Rookie wide receiver Julio Jones signed a four-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons late Thursday night. The deal includes $16.2 million guaranteed. Jones' signing ensures that the Falcons have locked up their entire rookie class before the start of training camp on Friday.
After a stellar collegiate career in Alabama -- and by-all-accounts an incredible NFL combine showing -- many expected Jones to shoot up the draft board. The Falcons took heed, wheeling and dealing with the Cleveland Browns to trade up and take the 22-year-old with the sixth overall pick. In all, Atlanta traded five draft picks for Jones -- the 27th, 59th, and 124th picks from the 2011 draft, and a first and fourth round pick in 2012.
Despite the new rookie cap scale, Jones is soon to be a rich man. Thursday's finalized deal will add to the income he is already receiving after signing a multi-year deal with Under Armour in late February.
Falcons fifth-round pick Jacquizz Rodgers also signed with the team late Thursday night. His deal is expected to cover four years.
For more on Julio Jones and the Atlanta Falcons' rookie class, check out The Falcoholic.
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