Reacquiring a Free Agent.
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 12:10 am
Let's say a player has a player option. Team A trades him away in February. In July the player declines his player option, becomes an unrestricted free agent and wants to resign with team A. Can he?
I understand that if a player is traded away and subsequently waived, the Payton rule kicks in, and the team has to wait a year. I thought the rule was also a one-year waiting if the player later becomes a free agent, but I can't find it.
I understand that if a player is traded away and subsequently waived, the Payton rule kicks in, and the team has to wait a year. I thought the rule was also a one-year waiting if the player later becomes a free agent, but I can't find it.