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mlive.com - 4/22/2009

Source: Lions have Aaron Curry in fold if Matthew Stafford doesn't sign soon - Detroit Lions: ...

— 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 ... (more) Source: Lions have Aaron Curry in fold if Matthew ...

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sports.espn.go.com - 4/23/2009

Sources: Detroit Lions work to draft agreement with Matthew Stafford

— sports.espn.go.com — Negotiations between the Detroit Lions and Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford have intensified but as of Wednesday night... there was no deal, multiple sources said. (more) Sources: Detroit Lions work to draft agreement with ...

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blogs.nfl.com - 4/22/2009

Curry says he’d take less money as Lions’ No. 1 pick

— blogs.nfl.com — On my Sirius radio show Tuesday, Wake Forest LB Aaron Curry told me he would do a... pre-draft deal with the Lions for less than the $57.5 million ($30 million guaranteed) that Jake Long received from the Dolphins as the No. 1 overall draft pick last ... (more) Curry says he’d take less money as Lions’ No. 1 pick

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Lions Not Bluffing On Curry, Or Are They?
ProFootballTalk.com — With the draft two days away and the Lions claiming to want the No. 1 overall pick under contract and with no contract finalized yet, the franchise is getting more press than it has in years. The latest report?  According to Tom Kowalski of Mlive.com, agent Tom Condon will be shopping the Lions’ bottom-line offer to other teams, in order to see whether he can get more for quarterback Matthew Stafford at a lower slot than the Lions are offering at No. 1. On the surface, it sounds like a ridiculous proposition.  But, then again, the Falcons gave in 2008 a much bigger contract to ...

Stafford Looking For Another Deal
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors — Stafford Looking For Another Deal From Tom Kowalski of Mlive.com : [image] According to a league source, the Lions expect Stafford’s agent, Tom Condon, to see if he can get a better deal with another team a slot or two lower than the Lions. Remember, last year Condon got a better contract for quarterback Matt Ryan ($34.75 million guaranteed), who was the third overall pick, than tackle Jake Long received as the first pick ($30 million guaranteed). While it’s technically true that agents can’t negotiate with teams that don’t have the No. 1 overall choice, there are ways ...

Headlinin': Welcome to 'Drafthood' with Quan Cosby
Dr. Saturday — ... . As it stands, though, the Georgia slinger might be content to reach a more lucrative agreement with another team -- Matt Ryan got more money at No. 3 last year than Jake Long did at No. 1, and Curry is ...

Lions’ approach with No. 1 pick is all wrong
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog — ... middle linebacker and offensive tackle, the Lions will essentially attempt to address two of those needs with the No. 1 and No. 20 picks. But is Mayhew already screwing things up? The Lions have stated all along that they wanted to get the No. 1 pick under contract before the start of the April 25 draft. So they began working with the agents of top prospects Aaron Curry, Matthew Stafford and Jason Smith roughly a week ago, and even have a even struck a deal with Curry, who is the top linebacker prospect in the draft. ...

Again, Lions, this is not the time to be save a few bucks
Shutdown Corner — ... The Lions have been negotiating with both Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry and Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford. Tom Kowalski of mlive.com reports that they've already got a deal with Curry in the bag, but have yet to reach an agreement with Stafford. ...

"Staff" infection
Motown Sports Revival — It sounds like there is a good chance that the Lions will select Matthew Stafford with the first pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. Stafford and his agent have until Friday to accept a deal proposed by the Lions. Various reports have the Lions taking Aaron Curry if an agreement cannot be reached with Stafford. I expect Stafford—with his agent’s blessing—to accept the deal because being the #1 pick in the draft will be a “feather in the cap” for both the least of which is his agent. If this goes down like I think it will, then the Lions will be making a huge mistake. Even if I liked ...

Friday Notes: D-Day for Matthew Stafford
Pride Of Detroit — ... happen.  Considering that, I guess it wouldn't be all that surprising if Curry did end up being the pick.  Condon seems like someone who would decline a lesser or low-ball offer, whether it is because he has something else up his sleeve or based on the principle of it.  (I say that coming from an agent's perspective, as I think declining an offer as high as the one Stafford got would just be ridiculous.)  Regardless, one thing that appears certain is that Condon knows the Lions aren't bluffing.  He reportedly understands that if he lets this go beyond ...