Kansas City Chiefs CB Joshua Williams has inked his signature on his rookie contract.
A fourth-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft out of Fayetteville State, Williams has become the latest Chiefs rookie to sign his deal according to the NFL’s personnel notice for Thursday, June 9. Williams was one of just two players left that Kansas City needed to sign from their draft class.
Williams marks the ninth draft pick to sign for the Chiefs with Skyy Moore as the lone player yet to sign. The team signed seven players ahead of their rookie minicamp in early May. They also signed Leo Chenal back at the beginning of OTAs.
One of the primary delays for these mid-round signings is that there is a bit more wiggle room for agents to negotiate the percentage of guaranteed money attached to the contracts. It’s not as cut and dry as the first-round picks who earn fully-guaranteed contracts.
With Williams’ contract, Spotrac projects that he’ll receive a contract worth just over $4.3 million in total value with a $666K signing bonus and $871K cap hit for the 2022 NFL season. Those projections come from the previous contract amounts at this particular draft slot.
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