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Sports Business 101: What kind of contracts did the 2008 first round NFL draft picks sign?

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2008 First Round NFL draft pick contracts
Pick Team Player Position Contract
1 Miami Dolphins Jake Long OT 5 years, 57.5 million dollars, 30 million guaranteed
2 St. Louis Rams Chris Long DE 6 years 56.5 million dollars, 29 million guaranteed
3 Atlanta Falcons Matt Ryan QB 6 years 72 million dollars, 34 million guranteed
4 Oakland Raiders Darren McFadden RB 6 years 60 million dollars, 26 million guranteed
5 Kansas City Chiefs Glenn Dorsey DT 5 years 51 million dollars, 23 million guaranteed
6 New York Jets Vernon Gholston DE 5 years 50 million dollars, 21 million guaranteed
7 New Orleans Saints Sedrick Ellis DT 5 years 49 million dollars, 19.5 million guaranteed
8 Jacksonville Jaguars Derrick Harvey DE 5 years 33.4 million dollars, 17.177 guaranteed
9 Cincinnati Bengals Keith Rivers LB 6 years 23 million dollars, 15.6 guaranteed
10 New England Patriots Jerod Mayo LB 5 years 18.9 million, 13.8 million guaranteed
11 Buffalo Bills Leodis McKelvin CB 5 years 19.4 million, 12.6 million guaranteed
12 Denver Broncos Ryan Clady OT 5 years 17.5 million dollars, 11.5 guaranteed
13 Carolina Panthers Jonathan Stewart RB 5 years 20 million dollars, 10.795 guaranteed
14 Chicago Bears Chris Williams OT 5 years 16 million dollars, 10 million guaranteed
15 Kansas City Chiefs Branden Albert OG 5 years 15.8 million dollars, 9.2 guaranteed
16 Arizona Cardinals Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB 5 years 15.1 million dollars, 9 million guranteed
17 Detroit Lions Gosder Cherilus T 5 years 15 million dollars, 8.9 guaranteed
18 Baltimore Ravens Joe Flacco QB 5 years 30 million dollars, 8.75 million guaranteed
19 Carolina Panthers Jeff Otah T 5 years 14.4 million dollars, 8.965 million guaranteed
20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Aqib Talib CB 5 years 14 million dollars, 8.2 million guaranteed
21 Atlanta Falcons Sam Baker T 5 years 13.5 million dollars, 7.8 million guaranteed
22 Dallas Cowboys Felix Jones RB 5 years 10.5 million dollars, 8 million guaranteed
23 Pittsburgh Steelers Rashard Mendenhall RB 5 years 12.535 million dollars, 7.125 million guaranteed
24 Tennessee Titans Chris Johnson RB 5 years 12 million dollars, 7 million guaranteed
25 Dallas Cowboys Mike Jenkins CB 5 years 9.7 million dollars,7 million guaranteed
26 Houston Texans Duane Brown OT 5 years 11.4 million dollars, 6.5 million guaranteed
27 San Diego Chargers Antoine Cason CB 5 years 12.03 million dollars
28 Seattle Seahawks Lawrence Jackson DE 5 years 11.25 million dollars, 6.1 guaranteed
29 San Francisco 49ers Kentwan Balmer DE 5 years 11.5 million dollars, 6 million guaranteed
30 New York Jets Dustin Keller TE 5 years 12 million dollars, 6 millionguaranteed
31 New York Giants Kenny Phillips FS 5 years 11.15 million dollars
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