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Former Georgia LB Tae Crowder signs rookie deal with Giants

Former Georgia LB Tae Crowder puts pen to paper and officially signs his rookie deal with the New York Giants.

No one had a better NFL Draft story this year than former Georgia linebacker Tae Crowder.

Crowder was selected by the New York Giants 255th overall in the 7th-round of the NFL Draft, the very final selection. This deemed him the 2020 NFL’s ‘Mr. Irrelevant’, the nickname given to the final pick of the draft every year.

Crowder is determined to prove people wrong and show he should have been taken earlier, and on Thursday, the Giants announced Tae has officially signed his rookie contract.

Crowder is set to make $3.405 million over four years, per Over the Cap. Tae will receive $110,144 in signing bonuses pro-rated over the four years of his deal.  His 2020 cap hit will be at $637,536.

“He’s a 245-pound kid that runs 4.6 and plays 4.6,” Giants general manager Dave Gettleman said. “He’s got some versatility and some value and definitely has some special teams value.”

 

Crowder was the first of the Giants’ 10 draft selections to put pen to paper.

Crowder’s college teammate joining him in New York is Andrew Thomas, who was selected 4th overall by the Giants and is expected to sign a contract worth $32.345 million.

Projected rookie deal for former Georgia OT Andrew Thomas

Former Georgia OT Andrew Thomas is expected to make $32.3 million on his rookie NFL contract with the New York Giants.

Forbes SportsMoney’s Kurt Badenhausen has released his 2020 NFL Draft First-Round rookie salary projections.

The Giants’ fourth overall selection of former Georgia offensive tackle Andrew Thomas is expected to make $32.3 million, with $21.1 million of that guaranteed.

“NFL rookie contracts are determined by a complex formula that considers the league’s 2020 ‘rookie compensation pool’ of $1.4 billion across all teams, as well as the $198 million per-team salary cap,” Badenhausen said in the article.

The Cincinnati Bengals’ first overall pick of Joe Burrow is expected to make $36 million with $23.9 million guaranteed.  Chase Young, who was selected second by the Washington Redskins isn’t far behind Burrow, projected to make $34.6 million with $22.7 million guaranteed.Related: Adding up the 2020 NFL Draft salaries and Georgia’s drafted players

The drop in salary just by each individual pick is higher than you’d think.

Former Georgia offensive tackle Isaiah Wilson, selected 29th overall by the Tennessee Titans, is expected to make $11.6 million with $6 million guaranteed.

Most first-round picks are signed to four-year contracts with a fifth-year team option to re-sign.

Of the 32 players drafted in the first-round, they are projected to make a combined $575 million, which is 5% higher than what first-rounders made last year.

Badenhausen added that rookies’ signing bonuses wouldn’t be affected by any coronavirus concerns with next season.

“Players will almost certainly retain 100% of their signing bonuses even if the season is shortened because of coronavirus concerns. Only the base salaries would be impacted, based on the number of games canceled.”