Irondawg
01-06-2016, 09:45 AM
Here's what it means according to the site I found it on:
When a player is signed to a reserve/future contract that means they are being signed for the upcoming season. It?s typically a one- or two-year deal at the league minimum based on number of years of experience in the NFL. Only players who were not on any team?s active roster at the end of the season are eligible to sign reserve/future contracts. Players who typically sign these deals were on practice squads, but we?ll also see a few veterans sprinkled into the mix. These players that sign reserve/future deals are added to their respective teams? ?active? rosters on the first day of the new league year, which happens to be March 7, 2016 this season.
Most players who sign reserve/future contracts end up getting cut during the summer, but we?ve seen a few players survive into the regular season. Broncos C Matt Paradis, Chiefs RB Spencer Ware, Patriots RB Dion Lewis, Saints CB Delvin Breaux, Saints RB Tim Hightower, Saints WR Willie Snead, and Raiders WR Seth Roberts were a few players who inked futures deals last offseason and ended up contributing in 2015. Below is where we?ll track all of these signings.
When a player is signed to a reserve/future contract that means they are being signed for the upcoming season. It?s typically a one- or two-year deal at the league minimum based on number of years of experience in the NFL. Only players who were not on any team?s active roster at the end of the season are eligible to sign reserve/future contracts. Players who typically sign these deals were on practice squads, but we?ll also see a few veterans sprinkled into the mix. These players that sign reserve/future deals are added to their respective teams? ?active? rosters on the first day of the new league year, which happens to be March 7, 2016 this season.
Most players who sign reserve/future contracts end up getting cut during the summer, but we?ve seen a few players survive into the regular season. Broncos C Matt Paradis, Chiefs RB Spencer Ware, Patriots RB Dion Lewis, Saints CB Delvin Breaux, Saints RB Tim Hightower, Saints WR Willie Snead, and Raiders WR Seth Roberts were a few players who inked futures deals last offseason and ended up contributing in 2015. Below is where we?ll track all of these signings.