Details on why Ravens Mike Green and 29 other 2nd-round picks haven't signed rookie deals
Mike Green is one of 30 second-round picks from the 2025 NFL draft still unsigned, and Adam Schefter reports guaranteed money could be the holdup.
The 2025 NFL draft concluded over six days ago, and while most of the first-round picks and late-round picks have signed, the thirty-second-round picks are still unsigned, with less than a month to go before training camps kick off around the league.
Baltimore selected All-American pass rusher Mike Green with pick No. 59, and Adam Schefter reports that the former Texas star and 29 other second-round picks are haggling over guaranteed money on the standard four-year deal.
First-round picks usually have guaranteed four-year deals with a potential fifth-year option, but up until this past April, fully guaranteed contracts weren't the norm for second-round picks. That all changed when the Texans gave Jayden Higgins, the 34th overall pick, the first fully guaranteed contract ever for a second-round pick on May 8. On May 9, the Browns followed suit, offering Carson Schwesinger, the 33rd overall pick in the second round, a fully guaranteed contract as well.
Schefter reports that since then, no second-round picks have signed.
NFL teams have no problem colluding against guaranteed contracts, and Green could miss time entering training camp if a deal isn't reached.
It's a touchy scenario for Baltimore, which had an urgent need for more explosion at the edge rusher position, so they landed the draft's most talented but questionable prospect.
Last season, as a redshirt sophomore, Green led the FBS in sacks (17.0), tackles for loss (22.5), sack yardage (144), and tackles by a defensive lineman (84).
His 17 sacks established a new Sun Belt Conference record.
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