Thread: Training camp practice / press conference notes

Originally Posted by BroncoJoe

What is the difference (if any) between being cut, released or waived?

Well, without trying to appear an expert, which I'm not, my understanding is that being waived means
you go into a system where other teams have a chance to pick the player up, in order of last year's
record, the worst teams going first. If the player goes through all the teams without being tabbed,
then he becomes a free agent and can sign with anyone.

Being released means that the waiver process isn't involved. It is outright, and the player can go
to any team who wants to sign him. This happens if he isn't eligible for the waiver wire.

Being cut can refer either to being waived or being released.

My brain hurts.

Originally Posted by BeefStew25

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Originally Posted by BroncoJoe

What is the difference (if any) between being cut, released or waived?

Players who have less than 3 full years of service are waived, and can be claimed on waivers from another team. Players with more than 3 years of service are released and become free agents. Cut is a generic term that describes both, but officially they are either waived or released.

Originally Posted by Ziggy

Players who have less than 3 full years of service are waived, and can be claimed on waivers from another team. Players with more than 3 years of service are released and become free agents. Cut is a generic term that describes both, but officially they are either waived or released.

Thank you. I wasn't sure when a player is and is not eligible for the waiver wire.

Thanks, guys.

Let me correct myself. It's less than 4 years of service officially for a player to be waivered.