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A restricted free agent (RFA) is a type of free agent in some sports leagues, such as the National Football League (NFL), National Hockey League (NHL), and National Basketball Association (NBA). Such players have special restrictions on the terms under which they can retain or change employment status with their athletic club teams.
A free agent bust is a highly touted or highly signed free agent who does not meet expectations. This can be for a variety of reasons such as being unable to adjust to the team's more demanding role, system or scheme of the team or if their time with team was affected by injuries.
In the National Football League (NFL), the franchise tag is a designation a team may apply to a player scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent. The tag binds the player to the team for one year if certain conditions are met. Each team has one franchise tag (of either the exclusive or non-exclusive forms) and one transition tag per year.
The eight others will be restricted free agents (RFA) or exclusive rights free agents (ERFA), meaning the Chiefs will have the right of first refusal for their services. Below is a full list of ...
The non-exclusive franchise tag is an agreement that ties the free-agent-to-be to his team for a period of one year. However, he and his agent can negotiate contract terms with other teams across ...
It’s that time of year when the NFL’s biggest and best free agents test the market to see just how much their talent is really worth.
In the National Basketball Association (NBA), a sign-and-trade deal is a type of transaction allowed by the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) where one franchise/team signs an unrestricted free agent or restricted free agent player to a new contract, only to then immediately trade him to another team of the player's choosing.
NFL teams, like the Packers, now know the cost of using the restricted free agent tenders. Robert Tonyan is likely to receive a RFA tender.