Wide receivers Marvin Jones Jr and Tim Jones are impending free agents. Marvin is an unrestricted free agent while Tim is an exclusive rights free agent. The NFL defines an unrestricted free agent as, “any player with four or more accrued seasons and an expired contract; free to negotiate and sign with any team”, and an exclusive rights free agent as, “any player with fewer than three accrued seasons and an expired contract. If his original team offers him a one-year contract at the league minimum (based on his credited seasons), the player cannot negotiate with other teams.
Keeping up With the Joneses
