What about Davone Bess, he is an Exclusive-Rights Free Agent but wasn't tendered yet!? What time will the deadline to tender him expire? What's the deal with him, is there a contract extension in plan or is our fo just stupid not to tender our (by far) best wr!? If we won't tender him he'll become a free agent and can sign with anybody else and that would be a big mistake!!!
Since he's an EFA I don't think we need to tender him as such, it's more a case of "here's the 1 year EFA deal, take it or you don't play next year." I'd also take it as implied he has signed/will sign the new deal, the only way he becomes a FA is if we cut him.
I would be really really surprised if the FO let's him go anywhere. And to the OP, I really love Bess, and have since he was a Rainbow Warrior, but I wouldn't call him our absolute best WR
he has no leverage, and there was no need to tender him ... maybe next year is different - but not this year.
Well as an EFA, the only way someone can claim him is if we flat out cut him from what I understand. So going into FA, no one can offer him any sort of deal unless we do that. So we can dangle him about in FA for a bit until we get an idea what our finances look like, and then start contract talks with him
this either he plays for the Dolphins next season or he doesnt play the term exclusive rights free agent means exactly what it states
