After weeks/months of waiting for the Panthers (and 29 other NFL teams for that matter) to get their 2nd round picks from this April’s draft signed to their rookie contracts, it looks like a domino may have dropped tonight that could spur some movement on that front.
The next big domino in the second round has fallen: 49ers’ second-round pick Alfred Collins, the No. 43rd overall selection, reached agreement tonight on a four-year, $10.3 million deal that includes over $9 million guaranteed and now is expected to trigger multiple second-round… pic.twitter.com/iiIWgOCh7p
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 17, 2025
For those that don’t know the backstory, I’ll provide a quick recap: as of the end of the 2025 NFL Draft, only 2 of the 32 players selected in the second round of the draft had signed their rookie contracts.