Late first-round picks balk at three guaranteed years
Posted: Saturday, July 30th, 2011 | Jason La Canfora Tags: 2011 NFL Draft, Baltimore Ravens, Danny Watkins, Jimmy Smith, Jonathan Baldwin, Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles
The haste with which top-five and top-10 draft picks signed has been one of the more pleasant byproducts of the NFL’s new labor agreement. But things are becoming a little sticky in the back end of the first round.