The top six picks in this year's NFL draft are all signed, sealed and delivered, and it doesn't appear that there are going to be any preseason-long, JaMarcus Russell-style holdouts this season.
But if there's one player who could be out for a week or more, it's Saints defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis, the No. 7 overall pick. Saints G.M. Mickey Loomis recently said that the Ellis holdout could be lengthy, mostly because Ellis apparently doesn't want to settle for much less than the $21 million guaranteed that Vernon Gholston got as the No. 6 overall pick of the Jets.
There are only three other first-round holdouts left in the NFL: Jaguars defensive end Derrick Harvey (No. 8), Bengals linebacker Keith Rivers (No. 9) and Bills cornerback Leodis McKelvin (No. 11). I'd bet on all four of the unsigned first-rounders reporting by next weekend, but if there's one who might hold out for longer, it's Ellis.
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7-28-2008 @ 12:40AM
George B Vieto said...
The holdout of Sedrick Ellis will be lenghty because he wants to get paid what Vernon Gholston's salary and I don't think the Saints are going to give away money to rookies that easily. I will give it two weeks of preseason football before Sedrick joins the Saints in training camp.
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