It’s a busy day at The Star in Frisco, with the Cowboys front office looking to get as much football business done as they can before the 58th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards show takes over the Ford Center on Thursday evening.
To that end, the team has signed sixth-round draft pick Eric Scott Jr. to his rookie contract. The Southern Miss cornerback was the second draft pick to put pen to paper on their deal Thursday; second-round tight end Luke Schoonmaker made it official earlier in the day.
Early reports put Scott’s four-year deal at $4 million, with ESPN’s Todd Archer adding that he received a signing bonus of $218,308.
The Cowboys expect to stay busy over the next few days; David Moore of the Dallas Morning News tweeted that the club hopes to have all eight of this year’s draft picks signed before the weekend is over.
Cowboys believe they have a good chance to sign all 7 members of this draft class before the weekend is done, a person w/ knowledge of the club’s approach said.
Agreements have already been reached w/ TE Luke Schoonmaker (2nd round) & CB Eric Scott Jr. (6th round).
— David Moore (@DavidMooreDMN) May 11, 2023
The Cowboys’ rookie minicamp will be held Friday through Monday, with OTAs set to begin May 22.
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For Scott, his signature on an actual NFL contract signals the start of the next chapter of an unlikely story that involved the 24-year-old hiring a videographer to record Scott working out on his high school field, posting the video to YouTube, and then sending it to the Cowboys coaching staff in an effort to get himself noticed prior to draft weekend.
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