The Patriots have agreed to a four-year deal with second-round draft pick Darius Butler. A league source has confirmed the details of the contract that Patriots cornerback Darius Butler, the third of the team's four second round picks (No. 41 overall) has agreed to. Butler gets a four-year deal for about $4.125 million.
Butler gets more than $2 million guaranteed in the form of a $440,000 roster bonus and a $1.6275 million guaranteed option bonus. His base salaries will be $310,000 (2009), $395,000 (2010), $582,000 (2011) and $770,000 (2012).
It is a mild surprise that Butler is the first of the Patriots' four second-round picks to sign. He is a client of mega-agent Drew Rosenhaus, who is known as a tough negotiator, but Rosenhaus said it was a "very smooth negotiation."
Butler is the second of the Patriots' 12 draft picks to come to terms on a contract. Offensive lineman Rich Ohrnberger agreed to a four-year deal worth approximately $2.2 million on June 12.
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