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Raiders Insider Provides Update On Second-Round Pick's Contract Situation

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Levi Dombro | Last updated Jun 7, 2025 1:56 PM ET

The Las Vegas Raiders have completely retooled their wide receiver room ahead of the 2025 NFL season. After trading Davante Adams to the New York Jets last year, the team has needed another wideout to step up alongside Jakobi Meyers.

2023 third-rounder Tre Tucker is the obvious candidate, but the team still utilized three picks on wide receivers in this year's draft. They took TCU's Jack Bech in the second round, Tennessee's Dont'e Thornton in the fourth round, and Montana State's Tommy Mellott in the sixth round.

While both Thornton and Mellott have signed, however, Bech is yet to put pen to paper for the Silver and Black.

With mandatory minicamp approaching on June 10, Bech will not be allowed to participate if he is not under contract. The Las Vegas Review-Journal's Vincent Bonsignore recently provided an update about his contract situation and if there is any reason to be concerned.

"No (there is no concern about Bech's contract)," Bonsignore wrote. "Bech has been a full participant during OTAs. His contract will get sorted out."

This is music to the ears of Raider Nation, who know all-too-well what can happen when a rookie sits out too long. It seems like the finer details are being resolved, and the team can expect him to be at mandatory minicamp.

Bech is in a difficult spot, as no second-rounders from this year's draft have signed their contract yet outside of picks No. 33 and No. 34. The Houston Texans and Cleveland Browns set a precedent by signing these players -- Jayden Higgins and Carson Schwesinger -- to fully-guaranteed deals.

Now, every agent of a second-round pick is attempting to get their player a fully-guaranteed contract, which typically only happens for first-rounders. Bech was the No. 58 pick, which is in the latter half of the second round, so it may be a reach to get that level of guarantees.

However, Bech will sign eventually and join the team, it will simply be a matter of how lucrative his contract is before ever playing an NFL snap.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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