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First-round cornerback Jahdae Barron will join the Broncos' rookies when they report to training camp Wednesday.

He agreed to terms on a four-year, $18.073 million deal late Tuesday night that includes a $9.784 million signing bonus, Mike Klis of 9News reports.

The Broncos expect to have Barron as their starting slot cornerback on what should be one of the top secondaries in the league with 2024 defensive player of the year Pat Surtain II, Brandon Jones, Riley Moss and Talanoa Hufanga.

Barron's agreement leaves Bengals edge rusher Shemar Stewart as the only first-round pick who is without a contract.

The Broncos still have to come to terms with running back RJ Harvey, who is one of 30 second-rounders still unsigned. Texans receiver Jayden Higgins, the 34th overall pick, became the first second-round pick ever to receive a fully guaranteed contract. The Browns then had to give linebacker Carson Schwesinger, the 33rd overall pick, a fully guaranteed deal. No other second-round draft pick has signed.

The 49ers' rookies report to training camp today, and seventh-round quarterback Kurtis Rourke is expected to be placed on the non-football injury list before practice begins, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

The former Indiana quarterback is working his way back from a second ACL tear in his right knee.

He played all of 2024 with the injury and underwent surgery only when it was detected during pre-draft medical checks. He could miss the entire season as he rehabs.

Mac Jones is the backup to Brock Purdy, with Tanner Mordecai also on the roster.

In his only season at Indiana, after five seasons at Ohio, Rourke completed 69.4 percent of his passes for 3,042 yards with 29 touchdowns and five interceptions in 12 games.

Texas quarterback Arch Manning is the betting favorite to be the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft, but he says he hasn't even decided if he'll be in the 2026 draft.

Asked about his NFL future at SEC Media Days, Manning said that's not even on his radar.

“I’m really just worried about getting through this interview and then getting through the run tomorrow,” Manning said. “I’m just focused on this year and getting better each day.”

Manning mentioned growing as a leader of the whole team as a top priority for him right now, and indicated that any decision about the draft would be made only after the season.

If Manning still looks like a likely first overall pick at the end of this season, it would be surprising if he returns to college. But both of his first overall pick uncles, Peyton and Eli, exerted a high degree of control over their NFL futures: Peyton made a surprising decision to return to Tennessee in 1997 when he was the most likely first overall pick, instead waiting to become the first overall pick in 1998. And Eli told the Chargers he wouldn't play for them when they picked him first overall in 2004, leading to a trade to the Giants.

Arch Manning has an even better opportunity to control his NFL future because the new landscape in college football means he's making millions of dollars at Texas. If everything isn't lining up to his liking heading into next year's draft, he could be back at Texas, and not in the NFL, in 2026.