We know who the big unrestricted free agents are for the Jacksonville Jaguars, but who are their exclusive rights free agents and what’s the difference between the two?
The Jaguars have two exclusive rights free agents (ERFA) this offseason, according to Over the Cap, and that is defensive linemen De’Shaan Dixon and Esezi Otomewo.
An exclusive rights free agent (ERFA) is a player with two or fewer accrued NFL seasons. In order to gain an accrued year, a player must be on a team’s 53-man roster for at least six regular season games.
While ERFA has the words ‘free agent’ in it, this isn’t like being an unrestricted free agent where that player can choose where they go. If an ERFA is extended a qualifying offer from their current team, they cannot negotiate with other organizations.
These qualifying offers are one-year deals at the league minimum amount based on the player’s tenure. If an ERFA is not extended that qualifying offer, they become unrestricted free agents.
Dixon would miss the entire 2024 season with an ACL injury he sustained during training camp. He joined the Jaguars in 2022 as an undrafted rookie and appeared in three games that season. Dixon then spent 2023 on the team’s practice squad.
Otomewo was a fifth-round pick by Minnesota in 2022. This past season, he played in four games defensively for the Jaguars, where he totaled eight pressures and a sack in only 53 pass rush snaps, according to PFF.
With these ERFA contracts being league minimum deals, it’s not uncommon to see these players brought back relatively often. With Otomewo, specifically, having seen some playing time last season and making the 53-man roster, one would think it’s quite likely he returns.
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