Vince Young’s deal is done. So is Chad Greenway’s and Jay Cutler’s.

First-round draft picks are signing contracts and making their way to training facilities as the majority of NFL teams prepare to open camp. The one big name with no agreement: Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush.

Neither Saints general manager Mickey Loomis nor Bush’s agent, Joel Segal, would comment on negotiations Thursday, but Loomis said recently that negotiations with Bush are running a “normal” course.

Bush, the star running back and kick returner from Southern California, is looking for top pick money. Defensive end Mario Williams was the first overall choice in April and signed a six-year, $54 million contract with Houston, with $26.5 million guaranteed. On Thursday, third pick Young agreed to a five-year deal, with an option for a sixth, with $25.7 million guaranteed with Tennessee. It could have an overall value of $58 million with option and roster bonuses and salary.

“It was a great deal for us,” said Major Adams, the quarterback’s agent. “Both sides had one goal, and that was to get him in on time. We accomplished that, and we worked diligently to get him in.”

Young led Texas to the national championship last season with a victory over Bush and USC in the Rose Bowl. Another Trojans running back, LenDale White, is now a Titans teammate of Young’s.

White, like Bush and Young, came out of college after his junior season, but he slipped to the second round, 45th overall, because of a right hamstring injury and a perceived poor attitude and work ethic by some scouts. He is behind starter Chris Brown and veteran Travis Henry in the backfield.

Greenway, a linebacker out of Iowa, was the No. 17 pick overall. His contract could be worth up to $13.25 million with roster and performance bonuses.

“When I was doing the agent (interview) process, I started off by saying, I don’t want to be a guy that’s going to hold out of camp, and we’re not going to be too proud as an agent or as a player to hold out,”‘ Greenway said. “If that’s what they’re offering, that’s what we’re going to take.”

The Vikings’ rookies begin workouts Friday.

Quarterback Jay Cutler, the 11th pick in the draft out of Vanderbilt, agreed to a package worth up to $48 million over six years. The deal was expected to be signed in time for the Broncos’ first workout Friday.

“We got it done,” agent Bus Cook said of the deal that includes a team option for the sixth year.

Cutler was the last of Denver’s seven-member draft class to reach a deal.

The Broncos also signed punter Micah Knorr to fill in for Todd Sauerbrun, who will serve a four-game suspension for using the banned dietary supplement ephedra.

Kansas City Chiefs agreed to terms with first-round draft pick Tamba Hali, a defensive end from Penn State and the 20th overall pick. Hali received a five-year contract.

The 6-foot-3, 275-pound Hali had 11 sacks during his senior season, including four against Wisconsin, tying a Nittany Lions single-game record.

Mathias Kiwanuka signed a five-year contract with the Giants that agent Tom Condon said could be worth up to $10 million if the Boston College defensive end hits all his incentives. Kiwanuka is guaranteed $5 million.

“The millionaire part is good,” Kiwanuka said. “But I think the most exciting part is that this is Day 1 for me. This is the official Day 1. I have been a part of the team, kind of, now that it is signed and over with, I’m happy.”

Kiwanuka had 32 sacks in his final three seasons at Boston College. But he joins a crowded defensive line led by Pro Bowl ends Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora and highly regarded second-year player Justin Tuck.

Late Thursday, Tampa Bay agreed to a deal with guard Davin Joseph of Oklahoma, its No. 1 pick and the 23rd overall selection. Joseph is expected to compete for a starting job right away.

Injuries already have struck even before most teams have practiced. Cleveland lost its top free-agent signing, LeCharles Bentley, a two-time Pro Bowl center. He tore his left patellar tendon and will undergo knee surgery and miss the season.

“He was the face of our free agent class,” general manager Phil Savage said. “We feel terrible for LeCharles, but life goes on.”

Blocking for Reuben Droughns on an off-tackle running play, Bentley, who played four years in New Orleans, was briefly engaged in a block up front with nose tackle Ted Washington when his left knee buckled.

“We’re still looking for a good year and I expect a good year. Nothing really has changed,” Crennel said. “Any time you lose a Pro Bowl player, you’re not quite as good. I told the team that everyone else has to pick up some slack, which I think we’ll do.”

Three veterans standouts, Jets running back Curtis Martin and Patriots defensive end Richard Seymour and safety Rodney Harrison were placed on the physically unable to perform list. All three are expected to be fine well before the season.

Players can only be put on the PUP list before the first practice of training camp. If they are not removed from it before the final roster cutdown to 53 players on Sept. 2, they must stay on it for the first six weeks of the season. At any time during Weeks 7-10, they can be activated or work out with the team.

After the first 10 weeks of the season, they must be activated, waived or placed on injured reserve, requiring them to miss the rest of the season.

Any of the PUP players can be taken off the list in training camp once they’re ready to practice.

Thomas Jones, who last season joined Walter Payton as the only Bears running backs to eclipse 1,300 yards, strained his hamstring while running during a physical Thursday and wound up on the PUP list.

“It was something where I ran this morning kind of early. I may not have stretched as much as I should have been. It was something that just happened. It could happen to anybody,” Jones said.

San Francisco traded backup quarterback Cody Pickett to Houston for a conditional draft pick. Pickett started two games for the 49ers last season – and completed a franchise-low one pass in a loss to Chicago. The former rodeo cowboy gained his greatest notoriety from a brief stint as a special-teams player covering kickoffs and punts.


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