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St-Juste Signs with Washington
5/14/2021 10:44:00 AM | Football
Third-round pick in 2021 NFL Draft has signed his rookie contract
Former Gopher defensive back Benjamin St-Juste has signed his rookie contract with the Washington Football Team. St-Juste was drafted with the 74th overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
The team did not disclose terms of the deal, but it was reported by media outlets to be four-year contract worth $5,100,758. It was also reported that St-Juste received a $1,069,640 signing bonus.
St-Juste played two seasons at Minnesota after joining the Gophers as a graduate transfer from Michigan prior to the 2019 season. He played in 18 career games and made 59 tackles for Minnesota, which included 1.5 tackles for loss. The long and rangy 6-3 defender also broke up 13 passes in his career and was named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention in 2019.
St-Juste is the third Minnesota defensive back to be drafted in the last two years, joining Antoine Winfield Jr. (No. 45 to Tampa Bay in 2020) and Chris Williamson (No. 247 to New York Giants in 2020).
The team did not disclose terms of the deal, but it was reported by media outlets to be four-year contract worth $5,100,758. It was also reported that St-Juste received a $1,069,640 signing bonus.
St-Juste played two seasons at Minnesota after joining the Gophers as a graduate transfer from Michigan prior to the 2019 season. He played in 18 career games and made 59 tackles for Minnesota, which included 1.5 tackles for loss. The long and rangy 6-3 defender also broke up 13 passes in his career and was named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention in 2019.
St-Juste is the third Minnesota defensive back to be drafted in the last two years, joining Antoine Winfield Jr. (No. 45 to Tampa Bay in 2020) and Chris Williamson (No. 247 to New York Giants in 2020).
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