Before the Cardinals shift their attention towards free agency on March 17th, they must determine the futures of their three restricted free agents.
What is a RFA and the tender?
A restricted free agent is a player with three accrued NFL seasons with an expired contract. A season can be categorized as accrued when the player has played in at least six or more games.
The four kinds of RFA tenders include first-round, second-round, original-round, and right of first refusal.
Definitions of the tenders below were pulled from Pro Football Network.
- First-round tender: The greater of $4.