AP: Steelers sign LB Timmons

PITTSBURGH (AP) Outside linebacker Lawrence Timmons, the No. 15 pick in the NFL draft, agreed Sunday with the Pittsburgh Steelers on a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $15 million and guarantees him $8,053,000 in bonus money. Timmons became only the third first-round pick in the April draft to reach terms and the first in the upper half of the draft. Previously, the only first-rounders under contract were 49ers offensive tackle Joe Staley (No. 28) and Bears tight end Greg Olsen (No. 31).

Cornerback Leon Hall, the Bengals' first-round pick, was the 18th overall pick. As more players around Hall sign, it will help the Bengals and Hall's agent, Doug Hendrickson, begin to slot Hall's contract.