Thursday was a significant day for first-round picks from the 2021 NFL draft.
It marked the deadline for NFL teams to decide whether or not to exercise the fifth-year option for the 2025 season on the contracts of 2021 first-round picks.
Of the 32 first-round selections from that year, 30 were eligible for a fifth-year option. And 12 of those 30 players saw their fifth-year option declined.
That list included four of the five quarterbacks picked in the first round. Trevor Lawrence, the top pick of the 2021 draft, was the only quarterback selected to have his fifth-year option picked up.