Cassel could be a restricted free agent next year, too

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February 9, 2009 10:18 am

By Mark Divver

Sunday's Pro Bowl isn't worth talking about, and the NFL draft is still months away.

So, for any NFL fans with a few hours to kill, today might be a good day to try to parse the free agency rules.

Let's start with Matt Cassel.

According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com, if Cassel spends 2009 with the Patriots, and if a new collective bargaining agreement isn't negotiated, he'll be a restricted free agent again next year.

It's complicated.

Read about it here.

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Cassel could be a restricted free agent next year, too