Bills Sign Top Pick Leodis McKelvin
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Buffalo Bills first round Draft pick Leodis McKelvin signed a five-year, $19.4 million deal (with $12.6 million in bonuses) late yesterday. He missed the first two days of Bills training camp, and while any time missed is significant, especially for a rookie, he should be able to get caught up quickly thanks to his participation in OTAs this past offseason. Leodis was understandably thrilled and ready to hit the field:
“I’m really happy. I’m ready to come to camp and get things started with the team and compete and help the team out. I’ve been ready. I just want to get out there and help the defense out and just play football. Things will go up another notch for me. I want to play so for things to go well for me I’m just going to come out here and work very hard and try to get the team to the playoffs. That’s everybody’s goal right now, try to get to the playoffs and try to win a Super Bowl. We haven’t been to the playoffs since ‘99 so we’re going to try to get to the playoffs. That’s the first step.”
Leodis is expected to challenge Jabari Greer for a starting cornerback spot opposite Terrence McGee. But whether he starts or not, one thing’s for sure. Along with CB Ashton Youboty, he’ll see plenty of playing time this season. With Leodis’ signing (amidst a flurry of activity recently), it leaves only three remaining 2008 first round Draft picks unsigned — #7 Sedrick Ellis (New Orleans), #8 Derrick Harvey (Jacksonville) and #9 Keith Rivers (Cincinnati).
Source: BuffaloBills.com, Photo: Newscom
Tags: Ashton Youboty, Buffalo Bills, Derrick Harvey, Jabari-Greer, Keith Rivers, Leodis McKelvin, Sedrick Ellis, Terrence-McGeeRelated Stories
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