Defining and examining the NFL franchise tag (exclusive & non-exclusive) and transition tender under the new 2020 CBA.
2020 NFL CBA Explained: Franchise Tag
2020 NFL CBA Explained: Accrued Seasons & Credited Seasons
Defining and examining the difference between Accrued Seasons and Credited Seasons in the NFL.
2020 NFL CBA Explained: Free Agency Designations
Definitions of each of the NFL free agency tiers: unrestricted, restricted, exclusive rights.
2019 NFL Free Agency: Landon Collins Contract Projection
Landon Collins Age: 25 Height: 6-0 Weight: 218 Experience: 4 seasons Potential Suitors: Colts, Chiefs, Cowboys Redskins, Buccaneers, Saints, Giants Free Agent Profile Potential Team Perspective Landon Collins is an impact player at the safety position. A disruptive presence in the run game, Collins is better playing forward than he is backward. In today’s NFL,... Continue Reading →
2019 NFL Free Agency: Le’Veon Bell Contract Projection
Le’Veon Bell Age: 27 Height: 6-1 Weight: 225 Experience: 5 seasons Potential Suitors: Jets, Colts, Eagles, Buccaneers, Raiders, Texans Profile The biggest name in the 2019 free agent class, Le’Veon Bell is, in his own words, “Free at last.” After playing the 2017 season on the franchise tag and sitting out the 2018 season because... Continue Reading →
2019 NFL Free Agency: Earl Thomas Contract Projection
Earl Thomas Age: 29 Height: 5-10 Weight: 202 Experience: 9 seasons Potential Suitors: Cowboys, Chargers, Chiefs, 49ers, Packers, Falcons Free Agent Profile Instincts. Range. Ball skills. Centerfielder. Enforcer. Earl Thomas is all of it wrapped into a 5-10 frame. One of the best safeties of his era, Thomas is the only player with 25+ interceptions... Continue Reading →
2018 NFL Contract Projection: Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr. Extension
Odell Beckham Jr. Measureables Height: 5-11 Weight: 198 Age: 25 Experience: 4 seasons Accolades: 3-Time Pro Bowler New York Giants Projected 2018 Cap Space: $6.4M (per OverTheCap.com) Profile Odell Beckham Jr. is a game changer for an offense and a franchise. As the son of a former LSU football player and a track athlete, Beckham’s an... Continue Reading →
2018 NFL Contract Projection: Free Agent Safety Tyrann Mathieu
After being released by the Cardinals, the best safety on the open market....
NFL Contract/Free Agency Glossary
Types of Free Agents UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT A player with four-or-more accrued seasons and an expired contract is an unrestricted free agent. Unrestricted free agents are free to negotiate with any team. RESTRICTED FREE AGENT A player with three accrued seasons and an expired contract is a restricted free agent. A restricted free agent is... Continue Reading →
2018 NFL CONTRACT PROJECTION: Free Agent TE Jimmy Graham
Jimmy Graham Measureables Height: 6-7 Weight: 260 Age: 31 Experience: 8 seasons Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 5-Time Pro Bowler, 1-Time 1st-Team All-Pro Jimmy Graham Profile Graham hasn’t been the centerpiece of an offense that he was in New Orleans earlier in his career. He’s still one of the most dangerous weapons at the tight end... Continue Reading →
The History of NFL Free Agency
Below is a brief history of free agency, and at times the lack thereof, in the NFL. The Reserve Rule (1920-1946) The reserve rule allowed teams with right to resign a player in perpetuity. Players could not move on to another team by choice. Players really had three options: play for the same team, get... Continue Reading →
2018 NFL Contract Projection: Free Agent CB Malcolm Butler
Malcolm Butler Measureables Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 Age: 27 Experience: 4 seasons Status: Unrestricted Free Agent Malcolm Butler Profile In Super Bowl XLIX, Butler made a play that would change his life forever. In Super Bowl 52, Butler became a major narrative for not playing a single defensive snap. Butler had played the most snaps... Continue Reading →
