GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Last year, the Green Bay Packers gave LaDarius Gunter one of the top signing bonuses among their undrafted free agents.
The cornerback went to make the team.
That could be a good sign for five players from this year’s undrafted rookie class who received the same $5,000 bonus that Gunter did last year.
Two of the three players who a long-time NFL scout identified as his top Packers rookie free agents were among that $5,000 group.
By comparison, one of the last players selected in the draft received a signing bonus of more than $60,000, while No. 2 overall pick Carson Wentz took home a $17,600,972 signing bonus when he signed with the Eagles (No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff has not yet signed his deal with the Rams).
Here’s a list of the signing bonuses paid out to the Packers’ undrafted rookies.
$5,000
OLB Beniquez Brown
CB Makinton Dorleant
RB Don Jackson
WR Herb Waters
$3,500
CB Josh Hawkins
$3,000
DT Tyler Kuder
$2,500
LB Manoa Pikula
DT Brian Price
$2,000
DB Kentrell Brice
QB Joe Callahan
P Peter Mortell
WR Devonte Robinson
$1,500
LB Reggie Gilbert
$1,000
RB Brandon Burks
C Jacob Flores
T Josh James
No bonus
DE Demetris Anderson*
CB Randall Jette
TE Casey Pierce*
RB Alstevis Squirewell*
G Cory Tucker*
*Signed after participating in rookie camp on a tryout basis