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The draft is only two weeks old, but as most of the teams conducted rookie minicamps this weekend, there has been a cascade of draft choices signing their contracts, including the Arizona Cardinals.
The Cardinals signed four of their draft picks before rookie minicamp, including their seventh-round pick, safety Kitan Crawford, who was selected No. 225 overall.
Here are the specifics of Crawford’s deal:
As a seventh-round choice (225 overall), the total value of his four-year deal is $4,337,892 and includes a signing bonus of $137,892. His salary-cap charge for 2025 is $874,473.
His base salaries are the minimums for all four years: $840,000 this year; $1.005 million in 2026, $1.12 million in 2027 and $1.235 million in 2028.
He has a full split for the first two years, which means his salary would decrease to $490,000 in 2025 and $540,000 in 2026 if he is on injured reserve.
A standout special-teams player at Texas for four years and Nevada in 2024, Crawford (5-11, 202) eclipsed 1,000 special-teams snaps in his career and had 17 tackles plus a blocked punt and field-goal attempt. He was honorable mention Big 12 special-teams Player of the Year in 2023.
Last season, he was honorable mention All-Mountain West after getting the opportunity to start 12 games on defense and totaled 76 tackles, three tackles for loss and two interceptions, one of which was returned 52 yards for a touchdown.
As of end of day Friday, 148 of the 257 (57.6 percent) selections had signed and the Cardinals with four of their seven have a nearly identical percentage (57.1).
The breakdown of rounds for the signed contracts league-wide is:
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The Cardinals signed four of their draft picks before rookie minicamp, including their seventh-round pick, safety Kitan Crawford, who was selected No. 225 overall.
Arizona Cardinals S Kitan Crawford contract, salary details
Here are the specifics of Crawford’s deal:
As a seventh-round choice (225 overall), the total value of his four-year deal is $4,337,892 and includes a signing bonus of $137,892. His salary-cap charge for 2025 is $874,473.
His base salaries are the minimums for all four years: $840,000 this year; $1.005 million in 2026, $1.12 million in 2027 and $1.235 million in 2028.
He has a full split for the first two years, which means his salary would decrease to $490,000 in 2025 and $540,000 in 2026 if he is on injured reserve.
A standout special-teams player at Texas for four years and Nevada in 2024, Crawford (5-11, 202) eclipsed 1,000 special-teams snaps in his career and had 17 tackles plus a blocked punt and field-goal attempt. He was honorable mention Big 12 special-teams Player of the Year in 2023.
Last season, he was honorable mention All-Mountain West after getting the opportunity to start 12 games on defense and totaled 76 tackles, three tackles for loss and two interceptions, one of which was returned 52 yards for a touchdown.
Draft pick signing details around NFL
As of end of day Friday, 148 of the 257 (57.6 percent) selections had signed and the Cardinals with four of their seven have a nearly identical percentage (57.1).
The breakdown of rounds for the signed contracts league-wide is:
- First round: 6 of 32
- Second round: 2 of 32
- Third round: 26 of 38
- Fourth round: 18 of 36
- Fifth round: 28 of 28
- Sixth round: 33 of 40
- Seventh round: 35 of 41
Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: Arizona Cardinals 7th-round pick Kitan Crawford contract details
Continue reading...
