Browns2405 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Curry, Lions Have Deal In Place Posted by Mike Florio on April 22, 2009, 5:44 p.m. Tom Kowalski of Mlive.com reports, and we separately have confirmed, that the Lions have a deal in place with Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry at No. 1 in the draft, if the Lions ultimately decide to make Curry the first overall pick. We’ve previously heard that the Lions have tentative deals with multiple players, contingent on the Lions choosing to make one of them the No. 1 pick. (Attention, NFLPA — that’s what you should have done with DeMaurice Smith, David Cornwell, Trace Armstrong, and Troy Vincent.) Curry recently said that he’d be willing to take less money than the package paid last year to Jake Long by the Dolphins, if Curry were to be the No. 1 overall pick. And that underscores the conflict of interest that agent Tom Condon currently is experiencing, even though no one seems to care. As the agent for tackle Jason Smith, Condon should be saying the same thing. But to say such a thing would run counter to the interests of Condon’s other client, Stafford. Think of it this way — if Condon were representing Curry, would Curry have said he’d take less money than Long? And Curry’s willing to undercut last year’s top package because he realizes that if he’s not the first overall pick, he’ll at best be the third overall pick. So as long as he’s making more at No. 1 than he’d be making at No. 3, Curry will be ahead of the game financially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Some "expert" on ESPN says he has a "strong instinct" that Curry is a backup plan from what little he has heard. If Curry was the main guy, he'd be signed already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl34 Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Curry is the backup plan. This is an effort to get Stafford's agent to play ball. Notice it's Curry and not Jason Smith (who has the same agent as Stafford). The Lions are trying to manipulate the agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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