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Raiders continue receiver overhaul by signing free agent Brian Burt

Signing top NFL draft picks used to be hard. Holdouts were common, with stalemates occasionally lasting deep into summer.

Not anymore. That was the old world of post-draft negotiations, before a rookie wage scale streamlined the process considerably.

Case and point: Kyler Murray has already signed his contract. The No. 1 overall pick did so Thursday before Arizona’s rookie minicamp, locking down a four-year contract worth a fully-guaranteed $35.158 million, with a fifth-year option after that.

The deal was signed without worry of a lower pick eclipsing the deal, a major holdup under the pre-2011 CBA.