How much will Saints No. 8 pick make in the NFL? Examining rookie contract for Jordyn Tyson

How much will Saints No. 8 pick make in the NFL? Examining rookie contract for Jordyn Tyson originally appeared on The Sporting News .

Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The NFL Draft is always an exciting time for teams, but it's also a life-changing moment for players. Not only is there a great sense of all the hard work finally paying off, but there's a lot of money involved.

At the end of the day, guys want to make money, and New Orleans Saints draft pick Jordan Tyson is going to benefit from that. According to Spotrac , Tyson is set to make $32. 4 million over four years on his rookie contract.

Tyson has been nothing but a joy early on with his comments, showing that he's very grateful for what's to come and the Saints taking him. He sounds thankful for everything that happened and showed a lot of emotion during the NFL Draft. "I wasn't supposed to be here," Tyson said in his news conference with the Saints.