NFL Agency Exam Practice Exam Questions + Basics of the NFL Player Contract System comprehensive exam with detailed answers

NFL Agency Exam Practice Exam
Questions + Basics of the NFL Player
Contract System comprehensive exam
with detailed answers

ACCRUED SEASON - correct answer ✔A player receives an Accrued Season
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when they are on Full-Pay status for 6 or more regular season games.
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***This excludes games on the Practice Squad, Physically Unable to Perform-
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Non-Football Injury List (PUP-NFI), and/or Exempt Commissioner Permission
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List.


CREDITED SEASON - correct answer ✔Used for Player Benefits. A player
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receives a CS any season in which he appears on the A/I, IR or PUP list for
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his Club. He also receives a CS if he is released injured and paid the
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equivalent of at least 3 game checks.
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RD 1 PICK - correct answer ✔4-YEAR W/5TH YEAR OPTION
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RD 2-7 PICK - correct answer ✔4-YEAR CONTRACT
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UDFA - correct answer ✔3-YEAR CONTRACT
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5th-Year Option for 1st-Round Draft Picks (Qualifiers for 1st 3 Years)
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,No Pro Bowls & <75% participation; or Cumulative avg of 75% participation:
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or participate in a cumulative 50% of plays in each of the 3 years - correct
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answer ✔Option Compensation
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Transition Tender (3rd-25th highest salaries at same position)
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5th-Year Option for 1st-Round Draft Picks (Qualifiers for 1st 3 Years)
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No Pro Bowls, min. 75% participation; or Cumulative avg of 75%
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participation: or participate in a cumulative 75% of plays in each of the 3
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years - correct answer ✔Option Compensation
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Transition Tender (3rd-20th highest salaries at same position)
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5th-Year Option for 1st-Round Draft Picks (Qualifiers for 1st 3 Years)
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One (1) Pro Bowl (on original ballot) - correct answer ✔Option
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Compensation
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5th-Year Option for 1st-Round Draft Picks (Qualifiers for 1st 3 Years)
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Two (2) or more Pro Bowls (on original ballot) - correct answer ✔Option
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Compensation
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, Rookie Contract Deadline - correct answer ✔Tuesday after Week 10 of the
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regular season. Of course, as a matter of practicality, the majority of players
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sign prior to the start of camp.
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5th-Year Option for 1st-Round Draft Picks - correct answer ✔Rookies drafted
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in the 1st-round sign mandatory 4-year contracts just like other draft picks,
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but their contracts contain a 5th year Option clause the other rounds do not
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- These Option years are exercised by the Club, not the player.
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- Clubs must exercise the Option at the end of a player's 3rd season.
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- The Year 5 Compensation changed in 2018, and is now based on certain
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qualifying criteria during the first 3 years of the contract.
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- These 5th year salaries become guaranteed skill, injury and Salary Cap-
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related termination, effective when the Club exercises the option
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EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENT - correct answer ✔0, 1, 2 ACCRUED SEASONS
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RESTRICTED FREE AGENT - correct answer ✔3 ACCRUED SEASONS
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UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT - correct answer ✔4 ACCRUED SEASONS n n n n n n n n




EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENT Minimum Tenders - correct answer
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✔Minimum Tenders Minimum tenders for ERFA players are due by the 1st
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day of the League Year (Mid March). The tender offer gives exclusive rights
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to the offering Club, and must be at least the minimum applicable salary.
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The deadline to sign the tender offer is the Tuesday after week 10 of the
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regular season. There are no "splits" on tender offers for ERFA players.
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