With the Cleveland Browns reporting to training camp Wednesday, first overall pick Baker Mayfield signed his rookie contract the night before he had to return.
Rookies signing their contracts never turn into stories until the player decides to holdout for a better contract.
Although the rookies cannot negotiate for money since the rookie contracts are slotted by where they are selected, they negotiate with the teams over little details in the contract.
Mayfield was one of five rookies that had not signed their rookie contracts. The other four rookies in the entire league unsigned are Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Roquan Smith, and the Browns’ second first-round pick Denzel Ward.