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Suggs Signing Shows Again How To Build Teams And Keep Them Together In Age Of Free Agency And Salary Cap

Year drafted Pos. Player Original contract Re-signed Second contract/next team

1996 OL Jonathan Ogden 7 years, $15.4 million 2000 6 years, $44 million

1996 LB Ray Lewis 5 years, $5 million 1998 4 years, $26 million

1997 LB Peter Boulware 6 years, $18.5 million 2002 7 years, $42 million

1998 CB Duane Starks 4 years, $7 million No Signed with Arizona as free agent in 2002

1999 CB Chris McAlister 4 years, $7.1 million *2004 7 years, $55 million

2000 RB Jamal Lewis 6 years, $35.3 million 2006 3 years, $26 million

2000 WR Travis Taylor 5 years, $7.463 million No Signed with Minnesota as free agent in 2005

2001 TE Todd Heap 5 years, $6.1 million 2005 6 years, $30 million

2002 S Ed Reed 5 years, $6.2 million 2006 6 years, $44.4 million

2003 LB Terrell Suggs 5 years, $10.09 million **2009 6 years, $63 million

2003 QB Kyle Boller 5 years, $8 million 2007 1 year, $3 million

*-McAlister was designated the Ravens' franchise player in 2003.

**-Suggs was the franchise player in 2008 and was designated as such in 2009 before he signed a new contract, thus removing the tag.

Notes: Contract values do not reflect bonuses for reaching incentives. The Ravens' four first-round picks from 2005 to 2008 - WR Mark Clayton (2005), DT Haloti Ngata (2006), OG Ben Grubbs (2007) and QB Joe Flacco (2008) - are under the original contracts they signed with the team. The Ravens' 2009 first-round pick, OT Michael Oher, has not signed a contract.

Source: Baltimore Sun archives