ALLEN PARK, Mich., July 24 (UPI) -- Wide receiver Charles Rogers, the second overall pick in this year's NFL Draft, has come to terms with the Detroit Lions.
No financial terms were disclosed, but Rogers, who vowed when he was drafted that he would get to training camp on time, signed a six-year contract.
"I'm here, that's the greatest thing," Rogers told the Detroit Free Press. "I'm here. Camp hasn't started yet, and I'm ready to go. I'm happy to be here. I'm smiling and ready to start that camaraderie with my rookie class and then go from there."
The 6-2, 202-pound Rogers finished his two-year career at Michigan State with 135 receptions for 2,821 yards and a school record 27 touchdowns in only 24 games.
As a junior in 2002, he earned the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's premier receiver, and was a consensus All-American and first-team All-Big Ten selection. He broke his own school season-records with 68 receptions for 1,351 yards and 13 touchdowns.
