NFL Agent Exam Vocabulary with correct denotation

NFL Agent Exam Vocabulary with
correct denotation

NFL Player Contract - correct answer ✔A written agreement or series of such
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nagreements executed at or about the same time between a person and an
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NFL Club pursuant to which such person is employed by such club as a
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Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) - correct answer ✔The Union Contract
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nbetween the NFL players association and the NFL management council
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covering the terms and conditions of employment of all NFL players.
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Draft or College Draft - correct answer ✔The NFL's annual draft of Rookie
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football players described in CBA Article 6 (College Draft)
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Drafted Rookie - correct answer ✔A person who is selected in the current
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league years draft or who's draft rights are held, or continued to be held,
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consistent with this agreement, by an NFL club that selected the rookie in a
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prior draft.
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Required Tender - correct answer ✔A players contract tender that a club is
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required to make a player pursuant to the CBA, either as a matter of right
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with respect to the player, or to receive rights of first refusal, draft choice
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compensation and/or other rights with respect to the player, as specified in
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the CBA.
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, Right of First Refusal - correct answer ✔The right of an NFL Club, as
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described in CBA article 9 (veteran free agency) and article 10 (Franchise and
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nTransition Players) to retain the services of certain veteran players by
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Draft Choice Compensation - correct answer ✔The right of any club, as
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described in CHA article 9 (veteran free agency) and article 10 (Franchise and
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nTransition players) to receive draft pick(s) from any other Club
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Exclusive Rights Player - correct answer ✔A players whose contract expires
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at the time when he has less than 3 accrued seasons in the NFL cannot
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market his services to other clubs if his old club gives him a minimum salary
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ntender on or before the last day of that league year. If the tender is
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provided, this player can only resign with his old club (unless the tender is
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later withdrawn).
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Restricted Free Agent - correct answer ✔A player whose contract expires
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when he has earned 3 accrued season. If his old club provides him with a
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sufficient "qualifying offer" on or before the last day of the league year, it
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retains the rights to either match an offer the player may get from another
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club or receive draft choice compensation from the club making the offer.
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The qualifying offer is based on the level of draft choices the old club wants
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to receive. For example, the qualifying offer to a player with 3 accrued
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seasons in 2019 for the club to receive a 2nd round draft choice and the
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right of first refusal in 2019 is $3,095,000. For the 2019 league year, the
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restricted free agent has until April 19, 2019 to generate an offer from
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another club. If he fails to get an offer, his exclusive rights revert to the old
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club unless the qualifying offer is withdrawn.
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Unrestricted Free Agent - correct answer ✔a player whose contract expires
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when he has earned at least 4 accrued seasons is free to sign with any other
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