deadspin.com - 4/22/2009
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Aaron Curry is shopping himself to the Lions via text message — which technically is SPAM — telling general manager Martin Mayhew that he can be had for a song if he chooses him No. 1. Curry was interviewed on Sirius satellite radio on Tuesday and said that he would accept sign a ...
mlive.com - 4/22/2009
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mlive.com —
According to a league source, the Detroit Lions
have completed contract terms with Wake Forest linebacker Aaron...
Curry and the team is now waiting to see if it can reach an agreement with their No. 1 target, Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford. The ...
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Source: Lions have Aaron Curry in fold if Matthew ...
insider.espn.go.com - 4/21/2009
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insider.espn.go.com —
The winds of change have blown again since
last week, when Scouts Inc. overhauled its first-round projection...
and moved QB Mark Sanchez all the way up to No. 4 overall to Seattle. This time receivers and offensive tackles are the story. Our ...
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2009 NFL mock draft: Jason Smith and three other ...
mlive.com - 4/23/2009
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mlive.com —
There is more intrigue going on with the
situation surrounding Detroit's first overall draft pick. The Lions...
already have come to terms on a deal with Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry, but the Lions are waiting to see if their No. 1 target -- ...
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Source: Matthew Stafford's agent knows Lions aren't ...
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Curry Shopping Himself Directly to Detroit
Arrowhead Addict | A Kansas City Chiefs Sports Blog —
... Aaron Curry is reportedly shopping himself to the Lions- trying to upend Matthew Stafford as the Number 1 pick and turning the draft upside down in the process. Curry said that he would accept sign a deal worth less than $30 million, which is what last year’s top pick, Jake Long, got. ...
Aaron Curry Says He Will Accept Below Market Value Guaranteed Money To Be Drafted #1 By The Lions
FanIQ Blog —
... #1 pick in the Draft, and that the Lions aren't exactly excited to be paying whoever that pick is $30 million plus in guaranteed money. The rest of the teams with high draft picks would also like to see the Lions keep their guaranteed money for the #1 pick lower than normal, since that way they can base their contracts with their draft picks off of that first pick.
Well, Aaron Curry has a solution for the Lions and the NFL. He'll take a pay cut to be the #1 pick!
Deadspin informs us that Curry was interviewed on Sirius satellite ...
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sportingnews.com 4/22/2009 — Aaron Curry has it all backwards. See, I’d assume the only good thing about being taken No. 1 overall in the NFL draft would be the extra money that comes along with it. You’re going to the worst team in the league -- there has to be some ...
Lions have deal for Curry in place, Stafford next?
eatdrinkandsleepfootball.com 4/23/2009 — The Detroit Lions have stated that it's their desire and intention to have a contract in place with whomever they select number one overall before Saturday's NFL draft begins at 4 p.m.
The three players believed to be in the mix to be their pick are Georgia QB Matthew Stafford, Baylor OT Jason ...
Peter King: Sifting through the draft rumors
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 4/23/2009 — ST. LOUIS -- The athletically gifted Aaron Curry, should he be available after the first pick of Saturday's draft, is probably a serious candidate in Kansas City, Seattle and Cleveland. I see the Lions, at one, taking Matthew Stafford and St. Louis ...
Again, Lions, this is not the time to be save a few bucks
sports.yahoo.com 4/24/2009 — I
mentioned it in passing yesterday , but I'm feeling more and more like it warrants its own
post. I guess that's because it looks today like the Lions are actually serious
about this "let's just take whoever's cheaper" business.
The ...
Lions Meet With Aaron Curry’s Agents
profootballtalk.com 4/19/2009 — Wake Forest top-ranked linebacker Aaron Curry’s agents met with Detroit Lions team president Tom Lewand today at a minicamp practice, according to Nicholas J. Cotsonika of the Detroit Free Press.
Michael Sullivan and Andy Ross, who represent the ...
Detroit Talking to QB Stafford; Trying to Get a Deal Done
nflgridirongab.com 4/23/2009 —
The player that the Lions want with the first pick in Saturday’s Draft is out - it’s QB Matthew Stafford. Reports from the Detroit Free Press state that the Lions have been talking for two days with Stafford trying to get a deal done, but nothing has been set as of yet.
The ...
Hey Lions: Billy Mays Here for Aaron Curry —
Bleacher Report - NFL 4/22/2009
Billy Mays here for Aaron Curry! In the market for a 23-year-old football player recently deemed the nation's top linebacker on the collegiate level? If so, do I have a deal for you. Like Derrick Johnson? Of course you do. Well, this guy's better ...