Vikes’ Gerrman rookie is first draft pick to sign

During the sixth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday, Germany’s Moritz Boehringer became the first-ever, foreign-born player without any college football experience to get drafted.

The German must be excited about his first chance to play organized football in America, because on Monday, Boerhinger was part of another first: The rookie became the first 2016 NFL Draft pick to sign a contract.

The Vikings announced on Monday that Boehringer has officially signed his four-year deal that’s worth a total of $2.49 million, according to the St. Paul Pioneer-Press. The contract includes $150,000 signing bonus, which should be nice for a German guy who will obviously be looking for an apartment in Minnesota.

.@MoBoehringer becomes the first 2016 draft pick in the NFL to sign a contract.MORE: https://t.co/D481a8NAqQ pic.twitter.com/3ZFY3uCJCJ

— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) May 3, 2016

Of course, there was a reason the Boehringer wanted to get his …

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