There are still 30 unsigned second-round picks from the 2025 draft, including Ferguson<\/p>\n
A few weeks ago, the Los Angeles Rams<\/a> got to work on signing their rookies<\/a> \u2013 both drafted and undrafted players. A total of 19 rookies inked their first contracts in the NFL on May 10, four of them being draft picks.<\/p>\n The Rams\u2019 only two draftees who still haven\u2019t signed yet are Terrance Ferguson<\/a> (second round) and Jarquez Hunter<\/a> (fourth round). When it comes to Ferguson\u2019s situation, there\u2019s very likely a reason his contract remains unsigned \u2013 and the Rams have two other teams to blame.<\/p>\n Of the 32 players drafted in the second round this year, only two of them have signed: Jayden Higgins of the Texans and Carson Schwesinger of the Browns<\/a>. What do their two contracts have in common? They\u2019re both fully guaranteed, and they were signed only one day apart.<\/p>\n Not to mention, they were the first two picks in the second round.<\/p>\n It\u2019s no coincidence that other teams have chosen not to follow in the footsteps of the Texans and Browns by giving their second-round rookies fully guaranteed contracts. But you can bet the agents of those players are now pushing for their clients to also get fully guaranteed deals.<\/p>\n That likely includes Ferguson, who was the 46th overall pick in the draft out of Oregon. There are still 11 players drafted ahead of him who have not signed their contracts yet, and Ferguson may not put pen to paper until he sees a player drafted higher than him sign a contract that isn\u2019t fully guaranteed.<\/p>\n