2020 GMO Free Agent Bids

Eagles bid

Byron Jones
$12,000,000

Previous Bid
$11,000,000 (Cowboys)

 

While this isn't very helpful to me, thought I'd give some advice anyway. Because you can decide whether or not to match the final offer for Cooper (transition tag), there's no real reason for you to bid and raise the final amount you might have to pay. If you kept the price at my $18mil bid you could wait to see if that went through and then just claim him at that cheaper cost anyway.

 

LIONS bid;
Shaq Lawson, DE - BILLS
$6,000,000

Previous bid; (none)

 

I, for one, don't have a problem letting @AxeMurderer revise his bid to match the prior offer. He is a 1st time participant.

 

I was going to raise it anyway, so it doesn't really matter that much.

Arizona Cardinals bid on:

WR Amari Cooper (DAL)
$21,000,000

Previous bid - Dallas - $19,800,000

 

Arizona Cardinals retract bid on:

TE Hunter Henry (LAC)
$10,000,000

No previous bid (Transition Tag) @Falcons Guy

 

Arizona Cardinals bid on:

LB Blake Martinez (GB)
$6,000,000

No previous bid

 

The New York Jets bid on:

G Graham Glasgow (DET)
$12,000,000

Previous Bid:
$11,000,000 - Miami

 

This bid was illegal anyways so I believe Henry is signed by the Chargers now.

 

In what way was it illegal?

 

The Arizona Cardinals bid on:

DE Everson Griffen (MIN)
$8,500,000

Previous bid:
$7,500,000 - Redskins

 

Bids must be +10% or +$1M (which ever is less). Your's was a little light and I didn't catch it.

 

Redskins bid
QB Ryan Tannehill
$6,000,000

 

My

My bad - I forgot I just had to match the offer. Damn Beefeater Gin.

 

Hold on - I’m confused now. My understanding of the tag was that all I had to do was match or beat an offer - which I did.

 

And now you have a new offer to match.

 

Then what

Then what exactly is the difference between a “regular” free agent and one who was tagged...?

 

For a regular free agent, you must increase the bid by 10% or $1M (whichever is less). For a player that is tagged, you only need to match a bid made.

 

Dammit.

 

Right of First Refusal.
On a regular free agent, if a team has the highest bid he signs with that team.
But the tag player, once a team has bid the highest, And 48 hours has gone by, you then have “right of first refusal”. Meaning that you can match the bid and the player stays with you, but at that price.