‘The parameters of a deal appeared to be set when Oakland strong safety Michael Huff and Detroit linebacker Ernie Sims, the seventh and ninth overall picks, signed. Huff signed a reported five-year contract, with an option for a sixth, worth $22.5 million. Sims signed a five-year deal, but the financial terms were not disclosed. Huff’s deal is said to be complicated and may not have accurately set the market from the Bills’ perspective. But Levy said the team’s offer to Whitner is between what Huff and Sims received.’