With the latest collective bargaining agreement signed in 2020, teams like the New York Jets normally don’t have to worry about signing their draft classes to contracts.
All rookie contracts are given a wage scale that can’t be negotiated by any one particular prospect. It’s essentially capped how much a new player in the league can make on their first contract.
Still, the Jets have found ways to force holdouts from perspective rookies over the years. Whether it was Zach Wilson or Quinnen Williams, signing bonuses and the general structure of a contract have been reasons why New York has seen holdouts before even after the new CBA.