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Sports Business 101: What kind of contracts did the 2009 first round NFL draft picks sign?

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A look at the contracts for all 32 2009 First Round NFL draft picks
Pick Team Player Position Contract
1 Detroit Lions Matt Stafford QB 6 years, 78 million dollars 41.7 Guaranteed
2 St. Louis Rams Jason Smith OL  6 years, 61 million dollars, 33 million guaranteed
3 Kansas City Chiefs Tyson Jackson DE  5 years 57 million dollars 31 million guaranteed
4 Seattle Seahawks Aaron Curry OLB  6 years 60 million dollars, 34 million guaranteed
5 New York Jets Mark Sanchez QB 5 years, 60 million dollars, 28 Guaranteed
6 Cinncinati Bengals Andre Smith OT  4 years 26 million dollars, 21 million guaranteed
7 Oakland Raiders Darrius Heyward-Bey WR  5 years, 38.25 million dollars, 23.5 guaranteed
8 Jacksonville Jaguars Eugene Monroe OT  5 years 35.4 million dollars, 19.2 million guaranteed
9 Green Bay Packers BJ Raji DT  5 years 28.5 million dollars, 18 million guaranteed
10 San Francisco 49ers Michael Crabtree WR  6 years 32 million dollars, 17 million guaranteed
11 Buffalo Bills Aaron Maybin DL  5 years 25 million dollars, 15 million guaranteed
12 Denver Broncos Knowshon Moreno RB  5 years 23 million dollars, 13 million guaranteed
13 Washington Redskins Brian Orakpo DE  5 years 20 million dollars, 12.1 guaranteed
14 New Orleans Saints Malcom Jenkins DB  5 years 19 million dollars 11 million guaranteed
15 Houston Texans Brian Cushing OLB  5 years 18 million dollars 10.435 million guaranteed
16 San Diego Chargers Larry English OLB  5 years 17 million dollars, 9.9 million guaranteed
17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers(From Cleveland) Josh Freeman QB  5 years, 36 million, 10.245 million guaranteed
18 Denver Broncos(from Chicago) Robert Ayers DE  5 years undisclosed 9.7 million guaranteed
19 Philadelphia Eagles(From Cleveland) Jermey Macklin WR  5 years 15.5 million dollars, 9.5 guaranteed
20 Detroit Lions(From Dallas) Brandon Pettigrew TE  5 years 14.6 million dollars, 9.4 million in bonuses
21 Cleveland Bronws Alex Mack C  5 years 13.975 million dollars, 8.975 guaranteed
22 Minnesota Vikings Percy Harivn WR  5 years 14.25 million dollars 8.4 guaranteed
23 Balitimore Ravens(from New England) MIchael Oher OT  5 years 13.8 million dollars, 7.8 guranteed
24 Atlanta Falcons Peria Jerry DT  5 years 12.75 million dollars, 7.55 guaranteed
25 Miami Dolphins Vontae Davis CB  5 years 13.3 million dollars 7.35 million guaranteed
26 Green Bay Packers(from New England) Clay Matthews LB  5 years, 13.275 million dollars 7.1 million guaranteed
27 Inianapolis Colts Donald Brown RB  5 years 12.835 million dollars, 6.845 million guranteed
28 Buffalo Bills(from Carolina through Philadelphia) Erik Wood C  5 year, 13 million dollars, 6.5 million guaranteed
29 New York Giants Hakeem Nicks WR  5 year 12.54 million dollars, 6.5 million dollar signing bonus
30 Tennessee Titans Kenny Britt WR  5 years, 12.25 million, 6.5 million guaranteed
31 Arizona Cardinals Chris Wells RB  4 years, 9 million dollars, 2 million signing bonus
32 Pittsburgh Steelers Evander Hood DT  5 years 11.3 million dollars, 6.1 guaranteed
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Josh is a lifelong sports fan who is currently working on his business degree, so it seemed only natural for him to start writing a column examining the role of business in sports.

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