There was once a time in the recent history of the NFL when it was legitimate to be concerned about whether or not each team would be able to sign their first round pick in a timely manner. Luckily, the owners and players collectively bargained a deal that theoretically made it impossible for rookies and their agents to negotiate their way into comically overpriced deals.
Since then, it’s just a formality (outside of some exceptions) for rookies to sign their contracts before training camp.
Regardless, it was nice to see the Jaguars’ 4th overall pick ink his deal on Wednesday:
As they have done with all their picks, the Jaguars gave Fournette a fully guaranteed contract with no offset language.