Bills Sign 1st Round Pick Maybin -- Fri Aug 21 6:05 pm --
DE Was Drafted 11th Overall Out Of Penn State | Buffalo Bills rookie first-round draft pick Aaron Maybin has signed a five-year contract. Capping four weeks of negotiations, the defensive end was at the team's headquarters to sign on Friday afternoon, his agent, Chafie Fields, told The Associated Press. "Aaron's happy to be here and ready to go to work," Fields said. He is expected to begin practicing on Monday, the team's first session after it returns home following a preseason game at Green Bay on Saturday. Buffalo has two preseason games left, at Pittsburgh on Aug. 29 and at home against Detroit on Sept. 3. Through Friday, Maybin missed 24 practices and two preseason games since training camp opened July 25. He has three weeks to prepare for the Bills regular-season opener at New England on Sept. 14. After sitting out his first year at Penn State as a redshirt freshman, Maybin entered the draft after two college seasons and without a full season as a starter. Though he played 13 games last season, Maybin didn't take over as a full-time starter until the fourth week. But he led the Big Ten with 12 sacks and was voted a first team All-American. (SI.com)
FF Today's Take: The 21 year old is expected to step right into the lineup to improve a Bill's defense that made just 24 sacks last season.
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