Chargers Rookie Tre Harris Breaks Silence as Mysterious Holdout Sparks NFL Training Camp Tension

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The Houston Texans turned heads by giving former Iowa State wide receiver Jayden Higgins — the second pick of this year’s second round — a fully guaranteed deal. On the eve of Texans minicamp, Higgins became the first second-round pick in NFL history to sign a fully guaranteed rookie contract.Harris’ team told Front Office Sports that their negotiations continue with the Chargers, and that the wideout won’t report to camp until he has signed a deal.

It’s hard not to notice the ripple effect caused by contract squabbles among this year’s NFL rookies. Starting with the Cincinnati Bengals’ high-profile deadlock involving their 17th overall pick, Shemar Stewart, tensions have escalated as more second-round draftees remain unsigned—30, to be precise. Take Tre Harris of the Los Angeles Chargers, who missed the rookie camp kickoff as negotiations drag on, signaling a brewing trend where fully guaranteed contracts are the new battleground. Nobody expected the historic deals handed out to Jayden Higgins and Carson Schwesinger would spark such a frenzy, yet here we are. Players, agents, and teams are locked in a standoff that could shake up the rookie wage scale framework established back in 2011. With training camps looming, the pressure mounts not just on the athletes but on the entire league to find common ground before the whistle blows. LEARN MOREAdvertisement

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