Seattle Seahawks security Nick Emmanwori warms up throughout NFL soccer minicamp on the staff’s coaching facility, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Renton. (AP Picture/Ryan Solar)
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SEATTLE — A lot for the second-round NFL draft choose deadlock.
A day after agreeing to a take care of security Nick Emmanwori, the Seattle Seahawks reached settlement Friday with tight finish Elijah Arroyo of Miami on his four-year rookie contract.
The Seahawks have all 11 members of their 2025 draft class underneath contract as they put together for the opening of coaching camp on Wednesday.
A league supply confirmed the settlement to The Seattle Instances.
Emmanwori and Arroyo have been amongst 30 NFL second-round picks who entered the week unsigned as groups and gamers and their brokers negotiated how a lot of their four-year offers can be assured.
Emmanwori, the thirty fifth total choose, bought all $11.6 million of his contract assured, changing into the primary participant taken thirty fifth total to get a completely assured deal because the league implanted a rookie wage scale in 2011.
No second-round choose had gotten a completely assured deal till this season, as groups caught to not guaranteeing the salaries of the ultimate season or two of the four-year offers (signing bonuses are assured for all rookies however not the annual salaries).
Arroyo, taken fiftieth, didn’t get a completely assured deal. In response to ESPN, Arroyo bought $6.872 million of the entire $8.813 million of his four-year contract assured.
Meaning he bought roughly 78% of the entire worth of his contract assured, which continues an increase in ensures for the fiftieth choose the previous few seasons. In response to OvertheCap.com, the fiftieth choose bought 68.3% of his deal assured in 2024 and 61.6% in 2023.
The thirty fifth total choice final 12 months bought simply over 88% of his whole deal assured, through OTC.com, whereas Emmanwori bought all of it. The precedent was reset when Cleveland (linebacker Carson Schwesinger) and Houston (receiver Jayden Higgings) assured all 4 years of the salaries for the thirty third and thirty fourth picks. Final 12 months, these two slots bought 95.7% and 91.9% of their offers assured, in line with OTC.com.
As anticipated, different groups fell in step with guaranteeing offers for top second-round picks taken after Emmanwori — the thirty seventh choose (guard Jonah Savaiinaea with Miami) and thirty ninth choose (WR Luther Burden with Chicago) additionally bought totally assured offers Friday.
The road of totally assured second-round picks figures to finish quickly, because the forty third total choose — defensive lineman Alfred Collins — agreed to a take care of the 49ers on Wednesday by which 87.37% of his deal was assured. That deal set a precedent that offers on the center and the underside of the second spherical, similar to Arroyo’s, wouldn’t be totally assured.
Arroyo will get a signing bonus of simply over $3 million in addition to yearly salaries of $840,000, $1.34 million, $1.64 million and $2.041 million. The ESPN report signifies Arroyo bought all the first three years of wage assured (for seasons 2025, 2026 and 2027) and a partial quantity of the fourth.
Years and wage for rookie contracts are set through the CBA, however groups and gamers can negotiate facets similar to ensures and timing of funds.
A handful of second-round picks started to signal over the previous few days, which appeared to set flooring and ceilings for groups and gamers to barter off and has led to extra signings.
The Seahawks’ rookies reported on July 15 and have been participating in conferences, conditioning and light-weight exercises on the sector.
Emmanwori and Arroyo will be a part of that group. Veterans report Tuesday, with observe starting Wednesday.
Arroyo is anticipated to earn substantial taking part in time this season within the Seahawks’ tight-end rotation, which is headed by veterans Noah Fant and AJ Barner.
The 6-foot-5, 254-pound Arroyo caught 35 passes for 590 yards and 7 touchdowns final 12 months at Miami taking part in alongside Heisman Trophy winner and eventual No. 1 total choose Cam Ward.
