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Cards sign RB Jeremiyah Love, third overall pick of draft

By Thomson Reuters May 8, 2026 | 1:08 PM

The Arizona Cardinals signed first-round draft pick Jeremiyah Love to his four-year ​rookie contract on Friday.

Love, ‌the third overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft, will receive $53 million in fully guaranteed ‌money ​that includes a $35 ⁠million signing bonus. ⁠The deal also includes a fifth-year team option for the running back out ​of Notre Dame.

Love was a Heisman Trophy finalist, ⁠finishing behind Indiana ⁠quarterback Fernando Mendoza and ​Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia.

Love did ​win the Doak Walker Award ‌winner as the top running back in college football.

He had 199 carries for ⁠1,372 yards (fourth in the country) and 18 touchdowns (third), as well as ⁠27 ‌receptions for 280 yards ⁠and three TDs. ​He ‌averaged 6.9 yards per ​carry. His ⁠21 total touchdowns in a single season broke the Notre Dame record set by Jerome Bettis (20) in 1991.

–Field ​Level Media