| 27 July 2010
It's being reported Lions' 1st round draft pick Ndamukong Suh has packed his bags, and is headed for Detroit.
It's reported by Suh himself, actually.
What a great day of workouts and relaxing and packing for D twn. PS looking forward to camp!! #Detroit #lions #huskers #Nebraska
*By the way, if you aren't on Twitter, you are missing out on a ton of information and news as it breaks...you're also exposed to excessive amounts of Justin Bieber, but there's always bad that comes with the good. The yin and the yang, as it were...
Before you get your undies all in a twist from excitement, Suh has yet to agree to a contract.
With Suh boarding on a jet airliner bound for Detroit, it reminds me of something a wise musician by the name of Steve Miller once sang...
Goodbye to all my friends at home
Goodbye to people I've trusted
I've got to go out and make my way
I might get rich you know I might get busted
Quite fitting, if you ask me... (and yes, quoting a hit song from the mid-70's means I'm old!)
But there is some good news in negotiations, even if it's not the Lions or Suh making it.
Via Alex Marvez at Fox Sports:
Rams general manager Billy Devaney told FOXSports.com there is a “really good chance” that a deal will be completed with rookie quarterback Sam Bradford by the time training camp opens Thursday at team headquarters.
Anything helping the Suh/Lions negotiations along is a good thing. Bradford agreeing to a contract will go a long way towards putting a value on any deal Suh's agent is negotiating with the Lions...and it's why Suh's agent, Eugene Parker (The moron who helped Michael Crabtree hold out half the season with the Niners in '09) is moving so slowly with the Lions.
At Mlive, Killer Kowalski brings up a very good negotiating point...
It wouldn't look good for Parker if (3rd overall pick Gerald) McCoy, who plays the same defensive tackle position as Suh, to come up with a better contract. That could be very damaging for Parker as he tries to recruits rookies in the years to come.
I still believe a deal will get done without Suh holding out. It may not be till Saturday afternoon when the team is lacing up their cleats for their first training camp workout, but it will get done.
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