Off-season Tender Info (1 Viewer)

[Jeff Pasquino]

Boston Globe

Restricted FAs

One new twist to free agency this year is with restricted free agents.In past years, there have been three options for teams with their restricted free agents.

- Teams could place a low tender on a RFA, which meant that if another team signed the player to an offer sheet, the original team could match it or receive a draft pick matching the round in which the player entered the league.

- Teams could place a first-round tender on a RFA, which meant that if another team signed the player to an offer sheet, the original team could match it or receive a first-round draft pick.

- Teams could place a high tender on a RFA, which meant that if another team signed the player to an offer sheet, the original team could match it or receive a first-round pick and a third-round pick.

This year, as part of the new collective bargaining agreement, a second-round tender has been added. If a team places that tender on a RFA, the original team could match any offer or would receive a second-round pick in return.

The tender amounts are as follows:

Low tender -- $850,000

Second-round tender -- $1.3 million

First-round tender -- $1.85 million

First- and third-round tender -- $2.35 million

 

[PatsWillWin]

Random question - anyone know if the amounts of the RFA tenders are pegged to the salary cap in any way? We're going to have two consecutive years of increasing the salary cap rather dramatically - seems a little strange to keep the RFA tenders fixed while the amount of $ teams have to spend increases.

 

[zamboni]

First- and third-round tender -- $2.35 million

If that turns out to be the tender for Turner, that's some nice coin for a backup RB/KO returner.

 

[billyjoe]

First- and third-round tender -- $2.35 million

If that turns about to be the tender for Turner, that's some nice coin for a backup RB/KO returner.

They should have played Turner at Fullback, then used the franchise tag on him. *lol*