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Okay, explain restricted free agents to me in layman's terms.
Restricted free agent
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In the National Football League, a restricted free agent is one with three accrued seasons of service. He has received a "qualifying" offer (a salary level predetermined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the league and its players) from his old club. He can negotiate with any club through a certain date. If the restricted free agent accepts an offer sheet from a new club, his old club can match the offer and retain him because it has the "right of first refusal." If the old club does not match the offer, it can possibly receive draft-choice compensation depending on the amount of its qualifying offer. If an offer sheet is not executed, the player's rights revert to his old club the day after negotiations must end.
I think I understand this, but I don't understand the outcome with JA, I guess. No one made an offer, so he belongs ot the Chiefs. What if he refuses to accept the terms set before him by the Chiefs at this point?
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