Talk:Free agent

message: I've added the section 'NFL usage' with the text taken from the article "Free Agent" (note capitalization).  This latter article is now a redirect to here.  However, I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the information in this section, or whether it is specific to a particular year. - MightyWarrior 13:02, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: NFL usage section

message: Isn't it important to discuss Curt Flood and the beginning of free agency in Major League Baseball? And as long as I'm talking about baseball, I have never understood what differentiates "type A" free agents from "type B" and so on. This article needs more detail from someone who is familiar with the process. -Phoenixrod 14:44, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: This article explains a little bit of the "types" of free agents in baseball (in the last few paragraphs). -Phoenixrod 21:42, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Curt Flood

message: I understand the need for a worldwide view in articles, but do we really need to talk about Bosmans in this article? No one in America talks about Bosmans and I've never heard the phrase "free agent" in the UK media, so I think addressing them in their own articles is probably the best way to go. Perhaps a see also link would be helpful though. Recury 18:40, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bosman ruling info 

message: They seem to always come into a league (most sports) as free agents. How is this possible? And why don't they have to enter a draft or something?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.8.41.246 (talk) 17:44, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Most often if a player is not drafted, they can sign with any team. Often this happens with college-aged players who were unremarkable at 16-17 but blossomed later (NHL teams often look at the Hobey Baker finalists) "Players who turn 18 by September 15 and are not older than 20 by December 31 are eligible for selection. In addition, non-North American players over the age of 20 are eligible. A North American player who is not drafted by the age of 20 is an unrestricted free agent. All non-North Americans must be drafted before being signed, regardless of age."  (from http://proicehockey.about.com/cs/prospects/a/nhl_draft_basic.htm) Note: Although I am most familiar with NHL rules, I suspect many leagues will have similar rules. HalifaxRage (talk) 19:26, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Foreigners and Older Rookies 

message: the article Street Free agent redirects here, but there is no info on this article about what a street free agent is. My guess is that it's a player who hasn't been affiliated with a leauge and came to open tryouts or was signed without having any previous experience in professional sports.
Is my definition right or is there a more specific one? - -' The Spook  (TALK) (Share the Love with Barnstars) 22:30, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Street Free Agent" 

message: I have a strong feeling the info stated about the NHL deadline and UFA's not being allowed to play if they don't sign by Dec 1 is incorrect.  Peter Forsberg signed at the trade deadline (late february) last season and played.  I'm also pretty sure Teemu Selanne signed after december 1 last season too.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.84.54.227 (talk) 01:21, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deadlines 

message: There doesn't seem to be any reason why Plan B free agency needs its own article. It's not even linked from this one (or from any other article). Propaniac (talk) 18:21, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I actually think there's probably enough material for a separate article about the road to free agency in the NFL, how it works exactly, and how free agency changed the league, and the Plan B free agency article can be rolled up into that.  And that article can be linked from here.  Maybe if I have some time some day, I might take that up.WallyCuddeford (talk) 01:29, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

text: I think we can make mention of it under the NFL section with a main article template back to the Plan B free agency article. --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 23:11, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge from [[Plan B free agency]] 

message: There's no reason to say salary caps would be a restriction of trade laws in Europe. Rugby union in England plays under a salary cap, and there's clearly no legal difference between rugby and football.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.194.167.204 (talk) 23:49, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Free agency in Europe 

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