Ravens sign ALL of their draft picks

Dark ops · Joined: 23 Mar 2010 Posts: 99 Location: Los Angeles , CA

Looks like the Ravens have come to terms with 3 of their draft picks. Kelechi Osemele , Christian Thompson and Asa Jackson all have signed deals with the team and will be able to participate in Friday's mini-camp. That leaves Upshaw ( who I saw on twitter state he is on his way to Baltimore, maybe a deal is in the works very soon) Bernard Pierce, Gino G, Tommy Streeter and D Tyson. 3 down 5 to go..... Laughing

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diamondbull424 · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 12772 Location: Baltimore, MD

The Ravens have signed their first pick in the 2012 draft, Courtney Upshaw. The deal was 4 years, $5.29m.

Tommy Streeter has also been signed however the terms have yet to be disclosed.

All of the Ravens draft picks have been signed and will be available for rookie mini-camp today/Friday.
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sp6488 · Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 8179 Location: MD

One question about Upshaw's deal. Under the new CBA, it is my understanding that 1st round picks have a team option for a 5th season at a rate that is some sort of positional average. For second rounders, is it just the 4 year deal (sans option)? UFA is 4 seasons or more, so would Upshaw automatically be a free agent after year 4? This is getting a bit ahead of things, as Upshaw could end up being awful, but I find it interesting that some players that perform exceptionally well may be easier to keep for a 5th year if they were drafted at the tail end of the 1st round rather than the beginning of the second. So, a stud 2nd round pick could hit big $ a year earlier than if he were drafted at the tail end of the first.
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ceejay · Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 5:01 pm Post subject:

I'm shocked to not see a post from SnA yet? "This took too long!" "Ozzie should be shot execution style" "The Ravens are a medicer organization and I hate myself!" Waaaaaa

Glad to see everyone signed. Feel a little bad for Upshaw. So much attention on him, I think he will handle it well. Time to produce big fella!
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coordinator0 · Joined: 18 Jan 2008 Posts: 7005

Here's a breakdown of the contracts (that have been disclosed) for the Ravens rookies if anybody is interested:

http://ravens24x7.com/columns/The-Money-Clip-Baltimore-Ravens-Salary-Cap-Analysis/SALARY-CAP-UPDATE-The-impact-of-the-Ravens-rookie-signings

dcarey20 · Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 7239

Good for us, it says a lot about Ozzie and co. that we were the first team to get all our picks signed.

I loved this draft class. Did exactly what we needed to do.