JPW Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 LINK ...FOXSports.com has learned that the 49ers have agreed to terms with their top pick, and the top overall selection, Utah quarterback Alex Smith. The deal exceeds the total the Giants gave to Eli Manning, last year's No. 1 pick. Smith's six-year contract is for $50 million and includes $24 million in bonus, the most guaranteed money given to a rookie in the history of the NFL.The signing of Smith is significant, as nearly every other draft pick has been waiting for the No. 1 pick's deal to get done in order to base their deals upon that contract. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengal_Brad Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Let the slotting begin! Now the signings will pick up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted July 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 The Patriots have also signed their first-round pick.LINK ...Patriots sign first-round pick Mankins NFL.com wire reports FOXBORO, Mass. (July 25, 2005) -- The New England Patriots signed offensive lineman Logan Mankins, becoming the first NFL team to sign a player taken in the first round of this year's draft. His signing brings all seven of the team's 2005 draft choices under contract as the Super Bowl champions prepare for their first full-squad workout of training camp on July 29. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted July 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Let the slotting begin! Now the signings will pick up!! Yea, let's just HOPE that our guys get signed and in camp on time ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jditty47 Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 raiders signed theirs too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Let the slotting begin! Now the signings will pick up!! I'm hoping the Miami/Matt Roth deal will gease the skids for Odell, and the 3rd round picks are starting to fall in place so Henry should benefit. Pollack concerns me far more. Not sure how long it will take before the impact of the Smith signing trickles down to 17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Thank god a break in the stalemate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Caution marks negotiations7/25/2005 - 7-25-05, 7:20 p.m. BY GEOFF HOBSON Pollack: No. 1s inch to fold The Bengals and agents spent Monday digesting the first first-round deals of the NFL Draft, but it didn’t result in any new rookie contracts for the club by the close of business as the NFL grapples with life without a collective bargaining agreement extension. The agent for third-rounder Chris Henry did say he’s far enough along with the Bengals that he’s trying to finalize a deal by Wednesday as the team tries to get its five remaining unsigned draft picks in shoulder pads for Friday morning’s first practice. With players scheduled to report Thursday to Georgetown College, Pro Bowl right tackle Willie Anderson said he probably won’t be on the field right away but he came away from Monday’s workout encouraged. Fox reported No. 1 pick Alex Smith arrived in the fold in San Francisco Monday night, a signing that should spark a raft of deals. ESPN.com reported that Raiders’ first-rounder Fabian Washington, a defensive back taken at No. 23, is on the verge of signing. The Eagles’ Mike Patterson at No. 31 is also reportedly done after the Patriots signed the first first-rounder earlier Monday when guard Logan Mankins, the 32nd and last pick, reportedly agreed to five-year, $6.4 million deal with $4 million guaranteed. Those are far from the slot for Bengals’ first-rounder David Pollack at No. 17. Going off Denver’s deal last year at No. 17 for linebacker D.J. Williams, Pollack stands to make somewhere in the $6.5 to $7 million range guaranteed over a five-year contract. The caution flags are up against the backdrop of speculation that the owners want an automatic rookie salary scale in the next CBA. With 2007 set to have no salary cap if there is no CBA extension, players are possibly looking at restricted free agency for as long as six years if there is no new CBA. No one is talking about NHL, or NBA, or MLB chaos just yet. But there is just enough uncertainty out there to put a drag on things. Pollack’s agent, IMG’s Ken Kremer, couldn’t be reached for comment Monday. John Michels, the Chicago-based agent for second-rounder Odell Thurman, said he continues to talk to vice president of player personnel Paul Brown. Michels didn’t want to talk specifics, but acknowledged the mood throughout the league. “There are no secrets about it. The NFL Players Association has sent the word out to be careful before doing anything because of what looks to be very big ramifications,” Michels said. “There’s a lot of uncertainty about the CBA. Rumors are flying around that the owners want some kind of fixed rookie salary in the next CBA, and I think everyone is kind of taking a look around and trying to see what that means. What kind of deal is it and what’s in it? I’m just speaking generically and not about Odell’s situation, but I think that is why it’s been slow all around.” The closest draft choice signed to Thurman’s slot at No. 48 is Miami defensive end Matt Roth at No. 46 after he reached an undisclosed deal Monday. John Frederickson, Henry’s agent, said Monday he’s also been talking to Brown frequently and he hopes he can wrap it up by Wednesday when he meets with his client. When head coach Marvin Lewis holds his annual training camp media luncheon at PBS Tuesday, he has indicated he won’t divulge which players have been cleared medically. The process of workouts and physicals appears to be on-going, but there could be a list of who’s ready once they report Thursday. Tuesday is when Lewis annually releases his depth chart, but paper probably won’t match reality for at least a few days. The two biggest changes on it _Pollack at left outside linebacker and Thurman at middle linebacker _ are unsigned, and Anderson, in his seventh month of rehab from knee surgery, probably won’t be with an offense that returns all its starters. But an upbeat Anderson said Monday that offensive line coach Paul Alexander gave him a big sigh of relief after watching him in agility drills at Paul Brown Stadium. “I know what they worry about with an injury like that is the loss of foot quickness,” Anderson said Monday afternoon. “But Paul was real happy when he saw what I can do. It’s pretty much up to me (when I practice) and I could probably practice that first week, but I want to be careful. The recovery time is something I have to watch. I felt good out there, but now I’m sore. At the same time, I don’t want to miss a lot of practices and get rusty, so you kind of walk a line. When I do practice, I want to be able to go and not have to sit out every few days.” Anderson won’t put a timetable on his return, such as the Aug. 5 intrasquad scrimmage or the Aug. 12 pre-season opener against the Patriots at PBS. He plans to continue doing much of the program he did in the offseason in Atlanta with Bengals strength coaches Chip Morton and Ray Oliver, and he’s encouraged because the knee isn’t swelling after workouts. “Chip and Ray have been doing a lot of that stuff with me anyway,” Anderson said. “The basic idea is to use core strength and training for functional movements instead of muscles that you shouldn’t be using. I didn’t take one hit on the knee, but it was the pounding away, and we’re trying to prevent that with a lot of stretching, flexibility and (shoes).” Anderson is nearing the year anniversary of his injury. He believes it was the second week of camp that the pain from the torn cartilage increased, but he didn’t miss any games and doesn’t plan to miss any this season. http://www.bengals.com/press/news.asp?iCur...=0&news_id=2996 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 The Raiders getting Fabian Washington done at #23 may be a big help. Pollack is just six slots in front of that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who? Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Finally, all of the first round pick signings can begin now thank god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 I'm hoping the Miami/Matt Roth deal will gease the skids for Odell, and the 3rd round picks are starting to fall in place so Henry should benefit. Pollack concerns me far more. Not sure how long it will take before the impact of the Smith signing trickles down to 17. I'm quoting myself for only one reason. You see, I wrote my blurb before Hobson wrote his article and now I'm starting to think Hobs has hacked into my computer. I'll know for certain if he calls Joisey gay during tommorrows update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJesus Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 This deal further shows the Brilliance of Marvin getting Carsons deal done, long before the Draft, for 10 million less, and for 9 million fewer in Guaranteed $. Glad we will be picking #32 for the next year or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who? Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Not to be like mean or anything BlackJesus, but your obsession with Marvin Lewis is a little scary. Nice signature though, props on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekshank Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 I'm hoping the Miami/Matt Roth deal will gease the skids for Odell, and the 3rd round picks are starting to fall in place so Henry should benefit. Pollack concerns me far more. Not sure how long it will take before the impact of the Smith signing trickles down to 17. I'm not too concerned about Pollack. I don't know if he'll be there on the first day, but I doubt he'll miss much if any camp. I remember at least one of the reasons Chris Perry held out last year was because his agent had "bigger fish to fry" so to speak. Pollack's agent was also Alex Smith's agent, so that deal being done should free him up to pursue the Bengals more voraciously with a deal. Although, it would be interesting to know if he is representing anyone else that was drafted earlier than Pollack. I imagine that will have a great deal to do with how quickly a deal gets done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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