Don't look for Ndamukong Suh to be signing soon with the Detroit Lions, but agent Eugene Parker says that's more a statement on the process than the particulars involving the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL draft. It might even be close to training camp before the former Nebraska defensive tackle has a completed contract. “Typically what happens,†Parker said, “is when there's a sense of urgency by both parties, things get done.†Suh is going through his second week of organized team activities with the Lions while Parker and Roosevelt Barnes of Maximum Sports Management are setting the foundation for what will be a lucrative contract for the 2009 Associated Press national college player of the year. The No. 2 pick in last year's draft, offensive tackle Jason Smith, signed a six-year, $61.775 million contract with St. Louis, which included $33 million guaranteed. Parker said there are elements to contracts that can be worked through in advance — “as far as structure, as far as language, as far as things that might be important to them that might not be a problem to us, and vice versa. So you can at least open up some dialogue and get some of that stuff out of the way,†he said. “And sometimes these things take quick turns. Sometimes things seem like they're going along slowly, and then in a matter of hours you make substantial headway.†Source: Omaha World-Herald
