The 2025 NFL Draft gets underway at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 24, but we already know the first player that will come off the board. Unexpected things do happen, but the Tennessee Titans are expected to pick Miami (FL) quarterback Cam Ward with the No. 1 pick.
Thanks to the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, we can figure out the general structure of Ward’s rookie contract. He won’t sign it immediately, but given that rookie contracts are effectively negotiated through the CBA, we should expect him to sign before training camp. Non-quarterbacks might sign earlier, but quarterbacks will often take a little longer into July ahead of training
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