NFL Agent Exam Questions And Answers
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NFL Player Contract - correct answer. A written agreement or series of such
agreements executed at or about the same time between a person and an NFL Club
pursuant to which such person is employed by such Club as a professional football
player.
Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) - correct answer. The union contract between
the NFL Players Association and the NFL Management Council covering the terms and
conditions of employment of all NFL players.
Draft or College Draft - correct answer. The NFL's annual draft of Rookie football
players described in CBA Article 6 (College Draft).
Drafted Rookie - correct answer. A person who is selected in the current League
Year's Draft or whose Draft rights are held, or continue to be held, consistent with this
Agreement, by an NFL Club that selected the Rookie in a prior Draft.
Required Tender - correct answer. A Player Contract tender that a Club is required to
make to a player pursuant to the CBA, either as a matter of right with respect to the
player, or to receive Rights of First Refusal, Draft Choice Compensation and/or other
rights with respect to the player, as specified in the CBA.
Right of First Refusal - correct answer. The right of an NFL Club, as described in CBA
Articles 9 (Veteran Free Agency) and 10 (Franchise and Transition Players) to retain the
services of certain Veteran players by matching offers made to those players.
,Draft Choice Compensation - correct answer. The right of any Club, as described in
CBA Articles 9 (Veteran Free Agency) and Article 10 (Franchise and Transition Players)
to receive draft pick(s) from any other Club.
Exclusive Rights Player - correct answer. A player whose contract expires at a time
when he has less than three Accrued Seasons in the NFL cannot market his services to
other clubs if his old club gives him a minimum salary tender, as described in CBA
Article 8, on or before the last day of that League Year. If the tender is provided, this
player can only re-sign with his old club (unless the tender is later withdrawn).
restricted free agent - correct answer. A player whose contract expires when he has
earned three (3) Accrued Seasons. If his old club provides him with a sufficient
"Qualifying Offer", as described in CBA Article 9, on or before the last day of that
League Year, it retains the right to either match an offer the player may get from another
club or to receive draft choice compensation from the club making the offer. The
Qualifying Offer is based on the level of draft choices the old club wants to receive. For
example, the Qualifying Offer to a player with three (3) Accrued Seasons in 2021 for the
Club to receive a second-round draft choice and the Right of First Refusal in 2021 is
$3,384,000. For the 2021 League Year, the Restricted Free Agent has until April 23,
2021 to generate an offer from another club. If he fails to get an offer, his exclusive
rights revert to the old club unless the Qualifying Offer is withdrawn.
Unrestricted Free Agent - correct answer. As described in CBA Article 9, a player
whose contract expires when he has earned at least four (4) Accrued Seasons is free to
sign with any other club if he does so by July 22 of the same year. If he does not sign
elsewhere, his exclusive rights revert to his old club after July 22 only if his old club has
given him a written tender by the Monday following the last day of that year's NFL Draft
offering to re-sign him for an additional year at a ten percent increase in. If his prior club
does not tender such player, then the player remains an Unrestricted Free Agent for the
remainder of that League Year. An Unrestricted Free Agent will be restricted in signing
elsewhere, however, if he is designated a Franchise or Transition Player.
Franchise Player - correct answer. Each club may designate one player who would
otherwise be an Unrestricted Free Agent as a Franchise Player. The designation must
be made within a two-week period beginning on the twenty-second day preceding the
first day of the new League Year and will end at 4:00 p.m. New York time on the eighth
day preceding the first day of the new League Year. The club must tender the Franchise
Player an offer equal to the formula stated in Article 10 of the CBA or 120% of the
player's Prior Year Salary, whichever is greater. If the player's Club extends the
nonexclusive tender offer, the Franchise Player can seek offers from other clubs, but
the old team can match the offer or receive two first round draft choices from the
offering team. If the player's club extends the exclusive tender offer, the club retains
exclusive rights to the player and he cannot negotiate with other teams. Once signed by
the player, the tender is fully guaranteed.
, Transition Player - correct answer. A club can elect to use a Transition Player
designation for one Unrestricted Free Agent instead of using a Franchise Player
designation. If it does so, it must tender the player an offer equal to the formula stated in
Article 10 of the CBA or 120% of his Prior Year Salary, whichever is greater. A
Transition Player can obtain an offer from any other team, but his old team can only
match or not match the offer and it cannot collect any draft choice compensation. Once
signed by the Player, the tender is fully guaranteed.
Credited Seasons - correct answer. Any season in which a player is on one of the
following lists for at least three (3) regular season or postseason games: Active List,
Inactive List, Injured Reserve List or Physically Unable to Perform List. Bye weeks do
not count toward a player earning a Credited Season. A player will also earn a Credited
Season if he is released injured and paid the equivalent of at least three (3) game
checks. Earning Credited Seasons entitles you to various benefits under the CBA. For
instance, a player who has earned three (3) or more Credited Seasons in the NFL
qualifies to receive the pension benefit. Keep in mind however, that the definition for
Credited Seasons for Minimum Salary purposes is slightly different. Please refer to CBA
Article 26, Section 2 for more information.
Accrued Seasons: - correct answer. A season during which a player has been on full
pay status (Active, Inactive, Injured Reserve List or Physically Unable to Perform due to
a football related injury) for six (6) or more regular season games. However, a player
who is on the Exempt Commissioner Permission List, the Reserve Physically Unable to
Perform/Non Football Injury List or the Practice squad for any of the six (6) qualifying
games will not earn an Accrued Season regardless of his pay status. Also, bye weeks
do not count toward a player earning and Accrued Season. Earning an Accrued Season
entitles a player to advance through the free agency system which governs a player's
negotiating rights once his contract has expired. A player with four (4) or more Accrued
Seasons becomes an Unrestricted Free Agent once his contract expires (unless he is
designated a Franchise or Transition Player). Also, a player with three (3) Accrued
Seasons when his contract expires becomes a Restricted Free Agent, assuming his
Club makes the appropriate Qualifying Offer. A player with less than three (3) Accrued
Seasons when his contract expires becomes and Exclusive Rights Player, assuming his
Club makes the appropriate tender.
Salary Cap - correct answer. The absolute maximum amount of Salary that each Club
may pay or be obligated to pay or provide to its players at any time during a particular
League Year, in accordance with the rules set forth in CBA Article 13 (Salary Cap
Accounting Rules).
All Revenues or "AR" - correct answer. All of the League and Team Revenues that
are included within the definition of All Revenues, as set forth in CBA Article 12.
Team Salary - correct answer. The Team's aggregate Salary for Salary Cap purposes,
as calculated in accordance with the rules set forth in CBA Article 13 (Salary Cap
Accounting Rules).
