The contacts for the Falcons’ seven draft picks have been filed with the NFLPA.
First-round pick Chris Lindstrom, the last to sign on May 16, who was the 14th player taken overall, received a fully guaranteed four-year, $14.7 million deal with the team holding an option for the fifth-year. He received an $8.7 million signing bonus.
The 2011 collective bargaining agreement set up a value for every pick in the draft from No. 1 to the final overall selection. First-round picks typically receive four-year contracts that include a fifth-year team option.
Here is the Falcons’ rookie pay breakdown from NFLPA documents:
Chris Lindstrom, G, Boston College
Pick: First round, No. 14
Salary: $14,708,756
Signing bonus: $8,717,278
Cap: $2,674,319
Kaleb McGary, T, Washington
Pick: First round, No. 31
Salary: $10,265,742
Signing bonus: $5,485, 992
Cap: $1,866,498
Kendall Sheffield, CB, Ohio State
Pick: Fourth round, No. 111
Salary: $3,279,688
Signing bonus: $759,688
Cap: $684,922
John Cominsky, DE, Charleston
Pick: Fourth round, No. 135
Salary: $3,008,392
Signing bonus: $488,392
Cap: $617,098
Qadree Ollison, RB, Pittsburgh
Pick: Fifth round, No. 152
Salary: $2,831,564
Signing bonus: $311,564
Cap: $572,891
Jordan Miller, CB, Washington
Pick: Fifth round, No. 172
Salary: $2,754,884
Signing bonus: $234,884
Cap: $533,721
Marcus Green, WR, Louisiana-Monroe
Pick: Sixth round, No. 203
Salary: $2,667,852
Signing bonus: $147,852
Cap: $531,963
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