The new regime has gotten serious about getting picks signed and in camp early this year; two of the 10 picks have now signed in the last 48 hours, weeks ahead of the traditional timeline for signing picks. Both picks (a 4th and 7th rounder) signed typical low pick contracts: minimal (for Tyron) or less (for Horton) bonuses, at or near minimum pay, 3-4 years. Tryon MAY have gotten as much as a $30K signing bonus, by estimates; he probably received less. The Redskins are also beginning to negotiate with all of their other draft picks; part of the hold up that has taken even this long is the NFLs new offseason player cap; teams can only have 80 players under contract at a time, and the Redskins wished to evaluate UDFA and FA talent that was available and signed.
Each signing, however, will mean a player released as well. While unlikely, it is possible the Redskins could sign all players by this time next week; it’s very likely all will be signed prior to the start of training camp, with only the three 2nd rounders receiving significant money (even they will likely sign for low salary contracts and signing bonus of less than $400-$500K.) Expect a lot of player activity in the next week; it’s probable we’ll see at least 4 players signed (and 4 released) by this time next week.
And of course, other than that, there shouldn’t be any real news for the next three weeks.