[vincesanity82]

Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that the Arizona Cardinals have come to terms with tackle Levi Brown, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2007 draft.

Per Schefter, Brown signed a six-year deal with a maximum possible value of $62 million and guaranteed money in excess of $18.5 million.

The guaranteed money puts Brown meshes with the deal given to the No. 4 overall pick, Bucs defensive end Gaines Adams, who received $18.5 million in guaranteed money on a six-year contract.

Per year, however, Jones got less guaranteed money than Redskins safety LaRon Landry, the No. 6 overall pick. Landry received $17.5 million in guaranteed money on a five-year deal.

Coincidentally, Brown and Landry are represented by the same agent, Joel Segal.

Of course, Segal likely will claim that the deficiency in guaranteed money is counterbalanced by the total value of the Brown deal, which has an average of more than $10 million per year. But if the maximum incentives in Brown's deal are anything like the maximum incentives that Segal inserted into Landry's contract, Brown shouldn't assume that he'll be earning the top dollars.

Per a league source, Landry will get the maximum value of his five-year, $41.5 million contract only if he wins the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award. Four times.

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[Lefty Noob]

Hey, comparisons aside, Brown got good value in his contract. Now it's time for the young man to earn that dough. Arizona needs him to be a force on that offensive line, especially as they make the switch to a run-first team under their new head coach.

[bears9]

They overpaid Reggie Busch isn't getting that kinda money and he was the second pick in the draft last year Joe Thomas didn't get this much. They overpaid.