from Joe Reedy, Cincinnati Enquirer:

As for Andre Smith, agent Alvin Keels still isn’t talking, either on the phone or his Twitter page while the team is also staying quiet. Besides negotiating Smith’s contract, Keels is also trying to get an extension done for Jets RB Leon Washington. But both sides now have their salary range to work with, which is between $38.25-50.5 million with the guaranteed money between $23.5-28 million.

Here’s where things could get interesting. Last year’s sixth pick, the Jets’ Vernon Gholston, signed a five-year $50 million deal with $21 million guaranteed. Darrius Heyward-Bey’s total value was also lower than last year’s No. 7, but there was more guaranteed money. The salary range from this year also suggests that Smith will receive more guaranteed than Gholston.

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