Herald staff
The Seattle Seahawks have reached agreement on a six-year contract worth $10.1 million for top draft choice Koren Robinson, a wide receiver from North Carolina State.
Agent Alvin Keels confirmed that Robinson would sign the contract today, ESPN.com reported Wednesday. Keels said only minor details remained to be fine-tuned in the contract language.
The Seahawks refused to confirm the Robinson deal Wednesday but did announce they have signed their other first-round pick, guard Steve Hutchinson of Michigan, as well as quarterback Josh Booty, a sixth-round pick.
The Robinson deal includes an initial signing bonus of $4 million and an option bonus next spring of $2.5 million, ESPN.com said.
Robinson, 21, was the ninth player taken in the recent draft.
Seahawks spokesman Lane Gammel, reached at training camp in Cheney at Eastern Washington University, said that no contract had been signed with Robinson.
“It hasn’t happened yet,” Gammel said. “It’s not official. We don’t announce if we’ve agreed to anything.”
Robinson, 21, caught 110 passes for 1,914 yards and 15 touchdowns during two seasons at North Carolina State. He had 13 touchdown receptions in 2000.
The team offered no details on the contract with Hutchinson, the 17th overall pick.
Hutchinson started four years at Michigan and was named to the first-team All-Big Ten each season.
Booty, from Louisiana State, signed a multi-year contract, the team said. No details were provided.
Training camp opens this weekend. The first practices are scheduled for Sunday.
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