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Every fantasy football season the calls for contract year players start to come in. Many fantasy owners seek out those players they fell will give an "extra effort" during the final year of their contract, in the hopes of a big payday the following year. The actual numbers may or may not prove this theory to be true, but for those who believe in the contract year theory you will find a list below.
The difficulty with this theory over the past season and going into this one is the fact that there is still no new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the NFL and the players that will extend beyond this, the 2010 season. Under the current CBA, with no new agreement, this year there will be no salary cap for teams - an "uncapped" year. With that in place, players become unrestricted free agents after six years of service instead of the usual four years. Also, with the current CBA expiring in March of 2011, if no deal is reached free agency activity will come to a halt at that time.
So the approach to building this list will be different this year. Players listed will be in the final year of their contract, and they will be listed based on how many years of service they will have after the 2010 season. The players with six years of service will be unrestricted free agents under the current CBA rules, and the players with five years of service will be restricted free agents. Please keep in mind that the free agent rules will likely change in a new CBA. But this is the only criteria we have to go on at this time.
The list this year is peppered with big fantasy names at every position, QB's Brady and Manning, RB's Benson and Williams, WR's Moss and Driver and TE's Gates and Daniels to name a few. Keep in mind that some of the players listed may receive a new long-term deal before the season starts or even during the season. Others may find themselves on this list by signing 1-year deals for this season.
| QUARTERBACKS |
RUNNING BACKS |
WIDE RECEIVERS |
TIGHT ENDS |
| Six Years of Service |
Six Years of Service |
Six Years of Service |
Six Years of Service |
| Tom Brady, NEP |
Cedric Benson, CIN |
Mark Clayton, BAL |
Anthony Becht, ARI |
| Kerry Collins, TEN |
Kevin Faulk, NEP |
Donald Driver, GBP |
Antonio Gates, SDC |
| Brett Favre, MIN |
Sammy Morris, NEP |
Braylon Edwards, NYJ |
Randy McMichael, SDC |
| Matt Hasselbeck, SEA |
Fred Taylor, NEP |
Brian Finneran, ATL |
Bo Scaife, TEN |
| Shaun Hill, DET |
Ricky Williams, MIA |
Joey Galloway, WAS |
Stephen Spach, ARI |
| Peyton Manning, IND |
Five Years of Service |
Torry Holt, NEP |
Jerramy Stevens, TBB |
| Donovan McNabb, WAS |
Joseph Addai, IND |
Vincent Jackson, SDC |
Ernest Wilford, JAC |
| J.T. O'Sullivan, CIN |
Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG |
Greg Lewis, MIN |
Five Years of Service |
| Chad Pennington, MIA |
Michael Bush, OAK |
Randy Moss, NEP |
Kevin Boss, NYG |
| Sage Rosenfels, MIN |
Brandon Jackson, GBP |
Brandon Stokley, DEN |
Owen Daniels, HOU |
| Seneca Wallace, CLE |
Brian Leonard, CIN |
Troy Williamson, JAC |
Vernon Davis, SFO |
| Michael Vick, PHI |
Laurence Maroney, NEP |
Five Years of Service |
Anthony Fasano, MIA |
| Billy Volek, SDC |
Leon Washington, SEA |
Miles Austin, DAL |
Jeff King, CAR |
| Five Years of Service |
DeAngelo Williams, CAR |
Steve Breaston, ARI |
Marcedes Lewis, JAC |
| Kellen Clemens, NYJ |
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Johnnie Lee Higgins, OAK |
Zach Miller, OAK |
| Brodie Croyle, KCC |
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Jason Hill, SFO |
Ben Patrick, ARI |
| Trent Edwards, BUF |
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Santonio Holmes, NYJ |
Leonard Pope, KCC |
| Bruce Gradkowski, OAK |
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Dwayne Jarrett, CAR |
Dante Rosario, CAR |
| Troy Smith, BAL |
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Jacoby Jones, HOU |
Tony Scheffler, DET |
| Tyler Thigpen, MIA |
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James Jones, GBP |
Derek Schouman, BUF |
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Lance Moore, NOS |
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Legedu Naanee, SDC |
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Laurent Robinson, STL |
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Sidney Rice, MIN |
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Steve Smith, NYG |
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Chansi Stuckey, CLE |
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