NFL Agency Exam Prac ce Exam Ques ons + Basics of
the NFL Player Contract System 114 Ques ons and
answers RATED A+ 2025/2026 100% VERIFIED CORRECT
ACCRUED SEASON - CORRECT ANSWERS A player receives an Accrued Season when they are on
Full-Pay status for 6 or more regular season games.
***This excludes games on the Prac(ce Squad, Physically Unable to Perform-Non-Football
Injury List (PUP-NFI), and/or Exempt Commissioner Permission List.
CREDITED SEASON - CORRECT ANSWERS Used for Player Benefits. A player receives a CS any
season in which he appears on the A/I, IR or PUP list for his Club. He also receives a CS if he is
released injured and paid the equivalent of at least 3 game checks.
RD 1 PICK - CORRECT ANSWERS 4-YEAR W/5TH YEAR OPTION
RD 2-7 PICK - CORRECT ANSWERS 4-YEAR CONTRACT
UDFA - CORRECT ANSWERS 3-YEAR CONTRACT
5th-Year Op(on for 1st-Round Dra> Picks (Qualifiers for 1st 3 Years)
No Pro Bowls & <75% par(cipa(on; or Cumula(ve avg of 75% par(cipa(on: or par(cipate in a
cumula(ve 50% of plays in each of the 3 years - CORRECT ANSWERS Op(on Compensa(on
Transi(on Tender (3rd-25th highest salaries at same posi(on)
5th-Year Op(on for 1st-Round Dra> Picks (Qualifiers for 1st 3 Years)
,No Pro Bowls, min. 75% par(cipa(on; or Cumula(ve avg of 75% par(cipa(on: or par(cipate in a
cumula(ve 75% of plays in each of the 3 years - CORRECT ANSWERS Op(on Compensa(on
Transi(on Tender (3rd-20th highest salaries at same posi(on)
5th-Year Op(on for 1st-Round Dra> Picks (Qualifiers for 1st 3 Years)
One (1) Pro Bowl (on original ballot) - CORRECT ANSWERS Op(on Compensa(on
Transi(on Tender
5th-Year Op(on for 1st-Round Dra> Picks (Qualifiers for 1st 3 Years)
Two (2) or more Pro Bowls (on original ballot) - CORRECT ANSWERS Op(on Compensa(on
Franchise Tender
Rookie Contract Deadline - CORRECT ANSWERS Tuesday a>er Week 10 of the regular season.
Of course, as a maFer of prac(cality, the majority of players sign prior to the start of camp.
5th-Year Op(on for 1st-Round Dra> Picks - CORRECT ANSWERS Rookies dra>ed in the 1st-
round sign mandatory 4-year contracts just like other dra> picks, but their contracts contain a
5th year Op(on clause the other rounds do not have.
- These Op(on years are exercised by the Club, not the player.
- Clubs must exercise the Op(on at the end of a player's 3rd season.
- The Year 5 Compensa(on 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 termina(on,
effec(ve when the Club exercises the op(on
EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENT - CORRECT ANSWERS 0, 1, 2 ACCRUED SEASONS
, RESTRICTED FREE AGENT - CORRECT ANSWERS 3 ACCRUED SEASONS
UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT - CORRECT ANSWERS 4 ACCRUED SEASONS
EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENT Minimum Tenders - CORRECT ANSWERS Minimum Tenders
Minimum tenders for ERFA players are due by the 1st day of the League Year (Mid March). The
tender offer gives exclusive rights to the offering Club, and must be at least the minimum
applicable salary. The deadline to sign the tender offer is the Tuesday a>er week 10 of the
regular season. There are no "splits" on tender offers for ERFA players.
RESTRICTED FREE AGENT (Qualifying Offers) - CORRECT ANSWERS Qualifying offers are due by
the 1st day of the League Year. A player has 35 days to shop around a>er receiving a qualifying
offer. The offering Club has Right of First Refusal (ROFR) on an offer made to the player by
another Club.
RESTRICTED FREE AGENT (Qualifying Offers) ROFR - CORRECT ANSWERS 2020 SALARY
EXAMPLE - $2.025 million
RESTRICTED FREE AGENT (Qualifying Offers) ROFR & original dra> round - CORRECT ANSWERS
2020 SALARY EXAMPLE - $2.025 million or 110% of previous year's salary
RESTRICTED FREE AGENT (Qualifying Offers) ROFR & 2nd round - CORRECT ANSWERS 2020
SALARY EXAMPLE - $3.095 million or 110% of previous year's salary
RESTRICTED FREE AGENT (Qualifying Offers) ROFR & 1st round - CORRECT ANSWERS 2020
SALARY EXAMPLE - $4.407 million or 110% of previous year's salary
the NFL Player Contract System 114 Ques ons and
answers RATED A+ 2025/2026 100% VERIFIED CORRECT
ACCRUED SEASON - CORRECT ANSWERS A player receives an Accrued Season when they are on
Full-Pay status for 6 or more regular season games.
***This excludes games on the Prac(ce Squad, Physically Unable to Perform-Non-Football
Injury List (PUP-NFI), and/or Exempt Commissioner Permission List.
CREDITED SEASON - CORRECT ANSWERS Used for Player Benefits. A player receives a CS any
season in which he appears on the A/I, IR or PUP list for his Club. He also receives a CS if he is
released injured and paid the equivalent of at least 3 game checks.
RD 1 PICK - CORRECT ANSWERS 4-YEAR W/5TH YEAR OPTION
RD 2-7 PICK - CORRECT ANSWERS 4-YEAR CONTRACT
UDFA - CORRECT ANSWERS 3-YEAR CONTRACT
5th-Year Op(on for 1st-Round Dra> Picks (Qualifiers for 1st 3 Years)
No Pro Bowls & <75% par(cipa(on; or Cumula(ve avg of 75% par(cipa(on: or par(cipate in a
cumula(ve 50% of plays in each of the 3 years - CORRECT ANSWERS Op(on Compensa(on
Transi(on Tender (3rd-25th highest salaries at same posi(on)
5th-Year Op(on for 1st-Round Dra> Picks (Qualifiers for 1st 3 Years)
,No Pro Bowls, min. 75% par(cipa(on; or Cumula(ve avg of 75% par(cipa(on: or par(cipate in a
cumula(ve 75% of plays in each of the 3 years - CORRECT ANSWERS Op(on Compensa(on
Transi(on Tender (3rd-20th highest salaries at same posi(on)
5th-Year Op(on for 1st-Round Dra> Picks (Qualifiers for 1st 3 Years)
One (1) Pro Bowl (on original ballot) - CORRECT ANSWERS Op(on Compensa(on
Transi(on Tender
5th-Year Op(on for 1st-Round Dra> Picks (Qualifiers for 1st 3 Years)
Two (2) or more Pro Bowls (on original ballot) - CORRECT ANSWERS Op(on Compensa(on
Franchise Tender
Rookie Contract Deadline - CORRECT ANSWERS Tuesday a>er Week 10 of the regular season.
Of course, as a maFer of prac(cality, the majority of players sign prior to the start of camp.
5th-Year Op(on for 1st-Round Dra> Picks - CORRECT ANSWERS Rookies dra>ed in the 1st-
round sign mandatory 4-year contracts just like other dra> picks, but their contracts contain a
5th year Op(on clause the other rounds do not have.
- These Op(on years are exercised by the Club, not the player.
- Clubs must exercise the Op(on at the end of a player's 3rd season.
- The Year 5 Compensa(on 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 termina(on,
effec(ve when the Club exercises the op(on
EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENT - CORRECT ANSWERS 0, 1, 2 ACCRUED SEASONS
, RESTRICTED FREE AGENT - CORRECT ANSWERS 3 ACCRUED SEASONS
UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT - CORRECT ANSWERS 4 ACCRUED SEASONS
EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENT Minimum Tenders - CORRECT ANSWERS Minimum Tenders
Minimum tenders for ERFA players are due by the 1st day of the League Year (Mid March). The
tender offer gives exclusive rights to the offering Club, and must be at least the minimum
applicable salary. The deadline to sign the tender offer is the Tuesday a>er week 10 of the
regular season. There are no "splits" on tender offers for ERFA players.
RESTRICTED FREE AGENT (Qualifying Offers) - CORRECT ANSWERS Qualifying offers are due by
the 1st day of the League Year. A player has 35 days to shop around a>er receiving a qualifying
offer. The offering Club has Right of First Refusal (ROFR) on an offer made to the player by
another Club.
RESTRICTED FREE AGENT (Qualifying Offers) ROFR - CORRECT ANSWERS 2020 SALARY
EXAMPLE - $2.025 million
RESTRICTED FREE AGENT (Qualifying Offers) ROFR & original dra> round - CORRECT ANSWERS
2020 SALARY EXAMPLE - $2.025 million or 110% of previous year's salary
RESTRICTED FREE AGENT (Qualifying Offers) ROFR & 2nd round - CORRECT ANSWERS 2020
SALARY EXAMPLE - $3.095 million or 110% of previous year's salary
RESTRICTED FREE AGENT (Qualifying Offers) ROFR & 1st round - CORRECT ANSWERS 2020
SALARY EXAMPLE - $4.407 million or 110% of previous year's salary
