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Seahawks Sign Six Draft Picks To Rookie Contracts

Seattle Seahawks On SI·Brendon Nelson·about 1 month ago
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The Seahawks wasted little time getting a majority of their top rookies on their contracts, announcing that six of their new players had come to terms on their deals yesterday. There’s very little to negotiate for these players, as the length and value of their contracts are pretty much entirely determined by the NFL’s CBA scaling it to their pick slotting. Most of the signed players were taken later in the draft by the Seahawks, which makes sense. They have much less to dispute since their contracts will be much smaller. Top picks can levy for higher guarantees or different structures, but for the players that feel fortunate just to get drafted, you’re better off just locking things in fast, especially with minicamp here. CB Julian Neal was the one top 100 player to sign yesterday, joining IOL Beau Stephens, CB Andre Fuller, DT Deven Eastern, and CB Michael Dansby. Very late in the evening, a sixth Seahawk joined them, WR Emmanuel Henderson Jr.…

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