Some of the restricted players include linebacker Corey Miller, defensive lineman Keith Hamilton and fullback Jarrod Bunch.

FIFA intervened, after complaints from the FAI, and subsequently restricted players' eligibility based on the political border.

But the team owning the restricted player - one who has completed only one contract - has the right of first refusal.

The kid who kept talking about "restricted players"?

League rules prohibit teams from trading down before a draft and then signing a restricted player to an offer sheet.

Then Dallas would not be able to match an offer made to the restricted player.

If any of the restricted players decide they don't want to play for the Jets they can hold out for 10 regular-season games and become unrestricted free agents.

He said that the team has tendered the necessary qualifying offers to the restricted players and the players that they have exclusive rights to that they want to retain.

The McNeil lawsuit claimed that Plan B violated antitrust laws and restricted players from seeking fair wages in an open market.

Only two restricted players had moved to new teams since the system went into effect.