The Buffalo Bills are in the final days of their Rochester training camp, and they’re four weeks away from the season opener.  And there’s still no sign of first round draft pick Aaron Maybin.

National NFL reporters speculated last week that Maybin was days away from signing.  But that’s not the sense I get from top level Bills decision makers.  Privately, they say they are disappointed in the delay in bringing Maybin into camp, and they’re not happy with the slow response to their proposals from Maybin’s agent.

One source told me that Maybin’s negotiators waited almost three weeks before they responded at all to a Bills contract offer.  That response just came back last week, and obviously there’s still some work to be done.

Maybin sits behind 49ers draft pick Michael Crabtree and that’s obviously why Maybin’s negotiations have stalled.  But there are more than enough comparable first round contracts now for Maybin to know what the market is.  He’s about one week away from damaging his chances of being a contributor in his rookie year. 

It’s time for Maybin to get to practice.  Waiting and hoping for Michael Crabtree’s contract to inflate his value is a pointless exercise now.  His agent is doing him a disservice by keeping him out much longer.  And at the very least, he can keep the lines of communicaton open.