Rams ink second-round TE Terrance Ferguson

The Saints signed second-round rookie quarterback Tyler Shough to a four-year deal worth $10.795 million.

The contract value was already known via the rookie wage scale, but with other second-round picks this year, it came down to how much of that money was going to be fully guaranteed. Shough received 100% of his deal fully guaranteed. Schefter also notes Shough received an annual Roster Bonus structure, meaning he will receive majority of his compensation each year during the first week of camp.

Shough had the leverage of being a quarterback when it came to the guarantees and saw every other player selected above him in the second round, except Browns RB Quinshon Judkins, who hasn't signed yet due to his legal issues, receive a fully guaranteed contract.

Shough will be in a camp battle with Spencer Rattler and Jake Haener for the starting role. Regardless, the outlook for the Saints is not a very strong one. That said, Shough could be the starter sooner rather than later. He's the quarterback that was brought in by new head coach Kellen Moore and the team spent a top-40 pick on him. Rattler and Haener were both Day 3 picks. The Saints report to camp on Tuesday, begin their preseason schedule August 10 on the road against the Los Angeles Chargers and kick off the regular season at home on September 7 against the Arizona Cardinals.

49ers placed WRs Brandon Aiyuk and Ricky Pearsall on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list.

Related Players: Jauan Jennings, Demarcus Robinson, Jordan Watkins, Jacob Cowing

Aiyuk was expected, but Pearsall seems to be dealing with an undisclosed injury. We'll keep an eye on things, but we still expect the latter to be ready for Week 1. Regardless, Jennings continues to creep up rankings dispite his current contract dispute and finds himself as a borderline WR2/3 in our rankings, while Pearsall hovers in the WR4 range.

[Glenn] Smith said that coaches with the Cowboys have expressed that Blue is “borderline lazy” and that the team is not thrilled with his work habits. That isn’t a great sign for a fifth-round pick who is not only trying to earn a role on the offense, but also make the roster.

Blue was a part of OTAs and rookie minicamp, but there haven’t been any reports of him working with the first team yet. And this could explain why.

Related Players: Javonte Williams, Miles Sanders, Phil Mafah

Mosher later reiterates that Blue could legitimately be fighting for a roster spot here, so the news really couldn't be much worse for the rookie. If Blue can't deliver an impact, we have even more questions for a Cowboys backfield that already looked like one of the weakest in the league. Williams and Sanders have been woefully inefficient over the last couple of seasons, and Mafah was himself a seventh-round selection hoping to lock in a roster spot. We currently have Williams ranked as a mid-tier RB3, and it wouldn't be a bad idea to sniff around on Mafah in Dynasty leagues, where he could be on waiver wires, depending on roster sizes.