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Bucs sign first draft picks to contracts in Caleb Benenoch, Ryan Smith

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed their first draft picks to a contract: fifth-round tackle Caleb Benenoch out of UCLA, who should be a backup his first few years on the team, and fourth-round safety Ryan Smith out of North Carolina Central, who the team hopes will be an eventual starter.

Buccaneers signed fifth-rounder Caleb Benenoch (Seven Lakes) to deal worth up to $2.823 million, including $253,184 signing bonus

— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) May 5, 2016

As has been the case since the new CBA went into effect in 2011, there's no real negotiating on these contracts with what is effectively a pay scale dictating each player's salary.