Monday, February 06, 2012

2012 NFL Free Agency Overview

With Super Bowl XLVI bringing the 2011 season to an end, the next phase of the NFL calendar is free agency, which begins at 4pm ET on March 13. Teams will begin placing restricted free agent tenders in the coming weeks, and can use the franchise tag on unrestricted free agents from February 20-March 5.

In case you missed it last week, the following players have received base salary increases for the 2012 season. This list will be updated as more increases roll in.

I've also compiled a list of players eligible to be Restricted Free Agents, sorted by position, and those who are eligible to be Unrestricted Free Agents, also sorted by position.

Minimum amounts for restricted free agent tenders are as follows:

Right of First Refusal/Original Round: $1.26 million
Second Round: $1.927 million
First Round: $2.742 million

There is no "First- and Third-Round" tender in the new collective bargaining agreement.

Projected Franchise Tag tender amounts: Offense, Defense

A team-by-team listing of free agents -- exclusive rights, restricted and unrestricted -- for the 2012 NFL off-season:

Arizona Cardinals

Atlanta Falcons

Baltimore Ravens

Buffalo Bills

Carolina Panthers

Chicago Bears

Cincinnati Bengals

Cleveland Browns

Dallas Cowboys

Denver Broncos

Detroit Lions

Green Bay Packers

Houston Texans

Indianapolis Colts

Jacksonville Jaguars

Kansas City Chiefs

Miami Dolphins

Minnesota Vikings

New England Patriots

New Orleans Saints

New York Giants

New York Jets

Oakland Raiders

Philadelphia Eagles

Pittsburgh Steelers

San Diego Chargers

San Francisco 49ers

Seattle Seahawks

St. Louis Rams

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tennessee Titans

Washington Redskins

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