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Updated status of fifth-year options for 2011 first-round picks

Updated status of fifth-year options for 2011 first-round picks

The 2011 labor deal creates an annual May 3 deadline for the exercise of the fifth-year option on first-round player contracts.  Every draft pick gets a four-year contract; teams can choose to extend the deal for first-round picks to five years by exercising an option that gives the player a salary guaranteed for injury only…