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Agent’s Take: What’s next for Josh Jacobs, Saquon Barkley after not securing long-term deals at tag deadline?

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Six players were designated as franchise players in early March. Three of the six, all running backs, were unable to reach an agreement before the July 17 deadline for franchise players to sign multi-year contracts. By NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement rules, Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs and Tony Pollard are prohibited from signing long term with … Read more

Agent’s Take: NFL franchise tag deadline looms for Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs and others; what to expect

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Time is running out for NFL teams to sign long-term players who were given franchise designations. The deadline for franchise players to sign multi-year contracts is Monday, July 17 at 4 p.m. ET. After this deadline passes, players with franchise tags are prohibited from signing long-term deals until the end of the regular season on … Read more

Agent’s Take: A look at the history of first-round pick contract extensions, and an emerging trend

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How NFL draft picks are compensated drastically changed with the 2011 collective bargaining agreement (CBA). A rookie wage scale, which reduced salaries for early first-round picks, was implemented. The 2020 CBA made minor tweaks to the system. All contracts for draft choices are four years in length under the rookie wage scale. Four-year deals in … Read more