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UVA Football: Morris, Taylor among 10 ‘Hoos signing NFL rookie deals

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Chandler Morris. Photo: Mike Ingalls/AFP

Former UVA Football QB Chandler Morris, rebuffed in his effort to get a seventh year of college eligibility by a local judge last month, has signed a free-agent contract with the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Safe to say, he won’t get anywhere near the $1.5 million that he was paid last season at Virginia, even if he were to make the team out of camp.

The NFL rookie minimum is $885,000.

That’s, of course, if you make the team.

A free-agent deal is just an invite to mini-camp.

Other 2025 ’Hoos signing NFL free-agent deals


  • DT Jahmeer Carter: Los Angeles Chargers
  • TE Sage Ennis: Miami Dolphins
  • LB James Jackson: Tennessee Titans
  • DE Mitchell Melton: Indianapolis Colts
  • S Devin Neal: Jacksonville Jaguars
  • LS Bryce Robinson: Indianapolis Colts
  • CB Jordan Robinson: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • WR Cam Ross: Denver Broncos
  • RB J’Mari Taylor: Jacksonville Jaquars

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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