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Should the NFL adopt Bird rights instead of the Franchise tag?
Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:02 am
Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:02 am
I was reading an article on Deadspin and it mentioned Bird rights in the NBA as a better alternative to the franchise tag. What does the MSB think?
For a refresher:
Franchise Tag
Bird Rights
Deadspin Article
For a refresher:
Franchise Tag
quote:
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 no less 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. The player's team has all the negotiating rights to the exclusive player.
A "non-exclusive" franchise player must be offered a one-year contract for an amount no less than the average of the top five salaries at the player's position for 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, is entitled to receive two first-round draft picks as compensation.
Bird Rights
quote:
Perhaps the most well-known of the NBA's salary cap exceptions is the Larry Bird exception, so named because the Boston Celtics were the first team permitted to exceed the salary cap to re-sign one of their own players (in that case, Larry Bird). Free agents who qualify for this exception are called "qualifying veteran free agents" or "Bird Free Agents" in the CBA, and this exception falls under the terms of the Veteran Free Agent exception. In essence, the Larry Bird exception allows teams to exceed the salary cap to re-sign their own free agents, at an amount up to the maximum salary. To qualify as a Bird free agent, a player must have played three seasons without being waived or changing teams as a free agent. Players claimed after being amnestied have their Bird rights transferred to their new team. Other players claimed off waivers are not eligible for the full Bird exception, but may qualify for the early Bird exception. Prior to an arbitrator ruling in June 2012, all players that were waived and changed teams lost their Bird rights.[24][25] This means a player can obtain "Bird rights" by playing under three one-year contracts, a single contract of at least three years, or any combination thereof. It also means that when a player is traded, his Bird rights are traded with him, and his new team can use the Bird exception to re-sign him. Under the 2011 CBA, Bird-exception contracts can be up to five years in length, down from six under the 2005 CBA.[6]
Deadspin Article
Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:05 am to slackster
Will never happen but interesting nonetheless. It would give more benefit to teams to develop the players they draft.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:07 am to slackster
The franchise tag is beneficial to ownership so it's not going away.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:21 am to slackster
For Bird Rights to work correctly, the league would need to employ a soft cap. The NFL employs a hard cap.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 10:04 am to slackster
quote:
Bird Rights
Is Charlie involved in the negotiations?
Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:52 am to slackster
yes but the owners will never allow it
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