Typically, this wouldn't necessarily be all that interesting news, but given today's NFL landscape, here we are. Detroit Lions second-round pick Tate Ratledge has finally signed his rookie contract per NFL insider Jordan Schultz.
The #Lions and G/C Tate Ratledge, the 57th overall pick out of Georgia, have agreed to terms on his rookie contract, per multiple sources. pic.twitter.com/qAkxJx84Jv
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) July 18, 2025
Ratledge finally putting pen to paper gives the Lions a fully signed 2025 draft class... and it's about time. The 24-year-old's signing officially ended his presumed guaranteed money standoff with Detroit.