Chris Long - signed
3. Matt Ryan - signed
4. Darren McFadden - signed
5. Glenn Dorsey - We have Carl Peterson as a GM

Here is a more complete picture:
We are far from the only ones with an unsigned First Round pick. In fact only 6 teams have signed their first rounders.



Signing status of 2008 NFL Draft first-round picks

NFL.com
Pk Player Pos. Team Status
1. Jake Long OT Miami Signed; 5 years, $57.5 million
2. Chris Long DE St. Louis Agreed to terms; Terms undisclosed
3. Matt Ryan QB Atlanta Signed; 6 years, $72 million
4. Darren McFadden RB Oakland Signed; 6 years, $60 million
5. Glenn Dorsey DT Kansas City Unsigned
6. Vernon Gholston DE N.Y. Jets Unsigned
7. Sedrick Ellis DT New Orleans Unsigned
8. Derrick Harvey DE Jacksonville Unsigned
9. Keith Rivers LB Cincinnati Unsigned
10. Jerod Mayo LB New England Unsigned
11. Leodis McKelvin CB Buffalo Unsigned
12. Ryan Clady OT Denver Unsigned
13. Jonathan Stewart RB Carolina Unsigned
14. Chris Williams OT Chicago Unsigned
15. Branden Albert OG Kansas City Unsigned
16. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB Arizona Unsigned
17. Gosder Cherilus OT Detroit Unsigned
18. Joe Flacco QB Baltimore Agreed to terms; 5 years, $30 million
19. Jeff Otah OT Carolina Unsigned
20. Aqib Talib CB Tampa Bay Unsigned
21. Sam Baker OT Atlanta Unsigned
22. Felix Jones RB Dallas Unsigned
23. Rashard Mendenhall RB Pittsburgh Unsigned
24. Chris Johnson RB Tennessee Unsigned
25. Mike Jenkins CB Dallas Unsigned
26. Duane Brown OT Houston Unsigned
27. Antoine Cason CB San Diego Unsigned
28. Lawrence Jackson DE Seattle Unsigned
29. Kentwan Balmer DE San Francisco Unsigned
30. Dustin Keller TE N.Y. Jets Signed; Terms undisclosed
31. Kenny Phillips FS N.Y. Giants Unsigned

[philfree]

Originally Posted by svuba

Here is a more complete picture:
We are far from the only ones with an unsigned First Round pick. In fact only 6 teams have signed their first rounders.



Signing status of 2008 NFL Draft first-round picks

NFL.com
Pk Player Pos. Team Status
1. Jake Long OT Miami Signed; 5 years, $57.5 million
2. Chris Long DE St. Louis Agreed to terms; Terms undisclosed
3. Matt Ryan QB Atlanta Signed; 6 years, $72 million
4. Darren McFadden RB Oakland Signed; 6 years, $60 million
5. Glenn Dorsey DT Kansas City Unsigned
6. Vernon Gholston DE N.Y. Jets Unsigned
7. Sedrick Ellis DT New Orleans Unsigned
8. Derrick Harvey DE Jacksonville Unsigned
9. Keith Rivers LB Cincinnati Unsigned
10. Jerod Mayo LB New England Unsigned
11. Leodis McKelvin CB Buffalo Unsigned
12. Ryan Clady OT Denver Unsigned
13. Jonathan Stewart RB Carolina Unsigned
14. Chris Williams OT Chicago Unsigned
15. Branden Albert OG Kansas City Unsigned
16. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB Arizona Unsigned
17. Gosder Cherilus OT Detroit Unsigned
18. Joe Flacco QB Baltimore Agreed to terms; 5 years, $30 million
19. Jeff Otah OT Carolina Unsigned
20. Aqib Talib CB Tampa Bay Unsigned
21. Sam Baker OT Atlanta Unsigned
22. Felix Jones RB Dallas Unsigned
23. Rashard Mendenhall RB Pittsburgh Unsigned
24. Chris Johnson RB Tennessee Unsigned
25. Mike Jenkins CB Dallas Unsigned
26. Duane Brown OT Houston Unsigned
27. Antoine Cason CB San Diego Unsigned
28. Lawrence Jackson DE Seattle Unsigned
29. Kentwan Balmer DE San Francisco Unsigned
30. Dustin Keller TE N.Y. Jets Signed; Terms undisclosed
31. Kenny Phillips FS N.Y. Giants Unsigned

Maybe the list of 1st rounders should be stickied and updated as the players are signed.

Also seeing what McFadden and Ryan got which is basically $12 mil and $10 mil a year respectively I would expect Dorsey to get a conract that avgs about $9 mil a year.

PhilFree

[Consistent1]

That Ryan deal is still hard to believe. They better be right on that, or they f'd up huge.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by Consistent1

That Ryan deal is still hard to believe. They better be right on that, or they f'd up huge.

That's the price you pay for drafting a QB that early. Boom or bust you are going to pay out the ass. Of course if he becomes the guy it is well worth it. Hopefully something can be worked out to curb these rook salaries.

[TrebMaxx]

Originally Posted by philfree

Maybe the list of 1st rounders should be stickied and updated as the players are signed.

Also seeing what McFadden and Ryan got which is basically $12 mil and $10 mil a year respectively I would expect Dorsey to get a conract that avgs about $9 mil a year.

PhilFree

I second the motion to sticky.

[blueballs]

7/21/2008 Jeffri Chadiha: Last year, No. 1 pick JaMarcus Russell staged a lengthy holdout and never was a factor during the season. Which rookie is most likely to fill that role in 2008?

Kansas City defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey. This one is a no-brainer for two reasons. One is that Dorsey was arguably the best prospect in this year's draft -- a player capable of going No. 1 overall -- until he slipped to the Chiefs at pick No. 5. The other factor is Chiefs president/general manager Carl Peterson. He is known for being a hard-line negotiator and I doubt that will change in the next few weeks.

The first thing you have to realize about Dorsey is that he's going to be a cornerstone for this organization. The Chiefs want him to be the foundation of their Cover 2 defense and a future leader in the locker room. Those things don't come cheap, and Dorsey's agent, Joel Segal, is well aware of that. There's also the fact that Atlanta gave No. 3 overall pick Matt Ryan such a ridiculously fat deal (six years, $72 million) that Dorsey may be thinking he can find similar riches in Kansas City.

The next thing you have to understand is that negotiations involving Peterson too often result in holdouts. Just look at last year: Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe missed the first 10 days of training camp because he hadn't reached a deal with the Chiefs and he played college football with Dorsey at LSU. You can't tell me Bowe hasn't warned Dorsey about the value of patience in this. In fact, I'd bet Bowe has already told Dorsey to prepare for a late arrival to camp.

By the way, Bowe's battles with Peterson over money were nothing compared to those of other Chiefs first-round picks. Former Chiefs defensive tackle Ryan Sims -- who turned out to be a colossal bust -- missed all of training camp while his deal was getting done in 2002. Former Chiefs offensive tackle John Tait also held out after Peterson couldn't satisfy his demands in 1999. And I don't even have to mention the way Peterson has wrestled over major loot in the past with star veterans like Larry Johnson and Jared Allen.

If all this isn't enough evidence, just think about this: Only five of this year's first-round picks have agreed to terms so far, although the top four are now under contract, with No. 2 pick Chris Long recently signing with St. Louis. Those numbers tell me Dorsey and the Chiefs have even more reason to wait and see how the market plays out. So Kansas City fans should take a deep breath. They've seen Peterson and highly touted rookies squabble before … and they're about to see it happen again.

[jAZ]

Originally Posted by svuba

Pk Player Pos. Team Status
1. Jake Long OT Miami Signed; 5 years, $57.5 million
2. Chris Long DE St. Louis Agreed to terms; Terms undisclosed
3. Matt Ryan QB Atlanta Signed; 6 years, $72 million
4. Darren McFadden RB Oakland Signed; 6 years, $60 million

The start of slotting by position as well as draft position?

[Reerun_KC]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

1. Jake Long - signed
2. Chris Long - signed
3. Matt Ryan - signed
4. Darren McFadden - signed
5. Glenn Dorsey - We have Carl Peterson as a GM

Priceless!

[007]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

1. Jake Long - signed
2. Chris Long - signed
3. Matt Ryan - signed
4. Darren McFadden - signed
5. Glenn Dorsey - We have Carl Peterson as a GM

BINGO

Standard Operating Procedure.

[Chief Chief]

Perhaps CP has made the same bet with Dorsey and Albert as he did with Bowe (steak dinner vs. signing the contract prior to training camp). Hey, it worked in CP's favor last year so why not double down this year?

[blueballs]

didn't they sign mikeheel vick to an 111 million dollar deal