NFC North teams made steady progress in signing their draft choices in my absence, and by my count, 10 of 27 rookies remain unsigned. (I'm including Chicago Bears running back Harvey Unga in that group after he was taken in last week's supplemental draft.) Below are the players who hadn't agreed to terms by Thursday morning. There really is no reason to panic about any of their situations yet. Depending upon a team's philosophy and the agent's time management, many of these negotiations could continue until the eve of training camp next week. *Update: Detroit Lions receiver Tim Toone and cornerback Amari Spievey agreed to terms while I was sleeping ... er ... taking time away. I've fixed the chart below. Detroit Lions
Round 1(a) defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh
Round 1(b) running back Jahvid Best
Green Bay Packers
Round 1 offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga
Round 2 defensive lineman Michael Neal
Minnesota Vikings
Round 2(a) cornerback Chris Cook
Round 2(b) running back Toby Gerhart
Round 4 defensive end Everson Griffen
Round 5(a) offensive lineman Chris DeGeare
Round 6 quarterback Joe Webb
Round 7(a) tight end Mickey Shuler
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