Thursday was a significant day for first-round picks from the 2021 NFL draft.
It marked the deadline for NFL teams to decide whether or not to exercise the fifth-year option for the 2025 season on the contracts of 2021 first-round picks.
Of the 32 first-round selections from that year, 30 were eligible for a fifth-year option. And 12 of those 30 players saw their fifth-year option declined.