I asked this question a few weeks ago and I was directed to wikipedia. So I am going to do the same:
Free agent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is my understanding, someone please correct me if I am wrong.
Basically a RFA (restricted free agent) is someone who the team he was on the past season has the right to make a counter offer before they leave to another team. Also, they can put "tenders" on the players that means if someone else signs them they owe certain draft picks. We "tendered" Webb, Niswanger, and Page. If someone wants to pay them more than we offered, they have to give us draft picks too.
UFA is an unrestricted free agent, which means anyone can sign them and there is no compensation.
I dont know what "declared" free agents means. But these guys contracts expired and we havent re-signed them (yet). They are available to anyone to sign.
Hope that helps.
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