We know who the Jacksonville Jaguars big name unrestricted free agents are this offseason, but who are their restricted free agents and what’s the difference between the two?
The Jaguars’ restricted free agents this offseason are linebacker Joe Giles-Harris, wide receiver Tim Jones, and offensive tackle Cole Van Lanen, according to Over the Cap (OTC).
As we all know, unrestricted free agents are able to negotiate freely with other teams and can sign wherever they please. But when it comes to restricted free agents, that isn’t quite the case.
A restricted free agent (RFA) is a player with three accrued years of NFL experience. The RFA’s current team has the option of placing one of three tenders on that player: a first round tender, a second round tender, or a right of first refusal tender.
If no tender is placed on an RFA, they then become an unrestricted free agent. However, if one of those tenders is placed on the RFA, they can then negotiate with other teams, but there is a caveat.
If the tendered RFA receives an offer from another organization, the current team has the opportunity to match the contract. If they do, then the RFA returns to the original team. But if they don’t whatever tender was placed on the RFA, the original team will get as compensation from the new team.
For example, if another team is willing to sign away a player with a first round tender, the new team would have to give the original team a first round draft pick in return.
If the RFA receives a tender but does not get an offer from another team, they will then re-sign with the original team and receive a one-year contract at a predetermined amount set by the NFLPA based on which tender was utilized.
Now, when it comes to Van Lanen, Giles-Harris, and Jones, I would guess that we aren’t going to see any of them receive a tender. The reason for that is because the projected contract costs for each tender is more than what each player would like receive on the open market.
The first-round tender this offseason, per OTC, is $7.27 million. A second-round tender is worth $5.21 million and the Right of First Refusal tender is $3.18 million.
With that said, I would anticipate that the Jaguars do want to bring each player back on their 90-man roster. To varying degrees, all three players did have roles on this Jaguars team last season. Giles-Harris and Jones were special teams contributors while Van Lanen played nearly 300 offensive snaps.
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