Broncos agree to contract terms with five rookie draft picks

The Broncos rookie class reports for the weekend s rookie minicamp Thursday and the club wasted no time agreeing to terms with several draft picks this week Denver s got agreements now with five of the seven players drafted last month As of Wednesday evening only the top two picks first-round corner Jahdae Barron and second-round running back RJ Harvey had not yet agreed to terms Those that have according to a source Third-round WR Pat Bryant and DL Sai Vion Jones fourth-round OLB Que Robinson sixth-round P Jeremy Crawshaw and seventh-round TE Caleb Lohner It used to be that rookie contracts could involve substantial negotiation The Collective Bargaining Agreement now has slot values for every pick in the draft however meaning the vast majority of players end up just signing their four-year entry contracts for the slot value and signing bonus Barron of program will have a fifth-year option on his contract due to his status as a first-round pick The Broncos won t have to decide whether to exercise that option until after his third professional season The slot values for each of the five Denver picks who have so far agreed to terms Bryant Four years million Signing bonus million Related Articles One factor to watch as rookie RJ Harvey jumps into crowded Broncos RB competition Broncos Mailbag Is hoops player-turned-TE Caleb Lohner Denver s greater part thought-provoking rookie Veteran QB Desmond Ridder attending Broncos rookie minicamp on tryout source says RJ Harvey cousin of legendary boxer Roy Jones Jr aims to be Broncos Mr Unstoppable Renck File Two ugly streaks Broncos must snap to reach promising offensively Jones Four years million Signing bonus million Robinson Four years million Signing bonus Crawshaw Four years million Signing bonus Lohner Four years million Signing bonus Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis