Overview

• Tre Harris became the first 2025 second-round rookie to hold out of training camp, missing the Chargers’ reporting deadline over guaranteed contract demands.
• Thirty of 32 second-round draft picks remain unsigned after two early guarantees set a new standard for rookie contracts.
• Jayden Higgins and Carson Schwesinger made history by signing fully guaranteed four-year deals in May, overturning decades of partial-guarantee norms.
• Participation agreements let unsigned rookies join offseason programs, but they cannot practice in training camp until their contracts are finalized.
• Teams face mounting pressure to resolve the impasse before preseason to ensure rookies can integrate on the field and avoid daily fines.