Can anyone tell me what a franchise or transition player in the NFL means and is?

Answer 1

When a player is deemed a franchise player, that player is about to become a free agent and can go to any team. By franchising a player, a team has the right to counter any offer any team makes to the player. Each team can only franchise one player per year.

Answer 2

when you Franchise a player, that player plays for that team for one more year with a salary of the average of the top 5 paid players that play the same position as the Franchised player, or he is paid 120 percent of his current salary, whichever one is higher. if another team gives him a better deal and the player decides to go, then the team that signs that player gives 2 first round draft picks to the team that lost that player (and if is usually hard to get 2 first round picks, so most teams cannot do this)

Transition Tag is the same idea, except they are paided the average of the top 10 players in his position and he can sign with another team with out costing the other team 2 first round draft picks...so Transition tags are not really used much, because they are not very effective.

The team that gave the Transition Tag can match that offer but it doesnt really work. the only transition player i can think about is Steve Hutchinson, and that of course had alot of controversy in it...if you check the link i gave it will explain it all

Answer 3

Each year each National Football League team is allowed to designate a player who is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent as a franchise player. This designation is applied to a player through the use of the franchise tag. Each team has access each year to only one franchise tag (of either the exclusive or non-exclusive forms) or one transition tag. As a result, each team may only designate one player each year as that team's franchise player.

Usually designated for players of great skill or of high importance to the team, a franchise tag allows a team's managers the privilege of strategically retaining valuable free-agent players while seeking talent through the NFL draft or other acquisitions without exceeding the League's salary cap.

If the designated franchise player elects to play for the team that designated him with the franchise tag, and does not negotiate a contract with another team his one year salary is guaranteed.

If a club withdraws their offered contract the player immediately reverts to an unrestricted free agent.

There are two types of franchise tag designations: the exclusive rights franchise tag, and non-exclusive rights franchise tag:

An "exclusive" franchise player must be offered a one-year contract for an amount equal to or greater than the average of the top five salaries at the player's position as of a date in April of the "current" year in which the tag will apply, or 120 percent of the player's previous year's salary, whichever is greater. Exclusive franchise players cannot negotiate with other teams.
A "non-exclusive" franchise player must be offered a one-year contract for an amount equal to or greater than the average of the top five salaries at the player's position in the previous year, or 120 percent of the player's previous year's salary, whichever is greater. A non-exclusive franchise player may negotiate with other NFL teams, but if he signs an offer sheet from another team, the original team has a right to match the terms of that offer, or if it does not match the offer and thus loses the player, to receive two first-round draft picks as compensation.
It is the team's choice whether it uses an exclusive or a non-exclusive franchise tag. While it may seem that a team would always choose the exclusive option, there are two reasons a team might prefer the non-exclusive option instead. The first is that the salary is based on the top 5 salaries of the previous year instead of the current year, which could be a significant difference. The second reason is that a team may want the opportunity for the two first-round draft picks they would receive if they lost their player.


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A transition tag is a tool used by National Football League teams to retain unrestricted free agents. It guarantees the original club the right of first refusal to match any offer the player may make with another team. The transition tag can be used once a year by each club unless they elect to use a franchise tag instead. Transition tags can be rescinded, however, teams that rescind a transition tag cannot use it again until the next season.

If a player signs a contract after receiving the transition tag, his original team can not use the tag again on any player until the contract has expired. The exception is if the player first signs a transition offer sheet, which is a one-year contract equal to the average salary of the top ten players in the league at the player's position, or a twenty percent salary increase, whichever is greater. This contract was not historically guaranteed, however, it will be guaranteed starting in 2007 per the collective bargaining agreement agreed to by the NFL owners and the NFLPA on March 8, 2006. If the player signs the offer sheet prior to a long-term contract, the player's team can then use the tag the next year.

If another club offers a contract to a transitioned player, his original club has seven days to decide whether the original club will match that offer or not. If the original club agrees to match, the player is forced to sign with the original club at the terms agreed to in the offer by the other club. If the original club declines to match, the player signs with the other team, and the original team is offered no compensation, as they would be if the player had received the franchise tag.

Answer 4

To the best of my understanding when a team designates a player as thier "franchise" player it gives them the option to match any offers made to that player, and if they decide not to match the offer they are automatically compensated with draft picks. Also to keep teams from making ludicrous "offers" they must match the top 5 salary for that players position. Most teams aren't willing to forfeit the draft choices, and most teams designate only players who are under contract for far less than the average salary for the top 5 players. For example: Team "A" has a linbacker currently under contract for 1.0 million per season, and his contract is due to run out after next year. They would designate him as thier "franchise" player while trying to resign him to a long term contract as the average top 5 salary for a linebacker is 2.8 million per season. Any other team willing to make an offer to the player would have to pay him a minimum of 2.8 million regardless if they offered less and his current team didn't match the offer PLUS give up draft choices.

Answer 5

to keep it simple....

franchise tag is a tag they use on a free agent they think is worthy to the team for one year they are paid the maximum....qb franchise is about 12 million...linebacker i think is 8 million...kicker/punter is 2 million and so on....if a team wants to acquire that franchise player...they have to give up two first round picks

Answer 6

HE IS A PLAYER SO TALENTED AND HAS SUCH A GOOD AGENT THAT HE CAN GET JUST ABOUT ALL HE WANTS FROM THE OWNERS WHO HIRE HIM TO PLAY!