NFL AGENCY EXAM PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
5th-Year Option for 1st-Round Draft Picks - correct
answer- Rookies drafted in the 1st-round sign
mandatory 4-year contracts just like other draft
picks, but their contracts contain a 5th year Option
clause the other rounds do not have.
- These Option years are exercised by the Club, not
the player.
- Clubs must exercise the Option at the end of a
player's 3rd season.
- The Year 5 Compensation changed in 2018, and is
now based on certain qualifying criteria during the
first 3 years of the contract.
- These 5th year salaries become guaranteed skill,
injury and Salary Cap-related termination, effective
when the Club exercises the option
5th-Year Option for 1st-Round Draft Picks (Qualifiers
for 1st 3 Years)
No Pro Bowls & <75% participation; or Cumulative
avg of 75% participation: or participate in a
,cumulative 50% of plays in each of the 3 years -
correct answer- Option Compensation
Transition Tender (3rd-25th highest salaries at
same position)
5th-Year Option for 1st-Round Draft Picks (Qualifiers
for 1st 3 Years)
No Pro Bowls, min. 75% participation; or Cumulative
avg of 75% participation: or participate in a
cumulative 75% of plays in each of the 3 years -
correct answer- Option Compensation
Transition Tender (3rd-20th highest salaries at
same position)
5th-Year Option for 1st-Round Draft Picks (Qualifiers
for 1st 3 Years)
One (1) Pro Bowl (on original ballot) - correct
answer- Option Compensation
Transition Tender
5th-Year Option for 1st-Round Draft Picks (Qualifiers
for 1st 3 Years)
,Two (2) or more Pro Bowls (on original ballot) -
correct answer- Option Compensation
Franchise Tender
A 10-year veteran player enters the 2020 season on
his club's active roster. The club makes several
unsuccessful attempts to trade the player. After the
trade deadline passes, the club elects to release the
player from his contract. The player's agent
receives interest from several teams. What is the
player's status after his release? - correct
answer- subject to waivers and he can sign
with a new club See CBA p. 155: Waiver System.
A 2012 undrafted free agent signs with a club and
spends the 2012 and 2013 season on the practice
squad. In 2014, the player is signed to the active
roster and receives a new contract from the club for
the 2015 through 2017 season. The player receives
another contract for the 2018-2020 seasons. The
player is injured during a preseason game in 2019
and spends the entire season on the Reserve-
Injured list. The player retires prior to the 2020
season. What will be his monthly payment,
beginning at age 55, under the Bert Bell/Pete
Rozelle NFL player Retirement Program? - correct
, answer- $4,060.00 See CBA p.221 Breaks down
like this:2012 - no credited season (CS), practice
squad2013 - no CS, practice squad2014 - 1 CS,
$5602015 - 1 CS, $6602016 - 1 CS, $6602017 - 1
CS, $6602018 - 1 CS, $7602019 - 1 CS, IR $7602020
- no CS, retired
A 7th-round rookie player has a preseason-only split
in his contract with Paragraph 5 minimums for each
season. On the first play of the first game of the
season, the player is injured. The player is then
placed on injured reserve. Which of the following is
true? - correct answer- The player gets:
rookie minimum active/inactive salary, an accrued
season and a credited season for benefits Since the
player's split was for preseason only, and his injury
occurred in the regular season, he will get the "up"
amount, not the split amount. Since he got at least
six games of pay, he will get an accrued season.
Since he got at least three games of pay, he will get
a credited season for benefits.
A five-year veteran player signs a free agent deal
for the 2021 regular season. In 2021 the player's
club is scheduled to play its first regular season
game on Sunday, Sept. 13. What is the first day the
club may mandate the player report to training
camp? - correct answer- The player may
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
5th-Year Option for 1st-Round Draft Picks - correct
answer- Rookies drafted in the 1st-round sign
mandatory 4-year contracts just like other draft
picks, but their contracts contain a 5th year Option
clause the other rounds do not have.
- These Option years are exercised by the Club, not
the player.
- Clubs must exercise the Option at the end of a
player's 3rd season.
- The Year 5 Compensation changed in 2018, and is
now based on certain qualifying criteria during the
first 3 years of the contract.
- These 5th year salaries become guaranteed skill,
injury and Salary Cap-related termination, effective
when the Club exercises the option
5th-Year Option for 1st-Round Draft Picks (Qualifiers
for 1st 3 Years)
No Pro Bowls & <75% participation; or Cumulative
avg of 75% participation: or participate in a
,cumulative 50% of plays in each of the 3 years -
correct answer- Option Compensation
Transition Tender (3rd-25th highest salaries at
same position)
5th-Year Option for 1st-Round Draft Picks (Qualifiers
for 1st 3 Years)
No Pro Bowls, min. 75% participation; or Cumulative
avg of 75% participation: or participate in a
cumulative 75% of plays in each of the 3 years -
correct answer- Option Compensation
Transition Tender (3rd-20th highest salaries at
same position)
5th-Year Option for 1st-Round Draft Picks (Qualifiers
for 1st 3 Years)
One (1) Pro Bowl (on original ballot) - correct
answer- Option Compensation
Transition Tender
5th-Year Option for 1st-Round Draft Picks (Qualifiers
for 1st 3 Years)
,Two (2) or more Pro Bowls (on original ballot) -
correct answer- Option Compensation
Franchise Tender
A 10-year veteran player enters the 2020 season on
his club's active roster. The club makes several
unsuccessful attempts to trade the player. After the
trade deadline passes, the club elects to release the
player from his contract. The player's agent
receives interest from several teams. What is the
player's status after his release? - correct
answer- subject to waivers and he can sign
with a new club See CBA p. 155: Waiver System.
A 2012 undrafted free agent signs with a club and
spends the 2012 and 2013 season on the practice
squad. In 2014, the player is signed to the active
roster and receives a new contract from the club for
the 2015 through 2017 season. The player receives
another contract for the 2018-2020 seasons. The
player is injured during a preseason game in 2019
and spends the entire season on the Reserve-
Injured list. The player retires prior to the 2020
season. What will be his monthly payment,
beginning at age 55, under the Bert Bell/Pete
Rozelle NFL player Retirement Program? - correct
, answer- $4,060.00 See CBA p.221 Breaks down
like this:2012 - no credited season (CS), practice
squad2013 - no CS, practice squad2014 - 1 CS,
$5602015 - 1 CS, $6602016 - 1 CS, $6602017 - 1
CS, $6602018 - 1 CS, $7602019 - 1 CS, IR $7602020
- no CS, retired
A 7th-round rookie player has a preseason-only split
in his contract with Paragraph 5 minimums for each
season. On the first play of the first game of the
season, the player is injured. The player is then
placed on injured reserve. Which of the following is
true? - correct answer- The player gets:
rookie minimum active/inactive salary, an accrued
season and a credited season for benefits Since the
player's split was for preseason only, and his injury
occurred in the regular season, he will get the "up"
amount, not the split amount. Since he got at least
six games of pay, he will get an accrued season.
Since he got at least three games of pay, he will get
a credited season for benefits.
A five-year veteran player signs a free agent deal
for the 2021 regular season. In 2021 the player's
club is scheduled to play its first regular season
game on Sunday, Sept. 13. What is the first day the
club may mandate the player report to training
camp? - correct answer- The player may
