Is someone still restricted if he signs a 1 year deal then a 2 year extension?

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Is someone still restricted if he signs a 1 year deal then a 2 year extension? 

Post#1 » by DaddyCool19 » Wed Apr 5, 2017 2:39 pm

What happens to a undrafted rookie who signs a 1 year minimum deal and then signs a 2 year extension in the next offseason? I think his team would have his bird rights and could go over the cap for him but would he still be restricted, as he would have already signed 2 contracts before entering free agency
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Re: Is someone still restricted if he signs a 1 year deal then a 2 year extension? 

Post#2 » by Smitty731 » Wed Apr 5, 2017 3:09 pm

DaddyCool19 wrote:What happens to a undrafted rookie who signs a 1 year minimum deal and then signs a 2 year extension in the next offseason? I think his team would have his bird rights and could go over the cap for him but would he still be restricted, as he would have already signed 2 contracts before entering free agency


It wouldn't technically be an extension, assuming he actually hit free agency. But that is a technicality on that part.

As to your real questions, any player with less than 4 years of experience is subject to being a RFA. So, he would be a RFA and his team would have Bird Rights, due to him having 3 consecutive years with the team.

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