The Pittsburgh Steelers were busy at the negotiating table the past two days as they signed both their top draft pick T.J. Watt and third round cornerback Cameron Sutton to their rookie contracts.
As most know, under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) each draft pick is slotted with an entry level contract price for their specific draft round. The signing bonus is still negotiable, but that is about it in today’s NFL.
Long gone are the rookie hold outs as they waited for the huge pay day before even playing a snap as a professional football player.