It’s official.
Travis Hunter is a Jacksonville Jaguar. The two-way star has signed his contract with the Jaguars. The team announced the deal on Sunday.
Only details of the contract were negotiable. Per the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, rookie contract values are predetermined based on draft slot. As the No. 2 pick in April’s NFL Draft, Hunter is due $46.65 that is fully guaranteed over four years. The Jaguars will have a fifth-year option.
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Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Hunter will receive his entire $30.57 million signing bonus up front. According to the report, Hunter is the first non-quarterback who wasn’t drafted first overall to negotiate payment of his entire signing bonus at the front of his contract.
There was little doubt that the contract would be signed. But Hunter’s signatures ends a delay in getting a deal done that extended through OTAs and mandatory minicamp.
Now the specter of a holdout has been removed ahead of Jaguars training camp, which starts on July 19 when Hunter and his fellow rookies are due to report.
The previous lack of a deal did not stop Hunter from taking partin offseason practice sessions. Hunter was a participant in OTAs and in minicamp, critical sessions for rookies to get acclimated to the NFL and their new teammates.
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