Arizona Cardinals sign second-round pick, CB Will Johnson, to rookie contract
✅ First day of training camp✅ Signs rookie contract pic.twitter.com/J35a6R7ybK
The Arizona Cardinals now have their entire 2025 draft class under contract. The one remaining unsigned player was cornerback Will Johnson, their second-round pick.
That is no longer the case. The team announced Tuesday that Johnson signed his four-year rookie contract.
Johnson was selected 47th overall out of Michigan. He was originally projected to be a first-round pick, some projecting him to go as high as the top 10. However, due to injury concerns, especially with some long-term concerns about a knee he had surgically repaired three years ago, led to him falling to the second round.
The second-round picks in this year's draft took the longest to sign. While first-round picks get fully guaranteed contracts, players selected in Round 2 can negotiate how much of their contract is guaranteed.
This year, for the first time, some players in the second round got fully guaranteed contracts.
We will see how many years of his salary ended up being guaranteed when the terms are released.
The Cardinals report for training camp on Tuesday, so Johnson is signed and set to compete for a starting job.
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