andyokstate
08-06-2010, 12:28 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp10/news/story?id=5442653
The Seattle Seahawks and their top pick, left tackle Russell Okung, have agreed to a deal, the team confirmed Friday.
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The deal is for six years, $48.5 million, sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen, with more than $29 million in guaranteed money. The maximum worth of the contract is $58 million, sources said.
The Seahawks hope to have Okung on the practice field Saturday. The No. 6 overall pick out of Oklahoma State has missed the first six days of camp.
Okung and C.J. Spiller, the Buffalo Bills' top pick, were the last two first-rounders to agree to terms.
Spiller agreed to a five-year deal Friday worth a maximum $37.5 million, with $20.8 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN senior NFL writer John Clayton.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/20822/okungs-deal-what-took-so-long
Okung's deal: What took so long?
Russell Okung's contract agreement with the Seattle Seahawks was inevitable.
There's no good reason for the sides to take as long as they did, but at least Okung will likely be signed in time to participate in all four exhibition games. This keeps him on course to start the regular-season opener.
As much as Seattle fans were looking forward to Ray Willis or Mansfield Wrotto playing left tackle, Okung's deal makes him the man. In all seriousness, injuries could be the biggest concern for Okung in the short term as he joins teammates already steeled by nearly a week's worth of work.
I'll be very interested in verifying the contract terms for Okung once the information is on file with the NFL and NFL Players Association. Numbers are often initially reported in ways beneficial to those involved with the negotiations. That doesn't make them inaccurate, necessarily, but it can make them misleading.
The Seattle Seahawks and their top pick, left tackle Russell Okung, have agreed to a deal, the team confirmed Friday.
First-Round Pick Signings
A breakdown of signed and unsigned first-round NFL draft picks. Blog
The deal is for six years, $48.5 million, sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen, with more than $29 million in guaranteed money. The maximum worth of the contract is $58 million, sources said.
The Seahawks hope to have Okung on the practice field Saturday. The No. 6 overall pick out of Oklahoma State has missed the first six days of camp.
Okung and C.J. Spiller, the Buffalo Bills' top pick, were the last two first-rounders to agree to terms.
Spiller agreed to a five-year deal Friday worth a maximum $37.5 million, with $20.8 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN senior NFL writer John Clayton.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/20822/okungs-deal-what-took-so-long
Okung's deal: What took so long?
Russell Okung's contract agreement with the Seattle Seahawks was inevitable.
There's no good reason for the sides to take as long as they did, but at least Okung will likely be signed in time to participate in all four exhibition games. This keeps him on course to start the regular-season opener.
As much as Seattle fans were looking forward to Ray Willis or Mansfield Wrotto playing left tackle, Okung's deal makes him the man. In all seriousness, injuries could be the biggest concern for Okung in the short term as he joins teammates already steeled by nearly a week's worth of work.
I'll be very interested in verifying the contract terms for Okung once the information is on file with the NFL and NFL Players Association. Numbers are often initially reported in ways beneficial to those involved with the negotiations. That doesn't make them inaccurate, necessarily, but it can make them misleading.