Of the Green Bay Packers’ 18 total free agents this offseason, three of them fall into the restricted free agent category. This includes offensive tackle Yosh Nijman, linebacker Krys Barnes, and tight end Tyler Davis.
Of the three free agent classes, the restricted free agent is the most nuanced. This is a player with three accrued seasons in the NFL. Technically they can negotiate with other teams, but the current team also has the ability to place a tender on that player, which oftentimes will severely limit the restricted free agent’s market.
There are first-round tenders, second-round tenders, an original round tender, and right-of-first-refusal tenders that can be placed, with each one coming with a fixed and predetermined salary for that season.