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The New Orleans Saints' 2017 draft picks have begun signing their contracts.

Defensive ends Trey Hendrickson, a third-round pick (103rd overall) from Florida Atlantic, and Al Quadin-Muhammad, a sixth-round pick from Miami (196th overall) signed their deals on Thursday, according to sources familiar with the transaction.

Hendrickson's four-year deal is worth about $3 million and includes a signing bonus worth $706,000, according to the source. NFL teams have to do little negotiating with draft picks because the salaries are slotted based on selection.

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The number of unsigned picks around the league is dwindling and should come down even more now that the Saints have started signing their picks.

New Orleans has been one of the few holdouts around the league, but it looks like they’re ready to turn their attention toward getting players under contract. Herbie Teope of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports they’ve signed third-rounder Trey Hendrickson and Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports sixth-round pick Al-Quadin Muhammad has agreed to a four-year deal as well.



Both players will be vying for snaps on the defensive line. Hendrickson had 29.5 sacks at Florida Atlantic and tested well in drills at the combine, which should put him in the running for a pass rushing role early in his time with the Saints.

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