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[edit] NFL usage section

I've added the section 'NFL usage' with the text taken from the article "Free Agent" (note capitalization). This latter article is now a redirect to here. However, I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the information in this section, or whether it is specific to a particular year. - MightyWarrior 13:02, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

I think it pretty ridiculous that that has been added. The article talks about Europe and the USA, then jumps to specifically talking about NFL free agency. ►——mdesrosii◄ 03:59, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More Information Needed

I found that the "Restricted vs. Unrestricted" section did little (ie: nothing) to differentiate the two.

Otherwise some good info here, thankyou.

[edit] Daniel Pink info

I'm removing the Daniel Pink paragraph for now. It is the view of one author, so it might not be notable, and seems completely unrelated to free agency in sports, which is what the current article focuses on. Punctured Bicycle 13:16, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

While the term Free Agent is predominantly used in sports as described below, since the publication of Daniel Pink's Free Agent Nation in 2001 the term has seen increased use as a metaphor to describe the shift in attitudes about and patterns of work in the economy from the early 1950s era of William Whyte's The Organization Man to today's more independent worker. Today there are close to 25 million soloists, temps, and one-person business owners involved in this "Free Agent" approach to making a living.

[edit] Curt Flood

Isn't it important to discuss Curt Flood and the beginning of free agency in Major League Baseball? And as long as I'm talking about baseball, I have never understood what differentiates "type A" free agents from "type B" and so on. This article needs more detail from someone who is familiar with the process. -Phoenixrod 14:44, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

This article explains a little bit of the "types" of free agents in baseball (in the last few paragraphs). -Phoenixrod 21:42, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bosman ruling info

I understand the need for a worldwide view in articles, but do we really need to talk about Bosmans in this article? No one in America talks about Bosmans and I've never heard the phrase "free agent" in the UK media, so I think addressing them in their own articles is probably the best way to go. Perhaps a see also link would be helpful though. Recury 18:40, 15 March 2007 (UTC)