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So this is the overview of FAs from our team. Opinions?
Unrestricted Free Agents
These players are eligible for unrestricted free agency because they will have accrued four or more years of NFL experience after 2015. These players may sign with any NFL team starting on March 15th at 4:00 PM Eastern.
Restricted Free Agents
The Packers may extend "tender" offers to their restricted free agents - players who will have three accrued seasons of experience and whose contracts are expiring. If they extend a tender, the Packers will have the right to match any contract offer made to a player, and depending on the amount of the tender they may be eligible for a draft pick (either first- or second-round) if the player signs elsewhere and the Packers decline to match. Neither player is likely to receive a tender, however.
OLB Andy Mulumba
G Lane Taylor
Exclusive-Rights Free Agents
These players have two or fewer accrued years of experience. If the Packers extend either of these players a qualifying offer (which would likely be a league-minimum contract), they may not negotiate with any other NFL team during free agency.
S Chris Banjo
TE Justin Perillo
Note: this is Banjo's third year with the Packers, but he did not qualify for an accrued season in 2014 because he was on the practice squad for much of the year and did not spend enough time on the 53-man roster.
Unrestricted Free Agents
These players are eligible for unrestricted free agency because they will have accrued four or more years of NFL experience after 2015. These players may sign with any NFL team starting on March 15th at 4:00 PM Eastern.
- OT Don Barclay
- K Mason Crosby
- LS Brett Goode (currently on IR)
- DT Letroy Guion
- CB Casey Hayward
- WR James Jones
- FB John Kuhn
- OLB Mike Neal
- OLB Nick Perry (declined 5th-year option)
- TE Andrew Quarless
- NT B.J. Raji
- S Sean Richardson (currently on IR)
- RB James Starks
- QB Scott Tolzien
Restricted Free Agents
The Packers may extend "tender" offers to their restricted free agents - players who will have three accrued seasons of experience and whose contracts are expiring. If they extend a tender, the Packers will have the right to match any contract offer made to a player, and depending on the amount of the tender they may be eligible for a draft pick (either first- or second-round) if the player signs elsewhere and the Packers decline to match. Neither player is likely to receive a tender, however.
OLB Andy Mulumba
G Lane Taylor
Exclusive-Rights Free Agents
These players have two or fewer accrued years of experience. If the Packers extend either of these players a qualifying offer (which would likely be a league-minimum contract), they may not negotiate with any other NFL team during free agency.
S Chris Banjo
TE Justin Perillo
Note: this is Banjo's third year with the Packers, but he did not qualify for an accrued season in 2014 because he was on the practice squad for much of the year and did not spend enough time on the 53-man roster.