The Tampa Bay Buccaneers more or less need to re-sign running back Jacquizz Rodgers, who did a good job replacing Doug Martin through injury and suspension last year. They can’t until the start of free agency, though, because of an obscure CBA rule Scott Reynolds of Pewter Report unearthed.
Rodgers can’t be re-signed until he hits free agency because he signed a Minimum Salary Benefit deal, which is a one-year contract, with the Buccaneers in 2016. That’s a technical rule in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Tampa Bay isn’t allowed to negotiate with Rodgers until March 7.