NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/11/21

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By Sam Robinson | at May 11, 2021 5:12 pm

We’ll keep track of today’s late-round signings here:

Denver Broncos

S Caden Sterns (fifth round; Texas)

New England Patriots

OL William Sherman (sixth round; Colorado)
WR Tre Nixon (seventh round; Central Florida)

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