In years past, fully guaranteed rookie contracts have been the league-wide norm for first-round draft picks. But prior to this spring, no second-round pick had ever received a fully guaranteed rookie deal.<\/p>\n
That all changed back in May when the Houston Texans gave wide receiver Jayden Higgins \u2013 the No. 34 overall pick in April\u2019s NFL Draft and the second pick of the second round \u2013 the first-ever fully guaranteed rookie contract<\/a> for a second-rounder.<\/p>\n The Cleveland Browns then quickly followed suit by giving linebacker Carson Schwesinger \u2013 the No. 33 overall pick and top pick of the second round \u2013 a fully guaranteed deal as well.<\/p>\n Since then, the remaining 30 second-round picks have yet to sign their rookie contracts<\/a>. That includes Seahawks safety Nick Emmanwori (the No. 35 overall pick) and tight end Elijah Arroyo (the No. 50 overall pick).<\/p>\n As the highest-drafted second-rounder yet to sign, Emmanwori could be the next domino to fall. That puts the Seahawks and general manger\/president of football operations John Schneider in a unique position with rookies scheduled to report Tuesday ahead of training camp, which is set to begin a week later on July 23.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Schneider doesn\u2019t give Nick Emmanwori a fully guaranteed contract, then (for the picks after him) those teams can tell those players, look, the guy chosen five spots ahead of you didn\u2019t get it. Why do you think you do?\u201d Stacy Rost<\/a> said Tuesday on Seattle Sports\u2019 Bump and Stacy. \u201cSo there really is kind of a precedent that Schneider can potentially set here.<\/p>\n \u201cBut if (Schneider) wants to stick to his guns, and I would assume he does, does it mean that Nick Emmanwori doesn\u2019t actually participate in training camp? \u2026 It\u2019s a fascinating situation to keep an eye on heading into next week.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Bump and Stacy producer Curtis Rogers<\/a>, who was filling in as the show\u2019s co-host, understands both sides of the coin.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Seahawks don\u2019t want to hurt themselves in Year 3 or Year 4 of this deal, if it doesn\u2019t work out,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cBecause I look back on some second-round picks that the Seahawks have had \u2014 it\u2019s kind of a crapshoot in a way. I mean, you get the huge successes of DK Metcalf and (Bobby Wagner). Frank Clark was a big success. Jarran Reed, a big success. But then you also get the Malik McDowells, the Dee Eskridges. So there\u2019s still risk in second-round picks.<\/p>\n \u201cBut if I\u2019m Nick Emmanwori, I\u2019m digging my feet in and saying, well, I want to get what they got, because I was only taken one pick behind them. There\u2019s not a whole lot of difference between them and me, and I feel like I\u2019m worth this.\u201d<\/p>\n Listen to the full Bump and Stacy conversation at this link<\/a> or in the audio player near the middle of this story. Tune in to Bump and Stacy weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.<\/p>\n Seattle Seahawks news and analysis<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Huard: Even with familiarity, expect a learning curve for Sam Darnold<\/a>
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