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Basics of the NFL Player Contract System Latest
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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 report to camp July 28. The new rules in 2020
CBA are that a player is to report to training camp 47 days prior to their Club's first
regular season game. See CBA, Article 23, Section 5(a). Since the first game is Sept.
13, 47 days prior to Sept. 13 is July 28.
A free agent player signs a contract in 2028 which has the following terms: 5 years,
signing bonus of $5,000,000, P5 Salaries: 2028 - $1,000,000; 2029 - $1,000,000; 2030 -
$2,000,000; 2031 - $3,000,000; 2032 - $4,000,000. This contract will: - CORRECT
ANSWER: Be voided for violating the 30% rule The 30% rule applies to veteran
contracts that are entered into in a capped year that extend into an uncapped year. The
rule provides that a player's salary may not increase more than 30% of the salary in the
final capped year.
A local clothing and apparel manufacturer have approached you regarding using several
of your clients in the company's latest print-ad campaign. You have nine clients on NFL
clubs. What is the maximum number of players the company may use in any one
calendar year before requiring a Group License from the NFLPA? - CORRECT
ANSWER: 5 Any sponsor that wishes to use 6 or more players in any calendar year are
required to sign an Group Licensing Agreement with NFL PLAYERS
A player drafted in the 2020 Rookie Draft is on his club's active roster until he is placed
on waivers in Week 3 of the 2022 season. At 12:00 p.m. EST the day immediately
following his release, the Browns, Falcons, and Jaguars each submit a waiver claim for
the player. How is priority established to determine which team the player is awarded
to? - CORRECT ANSWER: highest draft position from the previous year See CBA p.
155: Waiver System.
Basics of the NFL Player Contract System Latest
Update 2025-2026 115 Questions and 100%
Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
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 report to camp July 28. The new rules in 2020
CBA are that a player is to report to training camp 47 days prior to their Club's first
regular season game. See CBA, Article 23, Section 5(a). Since the first game is Sept.
13, 47 days prior to Sept. 13 is July 28.
A free agent player signs a contract in 2028 which has the following terms: 5 years,
signing bonus of $5,000,000, P5 Salaries: 2028 - $1,000,000; 2029 - $1,000,000; 2030 -
$2,000,000; 2031 - $3,000,000; 2032 - $4,000,000. This contract will: - CORRECT
ANSWER: Be voided for violating the 30% rule The 30% rule applies to veteran
contracts that are entered into in a capped year that extend into an uncapped year. The
rule provides that a player's salary may not increase more than 30% of the salary in the
final capped year.
A local clothing and apparel manufacturer have approached you regarding using several
of your clients in the company's latest print-ad campaign. You have nine clients on NFL
clubs. What is the maximum number of players the company may use in any one
calendar year before requiring a Group License from the NFLPA? - CORRECT
ANSWER: 5 Any sponsor that wishes to use 6 or more players in any calendar year are
required to sign an Group Licensing Agreement with NFL PLAYERS
A player drafted in the 2020 Rookie Draft is on his club's active roster until he is placed
on waivers in Week 3 of the 2022 season. At 12:00 p.m. EST the day immediately
following his release, the Browns, Falcons, and Jaguars each submit a waiver claim for
the player. How is priority established to determine which team the player is awarded
to? - CORRECT ANSWER: highest draft position from the previous year See CBA p.
155: Waiver System.
