RAIDERS NO 1 PICK SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED

I know this is a little late, practice ran all morning followed by an hour of interviews.

So before lunch is served, No. 7 overall pick Darrius Heyward-Bey has signed a five-year contract, as first reported by Adam Schefter and confirmed by a Raiders official.

Sports agent Alvin Keels tweeted the deal had $23.5 million guaranteed and $38.25 million in base salary with a maximum value of $54 million, according to his league source. Why does Keels care if he doesn't represent DHB? Because he's got the No. 6 pick, Andre Smith of the Bengals.

Raiders coach Tom Cable would not confirm the signing, saying he did not know because he was at the first practice of training camp. DHB wasn't because the deal was still being worked out at team headquarters in Oakland.

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