Atlanta Falcons

Six Falcons rookies received $33.8 million

May 21, 2019

Contracts for six of the Falcons’ seven draft picks have been filed with the NFLPA.

First-round pick Kaleb McGary, the 31st player taken overall, received a four-year $10.2 million deal, with a signing bonus of $5.4 million. Overall, $9.1 million of his deal was guaranteed.

The 2011 collective bargaining agreement set up a value for every pick in the draft from No. 1 to the final overall selection. First-round picks typically receive four-year contracts that include a fifth-year team option.

Here is the Falcons’ rookie pay breakdown (figures from Spotrac for Chris Lindstrom; NFLPA for the rest):

Chris Lindstrom, G, Boston College 
Pick: First round, No. 14 
Salary: $14,663,059 
Signing bonus: $8,684,043 
Cap: $2,666,011

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Kaleb McGary, T, Washington  
Pick: First round, No. 31 
Salary: $10,265,742
Signing bonus: $5,485, 992
Cap: $1,866,498

Kendall Sheffield, CB, Ohio State 
Pick: Fourth round, No. 111 
Salary: $3,279,688 
Signing bonus: $759,688 
Cap: $684,922

John Cominsky, DE, Charleston 
Pick: Fourth round, No. 135 
Salary: $3,008,392 
Signing bonus: $488,392 
Cap: $617,098

Qadree Ollison, RB, Pittsburgh 
Pick: Fifth round, No. 152 
Salary: $2,831,564 
Signing bonus: $311,564 
Cap: $572,891

Jordan Miller, CB, Washington  
Pick: Fifth round, No. 172 
Salary: $2,754,884 
Signing bonus: $234,884 
Cap: $533,721

Marcus Green, WR, Louisiana-Monroe 
Pick: Sixth round, No. 203 
Salary: $2,667,852 
Signing bonus: $147,852 
Cap: $531,963

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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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