Late Tuesday night, Raiders RB Josh Jacobs officially signed his rookie contract. Now, there are only five remaining first-round draft picks that remain unsigned.
Jets first-round pick Quinnen Williams is among the five, which also includes Nick Bosa, Devin White, Daniel Jones and Brian Burns. Four of the top-10 picks in the 2019 draft are unsigned, though that is not that unusual.
With training camp opening later this month, the Jets would like to get pen to paper on Williams’ rookie contract sooner than later. However, for New York, it finds itself in familar territory.
Sam Darnold didn’t sign his contract until July 30 last year and was three days late to training camp. The No. 3 overall pick in the 2018 draft stayed away from Jets training camp due to offsetting language in the contract centering around forfeitures of guaranteed money.
The year before that, Jamal Adams took some time before inking his name, as well.
Unfourtnaley for Williams, he does not have time on his side. The Jets start camp on July 24 and would obviously like to have their first-round pick in attendance. Even being unsigned, Williams was allowed to participate in mandatory and voluntary OTAs, battling through a calf injury that the team deemed “not serious.”
Jacobs signing means nothing other than the Jets and Williams’ representation may want to move with a sense of urgency. We already know what Williams’ contract entails — he will make $32.53 million across four years — because the contract is slotted.
