Rookie cornerback Jahdae Barron reported to coaching camp with different Denver Broncos rookies Wednesday after reaching settlement on a contract, leaving Shemar Stewart as the one unsigned first-round decide from April’s draft.
Barron, chosen at No. 20 by the Broncos, agreed to a four-year deal value simply over $18 million that included a signing bonus of $9.8 million, sources confirmed to ESPN. The Broncos privately had little concern about Barron’s deal getting accomplished as the 2 sides had frolicked in negotiations over the cost schedule of his signing bonus.
Stewart was chosen at No. 17 by the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Broncos’ rookies reported for coaching camp Wednesday on the workforce’s south suburban Denver advanced, and the workforce’s veterans are scheduled to report subsequent Tuesday. The one unsigned draft decide for the Broncos is operating again RJ Harvey, who like many of the second-rounders this 12 months has not agreed to a deal.
Barron — who performed a number of positions at Texas together with cornerback, nickel and security, in addition to linebacker in some specialty packages — spent a lot of the Broncos’ offseason program strictly at nook as coach Sean Payton stated he believed that was finest technique to get him acclimated.
However Barron figures for use in a wide range of methods within the protection if he continues to be a fast research within the scheme.
“Whenever you watch his recreation in school, you see a really clever participant, you see a man who performed a number of positions in school,” defensive coordinator Vance Joseph stated in minicamp final month. “… He is a really mature, sensible soccer participant. … His ball abilities, his mix exercise … the complete course of was actually buttoned up. He was a can’t-miss prospect for us.”
“[He’s] tremendous sensible, I might say that’s the very first thing,” Broncos security Brandon Jones stated. “Particularly from a rookie. You at all times ask loads of questions as a rookie, however he asks the correct questions — very wanting to be taught, tremendous athletic clearly.”
Barron performed in 55 video games in his profession at Texas with 37 begins. He gained the Jim Thorpe Award final season after racking up 67 tackles, 5 interceptions and 11 go breakups. He had 11 tackles within the workforce’s win over Arizona State throughout the School Soccer Playoff.
9News in Denver first reported Barron’s contract settlement.