No. 1 Overall Pick Signs Mega Deal With NFL Team

The Tennessee Titans owned the first pick of the 2025 NFL Draft and pulled the trigger on former Miami Hurricanes gunslinger Cam Ward who became the third player in program history to be selected with the first pick of the draft.Ward, who has been an active participant in rookie camp since May 9, became an official member of the Titans by signing his rookie deal today.Without the guidance of a certified agent, Ward and the Titans came to terms on a four-year rookie deal worth $48.75 million.

The fully guaranteed contract also includes a $32.1 million signing bonus, signifying the official start of the Cam Ward era in Nashville.Sources: The #Titans and No.

1 overall pick QB Cam Ward have agreed to a 4-year, $48.75M fully guaranteed rookie contract, including a $32.1M signing bonus.The deal is done.

A new era in Tennessee can officially begin.

pic.twitter.com/lxSyEYI0sd Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) May 21, 2025The deal averages approximately $12.1 million annually according to Spotrac and is about $2 million more than the No.

2 overall pick, Travis Hunter signed for with the Jacksonville Jaguars.In comparison to last year's No.

1 overall pick, Ward's contract exceeds that of Caleb Williams by roughly $9 million.Rated a zero-star recruit out of high school, Ward began his collegiate career at Incarnate Word in 2020, then transferred to Washington State before culminating his record-setting career at Miami last season.The West Columbia, Texas native holds the all-time Division I (FBS and FCS) record for most touchdown passes in a career with 158 after he surpassed Case Keenum with his 37th touchdown pass on the season.In the process, Ward set multiple single-season school records by throwing for 4,313 yards, 39 touchdowns, and registering the most 300-yard games (10) in 13 games as a Hurricane.Nationally, Ward finished second in passing yards, tenth in completions (305) with a 67.2% completion rate, and was the unquestioned leader of a Miami offense that led college football with 537.2 yards per game and 43.9 points per game.

He was also the recipient of the Davey O'Brien Award and the Manning Award for the 2024 season."Feel good man! Signed my first NFL contract, trying to, you know, get to the second NFL contract, maybe third.

But I mean it's a blessing, ready to get to work," Ward said after signing his rookie tender.The No.

1 overall pick is officially a Tennessee Titan @Cameron7Wardpic.twitter.com/yQ6UlAeR5O Tennessee Titans (@Titans) May 21, 2025The Titans' front office did its best to surround Ward with talent during the draft by selecting wide receivers Chimere Dike (Florida) and Elic Ayomanor (Stanford) in the fourth round of April's draft.

Former Longhorns tight end Gunnar Helm was also taken in the fourth round.Tennessee rounded out its picks on offense by selecting guard Jackson Slater from Sacramento State in the fifth round and former Michigan running back Kalel Mullings in the sixth.Xavier Restrepo, Cam Ward's leading receiver at Miami, was also brought in as an undrafted free agent in hopes that the duo's familiarity in college would translate to the pro level.Ward, who will don his college jersey #1 after former Houston Oilers quarterback and Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Moon gave his blessing, will make his Titans debut on August 9, when Tennessee travels to Tampa Bay for its first preseason game of 2025.

The Titans open the regular season at Denver in a battle of first-round quarterbacks when Ward and the twelfth overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, Bo Nix, face off at Empower Field at Mile High.Related: BREAKING: No.

1 Player in the Nation Commits to Miami Over Georgia and Oregon.

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