49ers Sign Smith

[Mac]

49ers avoid holdout with Smith
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Jay Glazer / FOXSports.com
Posted: 2 minutes ago



The No. 1 pick in this year's draft will be in on time.

FOXSports.com has learned that the 49ers have agreed to terms with their top pick, and the top overall selection, Utah quarterback Alex Smith. The deal exceeds the total the Giants gave to Eli Manning, last year's No. 1 pick.
Smith's six-year contract is for $50 million and includes $24 million in bonus, the most guaranteed money given to a rookie in the history of the NFL.

The signing of Smith is significant, as nearly every other draft pick has been waiting for the No. 1 pick's deal to get done in order to base their deals upon that contract.

Smith is expected to be the starting quarterback for the Niners this year ahead of last year's starter Tim Rattay and was signed to be the cornerstone for the next generation of 49ers football.

Last year at Utah, Smith led the Utes to the first BCS bowl appearance in the school's history and guided them to a 35-7 rout of Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl.


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This is great news...once the first domino falls, they all fall.

I expect Edwards in camp by the time practice starts on Friday.

 

[cdt]

Thank god, the flood gates will open and we should see 1st Rounders coming to terms with their teams lets hope we dont have the last 1st rounder in camp like last year...and on a side note many expect Charlie Frye to sign as early as tomorrow. We signed Brodney Pool, and Mcmillan too.