2024 Draft Class signings

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

With the last 2 CBA's, most of these rookie contract negotiations are more formalities rather than hard extended negotiations.

3rd round draft picks seem to have the most terms to negotiate so they can sometimes take the longest to settle.


So far the Colts have signed:

DE Laiatu Latu (1st Round)
LB Jaylon Carlies (5th Round)
CB Jaylin Simpson (5th Round)
CB Micah Abraham (6th Round)
DT Jonah Laulu (7th Round)


https://www.colts.com/news/colts-sig...am-jonah-laulu

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Two more draft picks inked their contracts:

OT Matt Goncalves (3rd Round)
G Tanor Bortolini (4th Round)


Only the two WR's remain unsigned.


https://www.colts.com/news/colts-sig...anor-bortolini

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

The Colts signed 5th Round draft pick WR Anthony Gould.


The only unsigned draft pick remaining is WR Adonai Mitchell.


https://www.colts.com/news/anthony-g...-pick-returner

[njcoltfan]

I wonder what the hold-up is with Mitchell's contract ??

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by njcoltfan

I wonder what the hold-up is with Mitchell's contract ??

The second round signings were a little slow last year, too.

Last season the NFL Players Association urged the 2nd Round Draft Picks (and their agents) to push for more guaranteed money in their contracts.

I'd have to go back and look how far into the second round the higher guarantees were made.

But maybe looking at this year's class tells us the answer?

Look at all the players around Mitchell's draft position that remain unsigned: Draft picks 47 through 61 are all unsigned (Mitchell was selected at 52).

Once 3 or 4 players from that group are signed, the Colts and Mitchell's agent will probably wrap up their negotiations.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

All of the Colts 2024 draft picks are now under contract with the signing of 2nd Round draft pick WR Adonai Mitchell.

The final numbers include $700K of his third year salary guaranteed for skill, injury and salary cap.

For comparison, no player selected beyond Pick 49 last season received any salary guarantees on their third year so the NFLPA wanted to continue to improve the salary guarantees of these players drafted in the 2nd Round.


https://x.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status...24952911982949

Colts 2nd Round pick Adonai Mitchell deal:

$7.386 million, 65.22 percent guaranteed, bonus $2.191 million.

2024, 2025 fully gtd, $700K of 2026 guaranteed for skill, injury, salary cap out of $1.802 million base salary