If a team declines to match the highest offer for their NFT player, the winning-bid team must give a second-round pick (or better) as compensation.
FAQ Category: Franchise Tags
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A player may only be tagged with the Exclusive Franchise Tag (EFT) two consecutive years. He can still be tagged with the NFT or TT after that.
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Each team may use one of each type of tag (EFT, NFT, TT) per offseason.
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A Transition Tag (TT) is a tag that can be applied to an impending free agent that gives his team the right to match the highest offer for him in the upcoming Auction.
A TT player receives a starting offer from his team of whichever of the following numbers is higher:
- The average of the Top 10 salaries at his position for the upcoming season.
- 120% of his previous year’s original salary*.
*Original salary is the price that player went for in the Auction, or the final year of his rookie deal.
NOTE: Unlike with the NFT, a team will not receive compensation if they decline to match the highest offer for their TT player.
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A Non-exclusive Franchise Tag is a tag that can be applied to an impending free agent that allows his team to match the highest offer for him in the upcoming Auction.
An NFT player will receiver a starting offer from his own team of the average of the Top 5 salaries at his position for the upcoming season.
If a team declines to match the highest offer for its NFT player, that team will receive compensation from the winning-bid team. The winning-bid team must give a second-round pick (or better) as compensation.
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An Exclusive Franchise Tag (EFT) is a tag that can be applied to an impending free agent that keeps that player under contract for one more season.
An EFT gets a guaranteed 1-year deal worth whichever of the following numbers is higher:
- The average of the Top 5 players at his position for the upcoming season.
- 120% of his previous year’s original salary*.
*Original salary is the price that player went for in the Auction, or the final year of his rookie deal.
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Franchise tags are a way for teams to retain players whose contracts are expiring. The three types of franchise tags are Exclusive Franchise Tags (EFTs), Non-exclusive Franchise Tags (NFTs), and Transition Tags (TTs).