SALT LAKE CITY — The “Minivan” is set to make a second stop in Utah. The Utah Jazz have traded undrafted rookie RJ Luis Jr. to Boston in exchange for former friend Georges Niang and two future second-round picks, according to ESPN. The Celtics have made cost-cutting an offseason priority as they look to avoid the second apron, and Utah …
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Cardinals second-round pick Will Johnson is one of just three 2025 NFL draft picks who still has not signed his rookie contract. That could change today. Johnson, a cornerback from Michigan, is expected to have his rookie deal done before training camp opens tomorrow, according to Josh Weinfuss of ESPN. Second-round picks across the league were very slow to sign …
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The Texans signed wide receiver Jayden Higgins to a fully guaranteed deal on May 8, the first time in history for a second-round pick to receive a fully guaranteed deal. It delayed most of the rest of the second round from reaching deals for weeks. One of the 30 second-round picks who went into this week unsigned was Texans offensive …
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The Chicago Bears on Saturday signed all three of the club’s second-round selections from the 2025 NFL Draft – wide receiver Luther Burden III, offensive lineman Ozzy Trapilo and defensive lineman Shemar Turner. Burden (selected No. 39 overall) earned First-Team All-Southeastern Conference recognition following each of his final two seasons at the University of Missouri (2023 and 2024). Over three …
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Saints second-round pick Tyler Shough is the favorite to win the starting quarterback job in New Orleans, and so the team didn’t want anything to keep him out of the start of training camp. As a result, the Saints agreed today to give Shough a fully guaranteed rookie contract, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. As the 40th overall pick …
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The Seahawks have gotten their second 2025 second-round pick under contract. Seattle has agreed to terms on tight end Elijah Arroyo’s four-year rookie deal, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Arroyo, 22, was the No. 50 overall pick in this year’s draft. He was selected 15 picks after Seattle took safety Nick Emmanwori with the third selection of the second round. Emmanwori …
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NFL teams are beginning to finish rookie contracts with their second-round draft picks, and Chargers wide receiver Tre Harris is finally getting his deal done today as his team opens training camp. Harris has agreed to terms with the Chargers, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Harris’s signing came just hours after Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said he was …
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Another second-round pick is set to sign his rookie contract. Via Mike Klis of 9News Denver, the Broncos have agreed to terms with running back RJ Harvey. Harvey, 24, was the No. 60 overall pick of this year’s draft out of UCF. He was a first-team All-Big 12 selection in 2024. The Broncos have now gotten deals done with each …
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One of the benefits of owning and operating a media outlet that everyone connected to the NFL reads (not an exaggeration) is that various folks will from time to time pass long ideas, knowing that, if I like the idea, there’s a chance it’ll be broadcast to everyone who wastes their time reading crap like this. Now that Chargers receiver …
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The 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement created a rookie wage scale that leaves few issues on which to haggle. This year, one of those issues has prevented 30 of 32 second-round picks from signing. The problem is simple to explain, far from simple to solve. Before 2025, no second-round picks had received fully-guaranteed rookie contracts. With the Texans giving receiver Jayden …
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