ESPN’s Rob Demovsky broke the news on Friday that the Green Bay Packers guaranteed cornerback Johnathan Baldwin, an undrafted rookie signing, $115,000. For reference, the Packers’ seventh-round pick John Williams is only guaranteed $101,672 on his four-year rookie contract, per Over the Cap.
Green Bay isn’t known for guaranteeing a lot of money to undrafted rookie free agents, though, other teams do somewhat break the bank. It’s not uncommon for other NFL teams to spend in the ballpark of $300,000 in guaranteed money for their top undrafted free agent rookie.
So the Packers must like Baldwin, who was originally announced in media reports as a safety before being listed by the team as a cornerback.