Broncos' RJ Harvey Remains Unsigned As Question Over Guaranteed Money Looms

“That precedent bulged the eyes and raised the eyebrows of agents representing the other second-round draft picks.”

The only other player selected in the second round to have signed their rookie contract is Cleveland Browns' linebacker Cam Schwesinger, who also signed a fully guaranteed deal.

Now, Higgins and Schwesinger were the top two picks in the second round, and Harvey was the 26th pick in the second round. So, there is a large gap, and it might be a waiting game now to see which teams are willing to hand out fully guaranteed contracts.

It's worth noting, Charger's second-round pick, receiver Tre Harris, was the first to skip his first day of training camp, holding out for guaranteed money. Harris with the 23rd pick in the second round, just five picks before Harvey.

With Broncos' rookies set to report to training camp on July 16, the worry is that Harvey will hold out for a contract with fully guaranteed money. However, Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio thinks it might be too late for that.

“The second-round picks should have held out earlier. At a minimum, they should have collectively skipped mandatory minicamp. Instead, all of them signed participation agreements and showed up for work despite not being employed, throughout the offseason program,” Florio wrote. “So now they’re going to stay away?"

“The teams may not take it seriously. They’ll count on players caving so that they can get ready for the season, accepting less-than-100-percent guarantees in order to get to work. And any such deals coming later in the round will set the parameters for the rest of the round.”

Regardless of the outcome, it will set a new precedent in the NFL among second-round draft picks' rookie contracts that will affect future drafts. For now, both sides will have to wait and see who decides the cave first.