The Green Bay Packers have six players, including tight end Robert Tonyan, scheduled to be restricted free agents. Any player with an expiring contract that has exactly three years of accrued experience will become a restricted free agent.
Teams can offer several different tenders: first round, second round, original round, or right of first refusal. If a team doesn’t offer a tender or rescinds a tender, the player becomes an unrestricted free agent. If a tendered player signs an offer sheet with another team and the original team doesn’t match, the original team receives the corresponding draft pick compensation.
Here’s what the Packers should do with their restricted free agents: