The Tennessee тιтans have signed No. 1 overall draft pick Cam Ward to his rookie contract.
The тιтans announced Wednesday that Ward has signed his deal but did not share financial details. According to ESPN, it is worth $48.7million over four years and fully guaranteed.
That leaves only two of Tennessee’s nine draft picks still unsigned ahead of the third phase of offseason, which starts Monday.
The 6-foot-2, 219-pound Ward played 57 games over five seasons starting at Incarnate Word in 2020, Washington State in 2022 and then his final year in college last season at Miami.
He finished with career 18,184 yards pᴀssing and set a Division I record with 158 touchdown pᴀsses.
Ward was an All-American and Heisman finalist after throwing for 4,313 yards and 39 touchdowns and leading the Hurricanes to their first 10-win season since 2017.
The Tennessee тιтans have signed No. 1 overall draft pick Cam Ward to his rookie contract
According to ESPN, the No. 1 overall pick’s deal is worth reportedly $48.7million over four years
The тιтans have made clear Ward will have to win the starting job over Will Levis, the 33rd overall pick in 2023.
They also have veteran backup quarterbacks Brandon Allen and Tim Boyle.
The тιтans, 3-14 a year ago, revealed earlier this week that they would be splitting reps evenly between Ward and Levis, with head coach Brian Callahan noting that Ward had a lot of ground to cover this offseason.
‘There’s so much work to be done between now and (the start of the season), particularly for him,’ Callahan said.
‘I feel good about where he’s at and the work we’ve put in.’