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Been working on this list last couple days. I am sure it is not 100% accurate, but it is very close. Mike Florio claims 212 or so RFA but he accounted for ppl that were cut and not on teams anymore so it is inaccurate, not saying mine is completely accurate either but I tried to come close with all the big names starters and their backups.
As some of you may or may not know, the 2010 Season may be played as uncapped year and possibly with no CBA, if one is not reached by March 1st I believe. What that means is in a normal year players can become Unrestricted free agents (UFA) after 4 accrued seasons in the NFL. As it stands now, to become an UFA, players must now have 6 accrued seasons in the NFL. Anything less makes them a Restricted Free Agent (RFA). Thats why this thread was created.
In the National Football League, a restricted free agent (RFA) is one with three accrued seasons of service, who has received a "qualifying" offer (a salary level predetermined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the league and its players) from his current club. He can negotiate with any club through a certain date. If the restricted free agent accepts an offer sheet from a new club, his old club has "right of first refusal," a seven-day period in which it may match the offer and retain him, or choose not to match the offer, in which case it may receive one or more draft picks for the upcoming draft from the player's new club. If an offer sheet is not executed, the player's rights revert to his old club the day after negotiations must end.
Tender amounts
In 2007, a second-round tender offer was added. The four tender amounts for 2008 are as follows:
Tender amount Compensation required
$3.04 million First- and third-round (3 year Players) $3.17 million (4 year Players)
$2.017 million First-round
$1.417 million Second-round
$927,000 Determined by RFA's original draft status (see below)
Each player that signs a tender receives the one-year salary that corresponds to the tender level. Teams which choose not to match an offer on a player with a low tender receive a draft pick corresponding to the round in which the player was originally drafted (except that the highest pick that can be surrendered for such a tender is a second-round pick). For example, a player who was originally drafted in the sixth round of the NFL Draft would force the team signing him to give his former team a sixth-round pick in the upcoming draft as compensation for his service. No compensation is required for an undrafted player on the lowest tender amount, so teams with valued undrafted RFAs are taking a notable risk by offering such tenders.
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Unrestricted Free Agents
QUARTERBACKS (14)
QB Charlie Batch
QB Kyle Boller
QB Mark Brunell
QB David Carr
QB Daunte Culpepper
QB AJ Feeley
QB Rex Grossman
QB Joey Harrington
QB John Kitna
QB Josh McCown
QB Chad Pennington
QB Chris Redman
QB Brian St. Pierre
Restricted Free Agents
QUARTERBACKS (11)
QB John Beck (Baltimore)
QB Jason Campbell (Washington)
QB Kellen Clemens (NY Jets)
QB Brodie Croyle (Kansas City)
QB Bruce Gradkowski (Oakland)
QB Matt Gutierrez (Kansas City)
QB Tarvaris Jackson (Minnesota)
QB Matt Moore (Carolina)
QB Kyle Orton (Denver)
QB Brett Ratliff (ERFA) (Cleveland)
QB Troy Smith (Baltimore)
QB Charlie Whitehurst (San Diego)
As some of you may or may not know, the 2010 Season may be played as uncapped year and possibly with no CBA, if one is not reached by March 1st I believe. What that means is in a normal year players can become Unrestricted free agents (UFA) after 4 accrued seasons in the NFL. As it stands now, to become an UFA, players must now have 6 accrued seasons in the NFL. Anything less makes them a Restricted Free Agent (RFA). Thats why this thread was created.
In the National Football League, a restricted free agent (RFA) is one with three accrued seasons of service, who has received a "qualifying" offer (a salary level predetermined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the league and its players) from his current club. He can negotiate with any club through a certain date. If the restricted free agent accepts an offer sheet from a new club, his old club has "right of first refusal," a seven-day period in which it may match the offer and retain him, or choose not to match the offer, in which case it may receive one or more draft picks for the upcoming draft from the player's new club. If an offer sheet is not executed, the player's rights revert to his old club the day after negotiations must end.
Tender amounts
In 2007, a second-round tender offer was added. The four tender amounts for 2008 are as follows:
Tender amount Compensation required
$3.04 million First- and third-round (3 year Players) $3.17 million (4 year Players)
$2.017 million First-round
$1.417 million Second-round
$927,000 Determined by RFA's original draft status (see below)
Each player that signs a tender receives the one-year salary that corresponds to the tender level. Teams which choose not to match an offer on a player with a low tender receive a draft pick corresponding to the round in which the player was originally drafted (except that the highest pick that can be surrendered for such a tender is a second-round pick). For example, a player who was originally drafted in the sixth round of the NFL Draft would force the team signing him to give his former team a sixth-round pick in the upcoming draft as compensation for his service. No compensation is required for an undrafted player on the lowest tender amount, so teams with valued undrafted RFAs are taking a notable risk by offering such tenders.
****MODS Please Sticky if Possible and Mockers Enjoy!******
Unrestricted Free Agents
QUARTERBACKS (14)
QB Charlie Batch
QB Kyle Boller
QB Mark Brunell
QB David Carr
QB Daunte Culpepper
QB AJ Feeley
QB Rex Grossman
QB Joey Harrington
QB John Kitna
QB Josh McCown
QB Chad Pennington
QB Chris Redman
QB Brian St. Pierre
Restricted Free Agents
QUARTERBACKS (11)
QB John Beck (Baltimore)
QB Jason Campbell (Washington)
QB Kellen Clemens (NY Jets)
QB Brodie Croyle (Kansas City)
QB Bruce Gradkowski (Oakland)
QB Matt Gutierrez (Kansas City)
QB Tarvaris Jackson (Minnesota)
QB Matt Moore (Carolina)
QB Kyle Orton (Denver)
QB Brett Ratliff (ERFA) (Cleveland)
QB Troy Smith (Baltimore)
QB Charlie Whitehurst (San Diego)
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