OL Netane Muti signs with the….

                   

 

OL Netane Muti signs with the Detroit Lions
OL Netane Muti has reportedly been signed by the Detroit Lions to a Reserve/Future contract. The Denver Broncos originally chose 24-year-old Muti in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Muti has participated in 22 games (four starts) over his four seasons in the league. His biggest playing time came in 2021, when he was a member of the Broncos for 15 games (3 starts).

A Reserve/Futures Contract: What Is It?
As the name implies, an NFL futures contract is a deal that commits an NFL player to a team for future seasons. Since the deal technically begins at the start of the following league year, it is referred to as a “futures contract.”

This distinction is crucial since it indicates that the player’s contract has no bearing on the team’s salary cap or the number of players allowed on the roster for the current season. Rather, the player is included in the off-season 90-man roster and the financial terms of the contract are applied to the salary cap of the next year.

A player is placed on the reserve/futures list as soon as they sign a futures contract, which effectively stops them from negotiating with other teams. In contrast, players on the practice squad are open to being signed by other teams. A futures contract prevents the athlete from participating in team discussions with any other team, as it grants the contracting team exclusive rights over the player.