You have two different terms there. 1) Restricted Free Agent - The NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) allows NFL players to negotiate freely with other NFL teams once their contracts run out. These are UNRESTRICTED Free Agents. However, the CBA also specifies that players with fewer than four years of NFL experience will instead be 'restricted'. The team that owns his rights may make a contract offer based on how valuable it perceives him to be. The player may then negotiate with other teams, and even sign the player, but if they do, they will surrender a number of draft choices based on how large an offer was initially extended to the player. 2) Salary Cap - The NFL (and some other sports) has a CBA that, in order to control costs, avoid financial instability, and ensure small market competitiveness, specifies that a certain percentage of revenues must spent on player salaries. The NFL cap specifies both a minimum AND maximum percentage of team revenue to go to player salaries.
A player can be a free agent at anytime in the NFL. When a players contract is up and the team he plays for does not sign him, he will become a free agent.
The average signing bonus for a free agent rookie in the NFL is $45,000. Recently the NFL capped free agent rookie signing bonuses at $75,000.
John Carney he is a free agent, but he is 47 years old and still active in the NFL only he is a free agent
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An unrestricted free agent is free to take the highest offer from whoever offers it. A restricted free agent can shop around for the highest salary. But, the team that owns him has the option to match that highest offer and the player must accept it. If there is no salary cap, the offers to free agents should be significantly higher, especially if a bidding war ensues. But, this will probably be a 1-year offer, since there should be a cap with the new collective bargaining agreement in 2011.
He is a defensive end free agent in the NFL.
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You can go to the NFL by being drafted from college, or being signed as a free agent.
An 'undrafted free agent' is a player, usually fresh out of college, that was not selected in the NFL draft held every April. This player does not have his rights held by any team, therefore, he is a free agent and free to negotiate with all teams.
7th round - free agent
Probable Free Agent
Tough question,that depends on many factors, such as the potential value and demand for the player, the salary cap, team budget, amount of time on the contract. Check out the link below from Askthecommish.com for more info.