Can Someone Explain "waivers"

[RavensClaw52]

Can someone explain the waivers thing to me? I dont understand how if your team drafts them, some other team gets to claim them

[theFRANCHISE]

When you waive a player, that means that teams have a period of time to file a claim for him and take on his original contract, with the team with the worst winning percentage getting top billing. Once a player clears waivers, he becomes an unrestricted free agent, free to sign with any team for a new contract.

What this does is give the option for the original team to place a player on the practice squad before he clears waivers (if no one wants him), while giving said player an opportunity to keep his wages once his contract is transferred to the new team. It's better than being released in that the player doesn't suddenly stop earning his money if a new team takes him on, but it doesn't give the player an option of signing with whatever team they want. Conversely, by being released, there is that freedom of choosing your team, but you only get what you had been paid up to that point and nothing more. It only applies to players who have four years or less of service in the NFL; you cannot waive a veteran player with more than four years of service, and teams never waive high draft picks since no team would want to take on the original contract anyway.

[RavensClaw52]

Wow. Cool man. Thanks

[RoflDogs]

nvm, Franchise already wrote it

[thewarden86]

[quote name='theFRANCHISE' date='07 September 2009 - 12:30 PM' timestamp='1252341002' post='230505']
When you waive a player, that means that [b]teams have a period of time to file a claim for him[/b] and take on his original contract, with the team with the worst winning percentage getting top billing. Once a player clears waivers, he becomes an unrestricted free agent, free to sign with any team for a new contract.

What this does is give the option for the original team to place a player on the practice squad before he clears waivers (if no one wants him), while giving said player an opportunity to keep his wages once his contract is transferred to the new team. It's better than being released in that the player doesn't suddenly stop earning his money if a new team takes him on, but it doesn't give the player an option of signing with whatever team they want. Conversely, by being released, there is that freedom of choosing your team, but you only get what you had been paid up to that point and nothing more. It only applies to players who have four years or less of service in the NFL; you cannot waive a veteran player with more than four years of service, and teams never waive high draft picks since no team would want to take on the original contract anyway.
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Isn't it a standard 24 hours? I can't remember.

[PuRock]

Really it's a group of people (more than one) moving their hands back and forth in an effort to greet or wish farewell to someone/group/something.

Examples can be seen in parades, airports and even the crazy guy walking down the street.