Hypothetical Question about future contracts.

[ichigo1057]

I asked this question in another thread but never really received an answer to it. I was wondering that if a team that was in the playoffs had a string of injuries at a position and had to pull from free agency to fill the spot, would a player that has signed a future contract still be available by voiding the future contract  or are they pretty much locked in? I know it isn't a likely scenario but curiosity has gotten the better of me. It never hurts to have a little more football knowledge lol.

 

Well, I found my answer after doing some digging around else where and have learned a good bit about future contracts. This article was released in 2014 but covered the topic rather well. 

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1947667-everything-you-need-to-know-about-nfl-futures-contracts

[top dawg]

In short, a contract is a contract. You can't get out if it once it is signed, even if it doesn't take effect until a specified date, or even if it covers a term for the future. 

 

[KSpan]

No, and players signed to futures contracts are typically camp fodder/developmental-type guys and won't be the ones called upon in the playoffs anyway. 

[AceBoogie]

2 hours ago, KSpan said:

No, and players signed to futures contracts are typically camp fodder/developmental-type guys and won't be the ones called upon in the playoffs anyway. 

Which is what I told him in the last thread 

[ichigo1057]

2 hours ago, AceBoogie said:

Which is what I told him in the last thread 

That you did but as I stated it was a hypothetical question that should a team receive enough injuries is a particular position could they. You said playoff teams don't pick from practice squads but never said that if they were desperate enough to fill a position due to said amount of injuries if the signing was possible. It was a question out of pure curiosity and search for knowledge since I didn't know much about how future signings worked until now.