BigRedChief
07-24-2008, 06:19 AM
http://chiefsblog.kansascity.com/?q=node/24 (http://chiefsblog.kansascity.com/?q=node/24)
<!-- END tabs --><!-- begin content -->The Chiefs really don't have any excuses for not having first-round picks Glenn Dorsey and Branden Albert signed by time they leave for training camp in River Falls, Wis., on Thursday.
The first four picks of the draft already are signed, sealed and delivered, putting Dorsey, the fifth pick, on the clock.
In past years, when first-round picks have been late to sign, Chiefs president Carl Peterson could justify it by pointing to the slotting system that determines rookie contracts. Neither the Chiefs nor the player's agent wanted to make a deal until they saw the contracts signed by the players drafted ahead of him.
Well, here are the reported contracts:
1. OT Jake Long, Miami, five years, $57.5 million, $30 million guaranteed.
2. DE Chris Long, St. Louis, six years, $56.5 million, $20 guaranteed.
3. QB Matt Ryan, Atlanta, six years, $72 million, $34 million guaranteed. (Don't forget quarterbacks command a little more).
4. RB Darren McFadden, Oakland, six years, $60 million, $26 million guaranteed.
Also, the Chiefs will look at what the fifth pick from last year's draft recieved and add 5-10 percent to it. OT Levi Brown of the Arizona Cardinals signed a six-year deal for $62 million, with $18 guaranteed.
Albert, the Chiefs' second pick in the first round was the 15th overall pick, and on Wednesday, the player taken ahead of him _ and who plays the same position, Chicago's Brett Williams _ signed his deal, so the Chiefs could use the contract of the 14th pick as a gauge.
Three other first-rounders have signed: QB Joe Flacco (18th) by Baltimore; TE Dustin Keller (30th), New York Jets; and free safety Kenny Phillips (31st ) by the Jets.
<!-- END tabs --><!-- begin content -->The Chiefs really don't have any excuses for not having first-round picks Glenn Dorsey and Branden Albert signed by time they leave for training camp in River Falls, Wis., on Thursday.
The first four picks of the draft already are signed, sealed and delivered, putting Dorsey, the fifth pick, on the clock.
In past years, when first-round picks have been late to sign, Chiefs president Carl Peterson could justify it by pointing to the slotting system that determines rookie contracts. Neither the Chiefs nor the player's agent wanted to make a deal until they saw the contracts signed by the players drafted ahead of him.
Well, here are the reported contracts:
1. OT Jake Long, Miami, five years, $57.5 million, $30 million guaranteed.
2. DE Chris Long, St. Louis, six years, $56.5 million, $20 guaranteed.
3. QB Matt Ryan, Atlanta, six years, $72 million, $34 million guaranteed. (Don't forget quarterbacks command a little more).
4. RB Darren McFadden, Oakland, six years, $60 million, $26 million guaranteed.
Also, the Chiefs will look at what the fifth pick from last year's draft recieved and add 5-10 percent to it. OT Levi Brown of the Arizona Cardinals signed a six-year deal for $62 million, with $18 guaranteed.
Albert, the Chiefs' second pick in the first round was the 15th overall pick, and on Wednesday, the player taken ahead of him _ and who plays the same position, Chicago's Brett Williams _ signed his deal, so the Chiefs could use the contract of the 14th pick as a gauge.
Three other first-rounders have signed: QB Joe Flacco (18th) by Baltimore; TE Dustin Keller (30th), New York Jets; and free safety Kenny Phillips (31st ) by the Jets.