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Details on former Notre Dame RB Jadarian Price's rookie contract | Newsstand

Kyle Kellyby: Kyle Kelly06/01/26ByKyleKelly

Former Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price cashed in with his first NFL contract with the Seattle Seahawks.

On Friday, Price, the No. 32 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, officially signed a four-year, $16.7 million deal. His signing bonus was worth $8.6 million.

“It means a lot just because, and I’m sure everyone has said it, but it’s always been a dream of mine since I was a kid to play in the NFL,” Price said in a statement on Seahawks.com. “Now that I’m actually here, it’s my reality. It’s reality now and I feel amazing.”

Price’s agreement marks the second lucrative contract for a former Irish rookie running back. On May 8, the Arizona Cardinals officially came to terms with Jeremiyah Love on a four-year, $53 million deal that included $35 million due at signing. Love, last season’s Doak Walker Award winner and a Heisman Trophy finalist, was the No. 3 overall pick in the draft.

Love and Price were the first two running backs selected in this year’s draft, a feat never before accomplished by a pair of college teammates. The last two running backs from the same school to be selected in the first round were Darren McFadden and Felix Jones, who went No. 4 and No. 22 overall, respectively, out of Arkansas in 2008.

In addition to Notre Dame’s dominant backfield duo, wide receiver Malachi Fields, tight end Eli Raridon, offensive lineman Billy Schrauth and defensive lineman Gabriel Rubio were all selected in the draft. Fields and Raridon were chosen in the third round by the New York Giants and New England Patriots, respectively. Schrauth and Rubio were fifth- and sixth-round picks of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Now that Price has put pen to paper, all six Notre Dame draft picks have officially signed their rookie contracts.

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