The Eagles have until today to tender a one-year offer to any or all of their soon-to-be restricted free agents. If any of the 10 players is not offered a tender, then he will become a free agent at 12:01 a.m. on Friday when the new league year begins. Also, remember that the trading period also begins tomorrow.
Don't forget that we will have a **live chat beginning at midnight** to usher in the start of free agency.
Barring a last-second extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, here are the 10 players who are about to become restricted free agents in the uncapped. Restricted free agents have less than six years of service in the NFL. In a capped year, only four years of service was needed for unrestricted free agency.
Here are the Eagles' potential restricted free agents.
| Eagles Potential Restricted Free Agents | |||
| WR Jason Avant | G Max Jean-Gilles | ||
| G/C Nick Cole | LB Akeem Jordan | ||
| LB Omar Gaither | P Sav Rocca | ||
| LB Chris Gocong | TE Alex Smith | ||
| CB Ellis Hobbs | FB Leonard Weaver | ||
Here's a look at the tender levels with draft-pick compensation should the player sign an offer sheet with a new team and the Eagles decline to match it.
| Tender Levels For Players With 3 Years Experience | |
| Level Of Compensation | Amount |
| None (Right Of First Refusal) | $1.101 million |
| Original Round Drafted | $1.101 million* |
| Second-Round Pick | $1.684 million |
| First-Round Pick | $2.396 million |
| First-Round And A Third-Round | $3.043 million |
| Or 110% of player's 2009 Paragraph 5 Salary, whichever is greater. | |
| Tender Levels For Players With 4 Years Experience | |
| Level Of Compensation | Amount |
| None (Right Of First Refusal) | $1.176 million |
| Original Round Drafted | $1.176 million |
| Second-Round Pick | $1.759 million |
| First-Round Pick | $2.521 million |
| First-Round And A Third-Round | $3.168 million |
| *Or 110% of player's 2009 Paragraph 5 Salary, whichever is greater. | |
| Tender Levels For Players With 5 Years Experience | |
| Level Of Compensation | Amount |
| None (Right Of First Refusal) | $1.226 million |
| Original Round Drafted | $1.226 million |
| Second-Round Pick | $1.849 million |
| First-Round Pick | $2.621 million |
| First-Round And A Third-Round | $3.268 million |
| *Or 110% of player's 2009 Paragraph 5 Salary, whichever is greater. | |
Here is a look at the potential RFAs from around the NFL.
And here's a look at the Eagles' soon-to-be unrestricted free agents.
| Eagles Potential Unrestricted Free Agents | |
| DE Jason Babin | S Sean Jones |
| LB Jeremiah Trotter | LB Tracy White |
Here is a look at the potential UFAs from around the NFL.
-- Posted by Chris McPherson, 9:45 a.m., March 4
