In lower than per week, all 32 NFL teams may have reported for coaching camp, and when that occurs, there may very well be fairly just a few rookie holdouts.
A complete of 257 gamers had been chosen within the 2025 NFL Draft and out of that complete, 31 gamers remained unsigned going into Thursday. The issue for many groups is that they have not been in a position to get their second-round choose below contract. Of the 32 gamers chosen in that spherical, solely three had signed their rookie deal heading into Thursday morning. Nonetheless, the floodgates opened over the previous two days with 18 signing their rookie offers on both July 17 or July 18.
As issues stand, 12 gamers stay unsigned, which suggests 12 gamers may nonetheless maintain out.
With that in thoughts, let’s take a round-by-round take a look at the unsigned gamers and whether or not every participant may have the ability to get a deal accomplished earlier than their staff begins coaching camp. The Cincinnati Bengals are the one staff that also has but to signal their high two draft picks, so, fittingly, we’ll begin with them.
Unsigned first-round picks (1)
- Bengals rookie report date: July 19
By now, you’ve got in all probability heard about all of the drama right here. Issues are getting contentious between Shemar Stewart and the Bengals. The staff threw a curveball of their contract negotiations with him by including new language to his deal that the Bengals did not use with their previous two first-round picks. Stewart does not need the language in there, the Bengals do, and now, the 2 sides are in a stalemate. Stewart skipped all of OTAs and though he confirmed up, he did not follow at obligatory minicamp. If we do not see one aspect blink quickly, it is just about a assure that Stewart will maintain out.
For the second straight yr, there are 31 first-round draft picks signed by July 16, and for the second-straight yr, the Bengals are the one staff that has but to get their first-rounder below contract.
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Unsigned second-round picks (11)
thirty sixth: RB Quinshon Judkins, Browns (Rookie report date: July 18)
fortieth: QB Tyler Shough, Saints (Rookie report date: July 22)
forty sixth: TE Terrance Ferguson, Rams (Rookie report date: July 22)
forty seventh: CB Will Johnson, Cardinals (Rookie report date: July 22)
forty eighth: OT Aireontae Ersery, Texans (Rookie report date: July 22)
forty ninth: LB Demetrius Knight Jr., Bengals (Rookie report date: July 19)
51st: LB Nic Scourton, Panthers (Rookie report date: July 21)
52nd: LB Oluwafemi Oladejo, Titans (Rookie report date: July 22)
53rd: CB Benjamin Morrison, Buccaneers (Rookie report date: July 21)
63rd: Omarr Norman-Lott, Chiefs (Rookie report date: July 21)
sixty fourth: Andrew Mukuba, Eagles (Rookie report date: July 22)
Signed second-round picks (21)
thirty third: LB Carson Schwesinger, Browns
thirty fourth: WR Jayden Higgins, Texans
thirty fifth: S Nick Emmanwori, Seahawks
thirty seventh: G Jonah Savaiinaea, Miami Dolphins
thirty eighth: RB TreVeyon Henderson, New England Patriots
thirty ninth: WR Luther Burden III, Bears
forty first: DT T.J. Sanders, Bills
forty second: TE Mason Taylor, Jets
forty third: DT Alfred Collins, 49ers
forty fourth: DE Donovan Ezeiruaku, Cowboys
forty fifth: DE J.T. Tuimoloau, Colts
fiftieth: TE Elijah Arroyo, Seahawks
54th: OT Anthony Belton, Packers
fifty fifth: WR Tre Harris, Chargers
56th: OT Ozzy Trapilo, Bears
57th: G Tate Ratledge, Lions
58th: WR Jack Bech, Raiders
59th: LB Mike Green, Ravens
sixtieth RB RJ Harvey, Broncos
61st: Trey Amos, Commanders
62nd: Shemar Turner, Bears
So, what’s inflicting the second-round maintain up? Former NFL agent Joel Corry answered this query final month, and it looks as if a great time to go over it once more. Basically, the maintain up has to do with contract ensures. The Texans determined to make historical past with the contract they gave Jayden Higgins, and that call threw a wrench into the whole second spherical.
- Texans make historical past with Jayden Higgins’ contract. Each participant chosen within the first spherical will get a totally assured rookie contract, however that is not the case with gamers taken within the second spherical. Effectively, it wasn’t till this yr. When Higgins signed his deal on Could 8, he grew to become the first second-round pick in NFL history to get a fully guaranteed rookie deal, and he wasn’t even the primary choose of the second spherical. He was the second choose of the spherical at thirty fourth general.
- Browns hand out the identical deal. Higgins’ take care of the Texans put the Browns in a spot the place they needed to give a totally assured contract to Carson Schwesinger, who was the primary choose within the second spherical (thirty third general). The linebacker ended up getting a totally assured deal, and in what was in all probability not a coincidence, he got it one day after Higgins formally signed his contract. In 2024, the primary choose of the second spherical (Keon Coleman) solely acquired 95.7% of his contract assured, however Schwesinger acquired 100%.
- Savaiinaea, Burden makes historical past: Dolphins guard Jonah Savaiinaea and Bears huge receiver Luther Burden III had been the primary gamers at their draft positions to obtain fully-guaranteed contracts.
- Tyler Shough has thrown a wrench into issues. The Saints quarterback was taken with the fortieth general choose, and he additionally desires a totally assured deal since he is seemingly going to be the staff’s beginning quarterback this yr. If Shough will get 100% in ensures, then the gamers taken between thirty fifth and thirty ninth will virtually actually argue in addition they deserve a totally assured deal. Though that seemingly will not be the case for Quinshon Judkins. He was chosen with the thirty sixth general choose by the Browns, however after getting arrested July 12 on a troubling home violence cost, he seemingly will not have the ability to demand a totally assured contract. He may even face a suspension. Jenkins did not report for coaching camp with the remainder of the Browns’ rookies on Friday.
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As soon as Shough indicators, everybody chosen round him may have a greater thought of how a lot they’ll get in assured cash. That is truly a reasonably attention-grabbing scenario, and also you can read Corry’s full take on it here.
The 49ers helped to repair the second-round logjam Wednesday by getting Alfred Collins under contract. Collins was taken with the forty third general choose, and within the hours after he signed his deal, six second-rounders chosen after him all signed their rookie deal.