Cardinals sign 4 NFL Draft picks to rookie contracts

Four of the Arizona Cardinals’ seven 2025 NFL Draft picks signed their four-year rookie contracts on Thursday, the team announced.

They include:

– Pass rusher Jordan Burch (third round)
– Cornerback Denzel Burke (fifth round)
– Offensive lineman Hayden Conner (sixth round)
– Kitan Crawford (seventh round)

The deals come a day prior to the start of Arizona’s three-day rookie minicamp.

Burch, the No. 78 overall pick, registered career highs in sacks (8.5), tackles for loss (11) and passes defensed (six) in his final season at Oregon.

Burke, the local kid who went No. 174 overall, attended both Brophy Prep and Saguaro High School before heading to Ohio State. He had 48 tackles, two interceptions and two passes defensed in his fourth and final season as a Buckeye.

Conner was a late addition for the Cardinals after they swung a deal to get back into the sixth round. The No. 211 overall pick didn’t miss a start in three seasons of work along Texas’ interior.

Crawford, who went No. 255 overall, made 76 tackles, two interceptions, seven passes defensed and a forced fumble across 13 games in his lone season at Nevada.

Which Arizona Cardinals draft picks remain unsigned?

With the four rookies putting pen to paper this week, that leaves three left to sign.

That includes Arizona’s top two picks Walter Nolen III (first round) and Will Johnson (second) along with Day 3 addition Cody Simon (fourth round).

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