Reported Details Of Devin McCourty Agreement With The Patriots

Here are the reported details for the Devin McCourty five-year agreement with the New England Patriots. According to Mike Reiss of ESPN Boston, the first round pick's deal has a maximum value of $13.2 million, with $7.825 million in guarantees and bonuses, citing a league source.

The Patriots now have all of their 2010 draft picks under contract. Training camp begins on Thursday.

Patriots Reportedly Reach Agreement With First-Round Pick Devin McCourty

The Patriots will likely now have all of their draft picks in camp. According to his agent, Andy Simms, first-round pick Devin McCourty has come to terms with New England on a five-year deal, reports Mike Reiss. Details have yet to be announced.

Simms added that he expects McCourty to report to training camp on Wednesday.

McCourty, a cornerback from Rutgers, was the 27th pick in the 2010 NFL Draft with the plan that he'd be an every-down player, says Pats Pulpit.

McCourty was drafted in the first round with the expectations that he'd be an every down player. After he was drafted, I compiled a table that showed McCourty as the most well rounded corner in the draft, and one of the highest potential picks. He can develop to become a lock down corner over the next couple years, but in the mean time he can contribute as the #2 or #3 corner, will helping out on special teams- which is a pretty good gig for an end-of-the-first-round rookie.

Patriots Sign Second Round Pick, LB Brandon Spikes

Brandon Spikes, the Florida linebacker who the Patriots selected in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft, has agreed to a deal with New England to the tune of $3.21 million over four years, this according to Mike Reiss (via Spikes' agent).

The deal includes a $960,000 signing bonus and a one-time incentive of $450,000.

“He’s refreshed and pleased that the contract is done," said Watson of the Marietta, Georgia based Watson Sports Agency. "He can not wait to get to the facility. He loves to play football and is ready to go about what he loves.”

Spikes is expected to compete for a spot at inside linebacker, along with Gary Guyton and Tyrone McKenzie, says Pats Pulpit:

Spike joins Jerod Mayo, Gary Guyton and Tyrone McKenzie on the inside linebacker depth chart. Spikes has nearly twenty pounds on the others and should provide a solid run down presence immediately. And if you watch the video below you'll see he could also bring a Ray Lewis-like leadership presence as well...

The Patriots now have just one draft pick unsigned, first-rounder Devin McCourty, a cornerback from Rutgers. 

Patriots Sign Second-Round Pick Rob Gronkowski

The Patriots came to terms with their second round pick, tight end Rob Gronkowski, on Sunday, the day rookies were required to report to training camp.

According to Mike Florio at Pro Football Talk, the deal is worth $4.44 million over four years. 

Gronkowsi's deal pays a signing bonus of $1.76 million and a one-time incentive based on minimum playing time in the amount of $830,000.

The contract includes minimum base salaries ($320,000 in 2010, $405,000 in 2011, $490,000 in 2012, and $575,00 in 2013). The 2013 base salary is fully guaranteed for skill and injury. Also, $255,000 of the 2012 salary is guaranteed. (Once the one-time incentive is earned, the base salaries become non-guaranteed.)

In all, $2.59 million is guaranteed; the only question is whether it the $830,000 above and beyond the signing bonus comes from the one-timer or the guaranteed base salaries in 2012 and 2013.

This leaves 2010 NFL Draft picks Devin McCourty (first round) and  Brandon Spikes (second round) unsigned.

Patriots Come To Terms With 7th-Round Pick Brandon Deaderick

The Patriots have signed seventh-round selection Brandon Deaderick to a four-year contract:

New England seventh-round pick Brandon Deaderick has signed a four-year contract with the team. The 6-foot-6, 314 pound defensive tackle out of Alabama will receive a $40,300 signing bonus as part of the $1.79 million pact.

Deaderick faces a bit of an uphill battle to make the 53-man roster at the nose tackle spot with Vince Wilfork entrenched as starter and Myron Pryor a pleasant surprise last year; Mike Wright and Damione Lewis can also play on the interior. Last year with the Crimson Tide, playing with massive Terrence Cody, Deaderick totaled 23 tackles, including 4.5 for loss.

Deaderick is just the sixth Patriots draft pick to come to terms with the team.

For more, visit Pats Pulpit.

Patriots, Zoltan Mesko Agree To Four-Year Deal

The Patriots locked up their punter of the future when they announced the signing of fifth-round draft pick Zoltan Mesko.

Mesko was drafted out of the University of Michigan. His deal is worth a base value of $1.97 million:

That includes a signing bonus slightly over $187,000, standard base salaries of $320,000, $405,00, $490,000 and $575,000 as well as a fourth-year escalator clause.

The Ray Guy Award finalist was a two-time All-Big Ten selection.

The second-team All-American selection averaged a school-record 44.9 yards last season with 17 over 50 yards, 18 fair-caught, three touchbacks and 15 downed inside the 20-yard line.

Mesko punted in the Senior Bowl for the North squad.

For more on Mesko, visit Pats Pulpit.

Patriots Ink 4th Round Pick TE Aaron Hernandez

The Patriots and fourth-round draft pick Aaron Hernandez have come to terms on a contract. The details of the contract are not known at this point.

Hernandez, a tight end out of Florida, caught 111 passes for 1,382 yards with 12 touchdowns in 40 games as a Gator.

Hernandez is the fourth Patriots draftee to sign a contract with the team. The Patriots are still working out contracts with eight draft picks, including No. 1 pick Devin McCourty.

Patriots Sign Draft Pick Thomas Welch; Nine Picks Still Remain Unsigned

The Patriots have announced the signing of 7th round draft pick Thomas Welch, a tackle out of Vanderbilt.

The reported deal is for four years:

Welch will battle for a job in training camp with a crowded group at tackle. There are three players there who started for long stretches in 2009 (Matt Light, Nick Kaczur, Sebastian Vollmer), and a fourth (Mark LeVoir) who got plenty of playing time.

What could help the 6-foot-7, 310-pounder would be if Kaczur's appearance at guard during minicamp last week is more than just a cameo at the position in Logan Mankins' absence.

Welch is just the third draft pick the Patriots have come to terms with. The Patriots also signed wide receiver Taylor Price (3rd round, Ohio) and center Ted Larsen (6th, NC State).

The following are draft picks that remain unsigned by the Patriots:

1st Round (27th Overall) – Devin McCourty, CB -- Rutgers
2nd Round (42nd) – Rob Gronkowski, TE -- Arizona
2nd Round (53rd) – Jermaine Cunningham, OLB -- Florida
2nd Round (62nd) – Brandon Spikes, LB -- Florida
4th Round (113th) – Aaron Hernandez, TE -- Florida
5th Round (150th) – Zoltan Mesko, P -- Michigan
7th Round (247th) – Brandon Deaderick, DL -- Alabama
7th Round (248th) – Kade Weston, DL -- Georgia
7th Round (250th) – Zac Robinson, QB -- Oklahoma State