The Arizona Cardinals select Marvin Harrison Jr. with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft.
Justin Fields just got paid.
The former Buckeye quarterback agreed to terms with the Bears on Thursday morning, signing his rookie deal with Chicago. Fields' deal is a fully guaranteed four-year contract worth $18,871,952 that includes a $11,085,056 signing bonus.
The #Bears agreed to terms with first-round pick Justin Fields on a fully guaranteed four-year, $18,871,952 contract that includes a $11,085,056 signing bonus, per source.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) June 10, 2021
The $18.9 million contract will be the largest deal ever signed by a Buckeye quarterback, topping Dwayne Haskins' $14.37 million rookie deal with Washington back in 2019.
It used to be commonplace for contract negotiations for draft picks, particularly first-round picks like Fields, to drag into the summer as players negotiated for more money. Since the NFL implemented a rookie wage scale for draft picks in 2011, however, contracts are typically signed quickly unless there are disagreements over guaranteed money or specific contract language.