Waiver (NFL)
Waiver is a name for a list in the North American American football league, National Football League (NFL), on which players with less than four years of experience are wagered that a team would like to split up. Players on the waiver can be claimed by all other teams ("to claim"). If a player is claimed by more than one team, the highest-listed team receives the approval and is therefore the only team allowed to conduct contract negotiations. Up to the third game day, the order is based on that of the previous NFL draft , then on the win rate. The team with the worst win rate is listed highest, the team with the best lowest. If a player is not claimed within 24 hours, he becomes a free agent . Players with more than four years of experience do not become waivers, but directly free agents. A season is counted if a player was in the 53-man squad for at least six games. This changes after the trade deadline has passed . Thereafter, all dismissed players, regardless of their level of experience, become waivers.
A special form of the waiver list is the waived-injured list. If a player who meets the criteria for waiver candidates is injured and is to be placed on the injured reserve list , he must also go through the waiver procedure beforehand. This is to prevent a team from collecting young players on the Injured Reserve List.
The waiver system is also often used in fantasy football .
Individual evidence
- ↑ NFL 2016 Roster Cuts: Cut deadline; Rules for 53-man roster, practice squad, and waiver wire. Accessed November 27, 2016 .
- ↑ a b NFL waiver system explained. Accessed November 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Mike Florio: Expiration of trade deadline means all released players are subject to waivers. In: nbcsports.com. 2017, accessed on December 24, 2019 .
- ↑ What does it mean, when an NFL player is waived / injured? Retrieved August 20, 2017 .