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Signed. Sealed. Delivered. https://t.co/PozJ0bbwBB
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) July 24, 2020
New Head Coach Ron Rivera and Vice President of Player Personnel Kyle Smith collaborated on their first draft together and it has the potential to fill a lot of spots on the roster for years to come.
Washington picked 8 players in this year's draft, and now they have finally started to sign them. The rookies are beginning to report to team headquarters. They are getting their physicals and signing their first deals as professional football players.
Washington 2020 Draft Picks
Round 1(#2): Chase Young, DE, Ohio State
Round 3(#66): Antonio Gibson, WR/RB, Memphis
Round 4(#108): Saahdiq Charles, OT, LSU
Round 4(#142): Antonio Gandy-Golden, WR, Liberty
Round 5(#156): Keith Ismael, C, San Diego State
Round 5(#162): Khaleke Hudson, LB, Michigan
Round 7(#216): Kamren Curl, S, Arkansas
Round 7(#229): James Smith-Williams, DE, NC State
Washington has signed 7 of their 8 draft picks, with only 5th round pick Khaleke Hudson left to make it official. Six of the signings were reported yesterday, and Chase Young posted a picture of him signing the dotted line this morning.
The No. 2 overall pick received a four-year, $34.56 million deal that includes a full payout of his $22.697 million signing bonus, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
Time to leave my legacy... pic.twitter.com/MWYORPFjSQ
— CY2 (@youngchase907) July 23, 2020
Washington has signed six of its eight draft picks, but not Chase Young.
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) July 22, 2020
The signed picks (plus UDFAs) report to the team facility tomorrow for COVID testing.
Breakdown of the situation, plus news of seventh-round safety Kamren Curl signing, in here: https://t.co/zCP5cnQvhI
Washington signed 4th-round WR Antonio Gandy-Golden, @PostSports can confirm. @TomPelissero first.
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) July 22, 2020
Draft class signed:
RB/WR Antonio Gibson
OL Saahdiq Charles
WR Antonio Gandy-Golden
OL Keith Ismael
DE James Smith-Williams
Unsigned:
DE Chase Young
LB Khaleke Hudson
S Kam Curl
It’s Offical New Chapter ✊ pic.twitter.com/P8GQc8SggU
— Antonio Gibson (@AntonioGibson14) July 22, 2020
Washington OL Saahdiq Charles is expected to sign his rookie contract this afternoon, per source.
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) July 22, 2020
It’s a four-year, $4.09M deal. Charles will receive a $799,368 signing bonus. He recently arrived in NoVA and today worked out with OL Keith Ismael.