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Sports · Football (NFL) · published 2026-08-26 · via Bleacher Report

NFL Sets Draft Eligibility Rules for Players Who Return to College

The league has clarified that any player who signed an NFL contract and was cut becomes a free agent, not eligible for a future draft. Such a player can join another NFL team, the CFL, or return to college, but will remain a free agent. Additionally, players returning to college this year cannot sign with an NFL team during the current season.

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