The Houston Texans were the first team to ink a rookie contract with a second-round selection from the 2025 class, signing the 34th overall pick to a fully guaranteed four-year, $11.7 million rookie deal.
The Texans gave a second-round pick a fully guaranteed rookie deal. Now, 30 of the 32 second rounders remain unsignedMEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - DECEMBER 29: Jayden Higgins #9 of the Iowa State Cyclones stiff arms DJ Bell #35 of the Memphis Tigers during the first half of the 2023 AutoZone Liberty Bowl at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on December 29, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Houston Texans were the first team to ink a rookie contract with a second-round selection from the 2025 class, signing the 34th overall pick to a fully guaranteed four-year, $11.7 million rookie deal. Higgins’ deal communicated the excitement and faith the Texans front office has in him—in historic proportions. Signed on May 8, his contract marked the first fully guaranteed rookie deal for a second rounder in NFL history. Traditionally, only first-round contracts have been fully guaranteed, but Texans general manager Nick Caserio set a new negotiating milestone with this deal for Higgins. How Texans’ Jayden Higgins went from two-star recruit, classic late bloomer into history-making rookie: ‘See the growth’ One day after the Higgins deal, the Cleveland Browns followed suit, signing 33rd overall pick Carson Schwesinger to a fully guaranteed deal of his own on May 9.The two deals have reshaped expectations for contract negotiations around the league. As a result of the 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement—which capped rookie salaries and standardized the four-year contract length—rookie deals have been somewhat uniform over the past decade, with agents have had very few factors up for negotiation. Higgins deal turned that leverage up to 10, by creating a new precedent. Now, the agents representing the remaining unsigned second rounders have a point of reference, believing their clients deserve fully guaranteed deals as well. Across the league, the owners and the players appear to be at an impasse. With deadlines to report to training camp approaching, players now must decide whether to report to camp or take a stand.With 30 of the 32 second-round picks unsigned because of a disagreement over guaranteed money, Harris makes the first official stand.Michael is a Kingwood native who loves visiting local restaurants and overreacting to Houston sports. He joined the KPRC 2 family in the spring of 2024. He earned his BA from Texas A&M University in 2022 and his MA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2023.
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