NFL AGENT EVALUATION SET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔In March of 2020, a player with eight (8) credited seasons signs a one-year deal with
an NFL club for league minimum $1,050,000.00. The player is on the active roster to
start the regular season. The club releases the player prior to week 2. The player
previously has not filed for termination pay. What termination pay is he entitled to? -
✔✔$988,235.00 The remaining unpaid balance of P.5 salary for season:
$1050K/17=$61,764 (1 week's pay). Since he already received that amount, what's left
is: $1,050,000-$61,764=$988,235 see CBA p.188: Article 30 - Termination Pay.
✔✔A player drafted in the 2020 Rookie Draft is on his club's active roster until he is
placed on waivers in Week 3 of the 2022 season. At 12:00 p.m. EST the day
immediately following his release, the Browns, Falcons, and Jaguars each submit a
waiver claim for the player. How is priority established to determine which team the
player is awarded to? - ✔✔highest draft position from the previous year See CBA p.
155: Waiver System.
✔✔In an attempt to create immediate salary cap room, a club restructures the final two
years of a player's contract. The player's current contract consists of a $3,000,000.00
Paragraph 5 salary and a $350,000.00 prorated bonus, for a total cap number of
$3,350,000.00, in both 2020 and 2021. The club would like to convert $800.000.00 of
the 2020 Paragraph 5 salary to a bonus. What is the player's new cap number for 2020?
- ✔✔$2,950,000.00 Converting salary to bonus: You subtract the bonus from the 2015
P5 salary, then prorate over the final years of contract (in this case, divide by 2), then
add the previous bonus proration to get the new number. The formula looks like this:(P5
salary - bonus) + (bonus/2yrs) + (previous prorated bonus) or $2.2M ($3M - $800K) +
$400K ($800K/2) + $350K = $2.95M
✔✔In 2020, a nine-year veteran player signs a one-year contract with a club for the
league minimum of $1,050,000.00 with a signing bonus of $90,000.000. The contract
qualifies for the veteran minimum salary benefit. What is the player's cap number in
2020? - ✔✔$840,000 Veteran Minimum Salary Benefit allows Clubs to sign a veteran
, player and count him against the cap at the same P5 salary as a player with 2 credited
seasons, plus a max bonus based what year it is. In 2020, the P5 salary of a 2 credited
season player is $750K + $90K bonus = $840K against the cap. The actual cash the
player receives is $1,140,000K. See Article 27, Section 2
✔✔A player is drafted in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Rookie Draft. During the
2020 season, the player starts all regular- and post-season games for his club. He leads
the league in several statistical categories and is selected to play in the Pro Bowl at the
end of the year. Following the season, the player receives NFL Rookie of the Year
Awards by several league and media outlets. In 2021, the player is scheduled to make a
Paragraph 5 salary of $510,000.00. What is the earliest possible moment the player can
renegotiate his rookie contract? - ✔✔the day after his 3rd regular season ends See
CBA, p. 28: Drafted Rookie Renegotiations.
✔✔A 10-year veteran player enters the 2020 season on his club's active roster. The
club makes several unsuccessful attempts to trade the player. After the trade deadline
passes, the club elects to release the player from his contract. The player's agent
receives interest from several teams. What is the player's status after his release? -
✔✔subject to waivers and he can sign with a new club See CBA p. 155: Waiver
System.
✔✔Prior to the trade deadline, a veteran player is traded to a new club. What moving
and travel expenses is the player eligible to receive from his new club? - ✔✔First-class,
round-trip airfare, Two months rent/mortgage (up to $6,350.00), The cost of a hotel
room for seven days See CBA p. 166: Moving and Travel Expenses
✔✔In 2020, a player signs a new two-year deal with his club, which includes a
$500,000.00 signing bonus. In 2021, the player is unhappy that he does not have an
extension past the current season, and elects to hold himself out of the start of training
camp. He misses the first seven days of camp before finally reporting. What amount of
his signing bonus, if any, must he forfeit (or repay)? - ✔✔$40,000.00 If a player willfully
fails to report and play, it results in a forfeit of signing, roster, report and option bonuses.
Missing 6 days requires the player to forfeit 15% of his prorated bonus - in this case his
prorated bonus for 2019 is $250,000 x 15% = $37,500. Each additional day will forfeit
an additional 1% (up to 25% max) - in this case an additional $2500 for the 7th day
✔✔A player is selected 12th overall in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. During his
first 3 seasons, he plays 62% each season. At the conclusion of the 2023 season his
club exercises the fifth-year option clause in his rookie contract. What will his salary be
in 2025? - ✔✔The average of the 3rd thru 20th highest salaries at his position This is
part of the new side letter between the NFL and NFLPA. The fifth-year option for a first-
round pick can now be: a) 2 Pro Bowls = Franchise tag; b) 1 Pro Bowl = Transition tag;
c) 75% play time cumulative average over first 3 seasons OR 2 of 3 seasons with 75%
play time OR 50% play time all 3 seasons = average of 3rd thru 20th highest salaries at
his position; d) all others = average of 3rd thru 25th highest salaries at his position
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔In March of 2020, a player with eight (8) credited seasons signs a one-year deal with
an NFL club for league minimum $1,050,000.00. The player is on the active roster to
start the regular season. The club releases the player prior to week 2. The player
previously has not filed for termination pay. What termination pay is he entitled to? -
✔✔$988,235.00 The remaining unpaid balance of P.5 salary for season:
$1050K/17=$61,764 (1 week's pay). Since he already received that amount, what's left
is: $1,050,000-$61,764=$988,235 see CBA p.188: Article 30 - Termination Pay.
✔✔A player drafted in the 2020 Rookie Draft is on his club's active roster until he is
placed on waivers in Week 3 of the 2022 season. At 12:00 p.m. EST the day
immediately following his release, the Browns, Falcons, and Jaguars each submit a
waiver claim for the player. How is priority established to determine which team the
player is awarded to? - ✔✔highest draft position from the previous year See CBA p.
155: Waiver System.
✔✔In an attempt to create immediate salary cap room, a club restructures the final two
years of a player's contract. The player's current contract consists of a $3,000,000.00
Paragraph 5 salary and a $350,000.00 prorated bonus, for a total cap number of
$3,350,000.00, in both 2020 and 2021. The club would like to convert $800.000.00 of
the 2020 Paragraph 5 salary to a bonus. What is the player's new cap number for 2020?
- ✔✔$2,950,000.00 Converting salary to bonus: You subtract the bonus from the 2015
P5 salary, then prorate over the final years of contract (in this case, divide by 2), then
add the previous bonus proration to get the new number. The formula looks like this:(P5
salary - bonus) + (bonus/2yrs) + (previous prorated bonus) or $2.2M ($3M - $800K) +
$400K ($800K/2) + $350K = $2.95M
✔✔In 2020, a nine-year veteran player signs a one-year contract with a club for the
league minimum of $1,050,000.00 with a signing bonus of $90,000.000. The contract
qualifies for the veteran minimum salary benefit. What is the player's cap number in
2020? - ✔✔$840,000 Veteran Minimum Salary Benefit allows Clubs to sign a veteran
, player and count him against the cap at the same P5 salary as a player with 2 credited
seasons, plus a max bonus based what year it is. In 2020, the P5 salary of a 2 credited
season player is $750K + $90K bonus = $840K against the cap. The actual cash the
player receives is $1,140,000K. See Article 27, Section 2
✔✔A player is drafted in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Rookie Draft. During the
2020 season, the player starts all regular- and post-season games for his club. He leads
the league in several statistical categories and is selected to play in the Pro Bowl at the
end of the year. Following the season, the player receives NFL Rookie of the Year
Awards by several league and media outlets. In 2021, the player is scheduled to make a
Paragraph 5 salary of $510,000.00. What is the earliest possible moment the player can
renegotiate his rookie contract? - ✔✔the day after his 3rd regular season ends See
CBA, p. 28: Drafted Rookie Renegotiations.
✔✔A 10-year veteran player enters the 2020 season on his club's active roster. The
club makes several unsuccessful attempts to trade the player. After the trade deadline
passes, the club elects to release the player from his contract. The player's agent
receives interest from several teams. What is the player's status after his release? -
✔✔subject to waivers and he can sign with a new club See CBA p. 155: Waiver
System.
✔✔Prior to the trade deadline, a veteran player is traded to a new club. What moving
and travel expenses is the player eligible to receive from his new club? - ✔✔First-class,
round-trip airfare, Two months rent/mortgage (up to $6,350.00), The cost of a hotel
room for seven days See CBA p. 166: Moving and Travel Expenses
✔✔In 2020, a player signs a new two-year deal with his club, which includes a
$500,000.00 signing bonus. In 2021, the player is unhappy that he does not have an
extension past the current season, and elects to hold himself out of the start of training
camp. He misses the first seven days of camp before finally reporting. What amount of
his signing bonus, if any, must he forfeit (or repay)? - ✔✔$40,000.00 If a player willfully
fails to report and play, it results in a forfeit of signing, roster, report and option bonuses.
Missing 6 days requires the player to forfeit 15% of his prorated bonus - in this case his
prorated bonus for 2019 is $250,000 x 15% = $37,500. Each additional day will forfeit
an additional 1% (up to 25% max) - in this case an additional $2500 for the 7th day
✔✔A player is selected 12th overall in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. During his
first 3 seasons, he plays 62% each season. At the conclusion of the 2023 season his
club exercises the fifth-year option clause in his rookie contract. What will his salary be
in 2025? - ✔✔The average of the 3rd thru 20th highest salaries at his position This is
part of the new side letter between the NFL and NFLPA. The fifth-year option for a first-
round pick can now be: a) 2 Pro Bowls = Franchise tag; b) 1 Pro Bowl = Transition tag;
c) 75% play time cumulative average over first 3 seasons OR 2 of 3 seasons with 75%
play time OR 50% play time all 3 seasons = average of 3rd thru 20th highest salaries at
his position; d) all others = average of 3rd thru 25th highest salaries at his position
