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The New York Giants have signed rookie first-round pick running back Saquon Barkley to a contract.

The No. 2 overall selection from Penn State rushed for 3 Jon Weeks Jersey ,843 yards and 43 touchdowns and caught 102 passes, eight for scores, in three seasons with the Nittany Lions. He had 5,538 total yards on 791 touches for averages of 7.0 yards per play and 145.7 yards per game.

Barkley joins four draft choices who had previously signed: guard Will Hernandez of UTEP (second round) Paxton Lynch Jersey , outside linebacker Lorenzo Carter of Georgia (third round), defensive tackle B.J. Hill of North Carolina State (third round), and quarterback Kyle Lauletta of Richmond (fourth round).

Defensive tackle RJ McIntosh, a fifth-rounder Trevon Coley Jersey , also signed later in the day, completing the team's draft class.

Coach Pat Shurmur will hold his first practice Monday with the team's rookies, quarterbacks and selected veterans.

The Baltimore Ravens have been fined by the NFL and forced to forfeit two days of practice this week for violating offseason workout rules.

The NFL cited the team for pass coverage contact during earlier Offseason Team Activity sessions, according to coach John Harbaugh Allen Hurns Jersey , who was also fined by the league.

For violating the rules of the collective bargaining agreement, the Ravens must cancel their scheduled OTA workouts on Thursday and Friday.

Harbaugh insisted the Ravens have "heavily emphasized these CBA pass coverage rules in meetings, and coached them diligently."

He insisted Wednesday that coaches have "done everything within our power and ability to practice within the rules and pulled players from practice who failed to adhere to the rules."

Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome says breaking old practice habits by players competing for jobs, especially rookies Thurman Thomas Jersey , "takes more repetitions."

Newsome says the Ravens will "continue to be vigilant about this."

The amount of the fine levied against the Ravens and Harbaugh was not disclosed by the NFL.

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