Draft Insiders' Digest Premier NFL Draft and Free Agency Publication
NFL Free Agency Begins New Player Era
Photo – Miles Austin - Cowboys
NFL Veteran Free Agency and Trading Period - starts March 5th
NFL Free Agency opens at midnight today with no collective bargaining agreement that will have a huge impact of the player movement this offseason. As a result of no CBA agreement, every free agent will be considered a Restricted free agent that enables the current club capable of retaining a player with a qualified tendered offer. A tendered offer guarantees the current club compensation for every free agent. According to the amount tendered any player, the current club will receive compensation in the form of draft selections. Without an agreement, this will restrict player movement significantly through July 2010 with few clubs actively involved or limited in signing veteran players.
We will have a March Newsletter available Friday that focuses on the Free Agency Class of 2010
Franchised Players 2010 - received tags from current club
Player / Team / Position / 2010 salary
Aubrayo Franklin - 49ers - DT - $7.003 M
Olindo Mare - Seahawks - K - $2.814 M
Ryan Pickett - Packers - DT - $7.003 M
Jeff Reed - Steelers - K - $2.814 M
* Richard Seymour - Raiders - DE - $12.398 M
Vince Wilfork - Patriots - DT - $7.003 M
* Exclusive Free Agent - not free to sign with another club
Free Agency Labels
UFA (Unrestricted free agent)
Player in uncapped year with six or more accrued seasons whose contract has expired.
RFA (Restricted free agent)
Player in uncapped year with at least three accrued seasons whose contract has expired.
EFA (Exclusive restricted FA)
Player whose contract expires at a time when he has fewer than three accrued seasons.
Franchise
Free agent who has been designated as a franchise player.
Transition
Free agent who has been designated as a transition player.
Released
Vested veteran whose contract has been terminated and can sign with any club.
NFL Restricted Free Agents:
Accrued seasons
Player with Three Accrued Seasons
• Right of First Refusal: $1,101,000
• Right of First Refusal + pick in player's original draft round: $1,101,000*
• Right of First Refusal + 2nd round draft pick: $1,684,000*
• Right of First Refusal + 1st round draft pick: $2,396,000*
• Right of First Refusal + 1st and 3rd round draft picks: $3,043,000*
* This number figure or 110% of player's 2009 Salary whichever is higher
Player with Four Accrued Seasons
• Right of First Refusal: $1,176,000
• Right of First Refusal + pick in player's original draft round: $1,176,000*
• Right of First Refusal + 2nd round draft pick: $1,759,000*
• Right of First Refusal + 1st round draft pick: $2,521,000*
• Right of First Refusal + 1st and 3rd round draft picks: $3,168,000*
* This number figure or 110% of player's 2009 Salary whichever is higher
Player with Five Accrued Seasons
• Right of First Refusal: $1,226,000
• Right of First Refusal + pick in player's original draft round: $1,226,000*
• Right of First Refusal + 2nd round draft pick: $1,809,000*
• Right of First Refusal + 1st round draft pick: $2,621,000*
• Right of First Refusal + 1st and 3rd round draft picks: $3,268,000*