New York Giants’ first-round pick Andrew Thomas has arrived in New Jersey, but won’t do anything until he has agreed to a deal with the team, a source confirms. Rookies are beginning their first round of COVID-19 testing on Thursday.
Rookie salaries are slotted per the salary cap. As the No. 4 overall pick, Thomas’s four-year rookie deal is expected to be worth $32.345 million over the length of the deal. His 2020 cap hit is expected to be $5.881 million.
So, if the exact dollar amount in a rookie deal is already known, what is there to negotiate?