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Free agent. In professional sports, a free agent is a player or manager who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under contract at present but who is allowed to solicit offers from other teams.
Restricted free agent. A restricted free agent ( RFA) is a type of free agent in the National Football League (NFL), National Hockey League (NHL), or 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.
Franchise tag. 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 ...
The NFL's league year begins at 3 p.m. CT on Wednesday, meaning the Titans and every other franchise can begin signing free agents to contracts for 2024 and beyond. That said, clubs can begin ...
When does NFL free agency begin? NFL free agency begins Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, which is also the start of the NFL's new league year. Yahoo Sports is ranking the top five NFL free agents by position.
Teams don't let their best players hit free agency, and that's especially true for receivers. Last season saw a very weak receiver class in free agency, and this year's class lost some key names ...
The upstart AFL began to challenge the established NFL in popularity, gaining lucrative television contracts and engaging in a bidding war with the NFL for free agents and draft picks. The two leagues announced a merger on June 8, 1966, to take full effect in 1970. In the meantime, the leagues would hold a common draft and championship game.
The dust has long settled on the NFL's 2023 free agency frenzy, but a couple of skill players who spent the past few years in the NFC East highlight the talent that's still available.