The Kansas City Chiefs tendered a contract offer to Exclusive Rights Free Agent (ERFA) RB Derrick Gore back in mid-March. Gore officially signed his contract tender per the NFL’s personnel notice for Thursday, meaning he’ll be back with the team for the 2022 NFL season.
If you’re unfamiliar with ERFAs, they are veteran free agents who have yet to accrue three seasons in the NFL. Instead of becoming an unrestricted free agent that can sign with any team, their current club holds exclusive negotiating rights. If they’re tendered a qualifying contract offer by their team prior to free agency, they can’t refuse said offer to become an unrestricted free agent. They can only reach free agency if a team declines to extend a qualifying offer.
