Ravens chief negotiator Pat Moriarty has flown to the West Coast and will meet with the agents for the team's two first-round draft picks by the end of the week.
The Ravens are looking to get linebacker Terrell Suggs and quarterback Kyle Boller signed before players report to training camp on July 27. Suggs and Boller said last month they expect to arrive at McDaniel College on time.
"I'm looking forward to the meeting," said Mike Sullivan, who represents Boller. "We have a chance to get things accomplished very quickly."
The likely starting point for Boller's contract is the one given in 2000 to the New York Jets' Chad Pennington, the last quarterback drafted in the middle of the first round.
Pennington, selected one spot higher than Boller at No. 18, signed a five-year, incentive-laden contract that could earn him as much as $23 million. Though the base contract is worth nearly $6.5 million, he could earn another $16 million over the life of the deal, including an additional $ 1.97 million bonus if he participates in 35 percent of the team's offensive plays in any of his first three seasons.
As for Suggs, he likely will sign a deal similar to last year's 10th overall pick, the Cincinnati Bengals' Levi Jones. The offensive tackle agreed to a five-year, $11 million deal, which paid about $7 million in his first year and included bonuses based upon playing time.
Suggs and Boller are among the Ravens' 10 unsigned draft picks and among the league's 31 unsigned first-round picks. Suggs is expected to start at outside linebacker, and Boller will compete with Chris Redman for the starting job.
NOTE: The Ravens will conduct a mock scrimmage on the new M&T Bank Stadium artificial surface on Aug. 2 at 9:30 a.m. It will be open to the public at no charge. When the session ends at 11 a.m., fans will be allowed onto the field for autographs.
