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NFL AGENCY EXAM PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS + BASICS OF THE NFL PLAYER CONTRACT SYSTEM
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NFL AGENT EXAM QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS A GRADED
NFLaPlayeraContracta-
aans✔✔Aawrittenaagreementaoraseriesaofasuchaagreements aexecutedaataoraaboutatheasame
atimeabetweenaaapersonaandaanaNFLaClubapursuantatoawhichasuchapersonaisaemployedabya
suchaClubaasaaaprofessionalafootballaplayer.
CollectiveaBargainingaAgreementa(CBA)a-
aans✔✔TheaunionacontractabetweenatheaNFLaPlayersaAssociationaandatheaNFLaManagem
entaCouncilacoveringatheatermsaandaconditionsaofaemploymentaofaallaNFLaplayers.
DraftaoraCollegeaDrafta-
aans✔✔TheaNFL'saannualadraftaofaRookieafootballaplayersadescribedainaCBAaArticlea6a(Coll
egeaDraft).
DraftedaRookiea-
aans✔✔AapersonawhoaisaselectedainatheacurrentaLeagueaYear'saDraftaorawhoseaDraftarights
aareaheld,aoracontinueatoabeaheld,aconsistentawithathisaAgreement, abyaanaNFLaClubathatasel
ectedatheaRookieainaaaprioraDraft.
RequiredaTendera-
aans✔✔AaPlayeraContractatenderathataaaClubaisarequiredatoamakeatoaaaplayerapursuantatoat
heaCBA,aeitheraasaaamatteraofarightawitharespectatoatheaplayer,aoratoareceiveaRightsaofaFirsta
Refusal,aDraftaChoiceaCompensationaand/
oraotherarightsawitharespectatoatheaplayer,aasaspecifiedainatheaCBA.
RightaofaFirstaRefusala-
aans✔✔ThearightaofaanaNFLaClub,aasadescribedainaCBAaArticlesa9a(VeteranaFreeaAgency)a
anda10a(FranchiseaandaTransitionaPlayers)atoaretainatheaservicesaofacertainaVeteranaplayer
sabyamatchingaoffersamadeatoathoseaplayers.
,DraftaChoiceaCompensationa-
aans✔✔ThearightaofaanyaClub,aasadescribedainaCBAaArticlesa9a(VeteranaFreeaAgency)aanda
Articlea10a(FranchiseaandaTransitionaPlayers)atoareceiveadraftapick(s)afromaanyaotheraClub.
ExclusiveaRightsaPlayera-
aans✔✔AaplayerawhoseacontractaexpiresaataaatimeawhenaheahasalessathanathreeaAccruedaS
easonsainatheaNFLacannotamarketahisaservicesatoaotheraclubsaifahisaoldaclubagivesahimaaami
nimumasalaryatender,aasadescribedainaCBAaArticlea8,aonaorabeforeathealastadayaofathataLeag
ueaYear.aIfatheatenderaisaprovided,athisaplayeracanaonlyare-
signawithahisaoldacluba(unlessatheatenderaisalaterawithdrawn).
restrictedafreeaagenta-
aans✔✔Aaplayerawhoseacontractaexpiresawhenaheahasaearnedathreea(3)aAccruedaSeasons.
aIfahisaoldaclubaprovidesahimawithaaasufficienta"QualifyingaOffer",aasadescribedainaCBAaArticl
ea9,aonaorabeforeathealastadayaofathataLeagueaYear,aitaretainsathearightatoaeitheramatchaanaoff
eratheaplayeramayagetafromaanotheraclubaoratoareceiveadraftachoiceacompensationafromathea
clubamakingatheaoffer.aTheaQualifyingaOfferaisabasedaonathealevelaofadraftachoicesatheaoldacl
ubawantsatoareceive.aForaexample,atheaQualifyingaOfferatoaaaplayerawithathreea(3)aAccrueda
Seasonsaina2021aforatheaClubatoareceiveaaasecond-
roundadraftachoiceaandatheaRightaofaFirstaRefusalaina2021aisa$3,384,000.aForathea2021aLea
gueaYear,atheaRestrictedaFreeaAgentahasauntilaAprila23,a2021atoagenerateaanaofferafromaano
theraclub.aIfaheafailsatoagetaanaoffer,ahisaexclusivearightsarevertatoatheaoldaclubaunlessatheaQu
alifyingaOfferaisawithdrawn.
UnrestrictedaFreeaAgenta-
aans✔✔AsadescribedainaCBAaArticlea9,aaaplayerawhoseacontractaexpiresawhenaheahasaearn
edaataleastafoura(4)aAccruedaSeasonsaisafreeatoasignawithaanyaotheraclubaifaheadoesasoabyaJu
lya22aofatheasameayear.aIfaheadoesanotasignaelsewhere,ahisaexclusivearightsarevertatoahisaolda
clubaafteraJulya22aonlyaifahisaoldaclubahasagivenahimaaawrittenatenderabyatheaMondayafollowi
ngathealastadayaofathatayear'saNFLaDraftaofferingatoare-
signahimaforaanaadditionalayearaataaatenapercentaincreaseain.aIfahisaprioraclubadoesanotatende
rasuchaplayer,athenatheaplayeraremainsaanaUnrestrictedaFreeaAgentaforathearemainderaofath
ataLeagueaYear.aAnaUnrestrictedaFreeaAgentawillabearestrictedainasigningaelsewhere,ahowe
ver,aifaheaisadesignatedaaaFranchiseaoraTransitionaPlayer.
FranchiseaPlayera-
aans✔✔EachaclubamayadesignateaoneaplayerawhoawouldaotherwiseabeaanaUnrestrictedaFre
eaAgentaasaaaFranchiseaPlayer.aTheadesignationamustabeamadeawithinaaatwo-
weekaperiodabeginningaonatheatwenty-
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aYorkatimeaonatheaeighthadayaprecedingatheafirstadayaofatheanewaLeagueaYear.aTheaclubamu
statenderatheaFranchiseaPlayeraanaofferaequalatoatheaformulaastatedainaArticlea10aofatheaCBA
aora120%aofatheaplayer'saPrioraYearaSalary,awhicheveraisagreater.aIfatheaplayer'saClubaexten
dsatheanonexclusiveatenderaoffer,atheaFranchiseaPlayeracanaseekaoffersafromaotheraclubs,ab
utatheaoldateamacanamatchatheaofferaorareceiveatwoafirstaroundadraftachoicesafromatheaofferin
gateam.aIfatheaplayer'saclubaextendsatheaexclusiveatenderaoffer,atheaclubaretainsaexclusiveari
, ghtsatoatheaplayeraandaheacannotanegotiateawithaotherateams.aOnceasignedabyatheaplayer,at
heatenderaisafullyaguaranteed.
TransitionaPlayera-
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AgentainsteadaofausingaaaFranchiseaPlayeradesignation.aIfaitadoesaso,aitamustatenderatheapla
yeraanaofferaequalatoatheaformulaastatedainaArticlea10aofatheaCBAaora120%aofahisaPrioraYeara
Salary,awhicheveraisagreater.aAaTransitionaPlayeracanaobtainaanaofferafromaanyaotherateam,
abutahisaoldateamacanaonlyamatchaoranotamatchatheaofferaandaitacannotacollectaanyadraftachoi
ceacompensation.aOnceasignedabyatheaPlayer,atheatenderaisafullyaguaranteed.
CreditedaSeasonsa-
aans✔✔Anyaseasonainawhichaaaplayeraisaonaoneaofatheafollowingalistsaforaataleastathreea(3)ar
egularaseasonaorapostseasonagames:aActiveaList,aInactiveaList,aInjuredaReserveaListaoraPh
ysicallyaUnableatoaPerformaList.aByeaweeksadoanotacountatowardaaaplayeraearningaaaCredit
edaSeason.aAaplayerawillaalsoaearnaaaCreditedaSeasonaifaheaisareleasedainjuredaandapaidath
eaequivalentaofaataleastathreea(3)agameachecks.aEarningaCreditedaSeasonsaentitlesayouatoa
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ver,athatatheadefinitionaforaCreditedaSeasonsaforaMinimumaSalaryapurposesaisaslightlyadiffer
ent.aPleaseareferatoaCBAaArticlea26,aSectiona2aforamoreainformation.
AccruedaSeasons:a-
aans✔✔Aaseasonaduringawhichaaaplayerahasabeenaonafullapayastatusa(Active,aInactive,aInjur
edaReserveaListaoraPhysicallyaUnableatoaPerformadueatoaaafootballarelatedainjury)aforasixa(6)a
oramorearegularaseasonagames.aHowever,aaaplayerawhoaisaonatheaExemptaCommissionera
PermissionaList,atheaReserveaPhysicallyaUnableatoaPerform/
NonaFootballaInjuryaListaoratheaPracticeasquadaforaanyaofatheasixa(6)aqualifyingagamesawillan
otaearnaanaAccruedaSeasonaregardlessaofahisapayastatus.aAlso,abyeaweeksadoanotacountato
wardaaaplayeraearningaandaAccruedaSeason.aEarningaanaAccruedaSeasonaentitlesaaaplayer
atoaadvanceathroughatheafreeaagencyasystemawhichagovernsaaaplayer'sanegotiatingarightsao
nceahisacontractahasaexpired.aAaplayerawithafoura(4)aoramoreaAccruedaSeasonsabecomesaa
naUnrestrictedaFreeaAgentaonceahisacontractaexpiresa(unlessaheaisadesignatedaaaFranchise
aoraTransitionaPlayer).aAlso,aaaplayerawithathreea(3)aAccruedaSeasonsawhenahisacontractaex
piresabecomesaaaRestrictedaFreeaAgent,aassumingahisaClubamakesatheaappropriateaQualif
yingaOffer.aAaplayerawithalessathanathreea(3)aAccruedaSeasonsawhenahisacontractaexpiresab
ecomesaandaExclusiveaRightsaPlayer,aassumingahisaClubamakesatheaappropriateatender.
SalaryaCapa-
aans✔✔Theaabsolute amaximumaamountaofaSalaryathataeachaClubamayapayaorabeaobligated
atoapayaoraprovideatoaitsaplayersaataanyatimeaduringaaaparticularaLeagueaYear,ainaaccordanc
eawithathearulesasetaforthainaCBAaArticlea13a(SalaryaCapaAccountingaRules).
AllaRevenuesaora"AR"a-
aans✔✔AllaofatheaLeagueaandaTeamaRevenuesathataareaincludedawithinatheadefinitionaofaAll
aRevenues,aasasetaforthainaCBAaArticlea12.
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