A lot goes into making an NFL draft pick, including film study, athletic testing, interviews and analytical research. What teams can't bring to the equation is future sight.
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Patrick Mahomes told Bleacher Report this weekend that it s his goal to lead the Kansas City Chiefs to the first-ever 20-0 season (including playoffs) in NFL history. For what it s worth, DraftKings will pay out +3300 if the Chiefs go 17-0 during the regular season and/or +4000 if the Tampa Bay Buccaneers can do the same (they don t play each other, so both could happen).
Either pick represents a lot of value for a doable albeit extremely far-fetched feat, especially if you really believe in Mahomes or legendary Bucs quarterback Tom Brady.
But there s even more value to be found amid the team and player futures and specials currently on the board at DraftKings.
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The running back signed his four-year rookie deal on Tuesday, the team announced.
Per Spotrac, Harris contract is worth $13,047,447 total and includes an estimated $6.9 million signing bonus.
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Steelers signed first-round draft pick Najee Harris to the standard four-year contract worth a slotted, fully-guaranteed $13.1 million.
Pittsburgh had a glaring need at the running back position entering the draft and wasted no time addressing it by selecting Harris with the No. 24 overall pick.
After all, it already had Diontae Johnson, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Chase Claypool at wide receiver, Eric Ebron at tight end, and Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback. Just for good measure, it drafted tight end Pat Freiermuth as well.