Qualifying offer candidates and decisions 2026-27

Eight players were tendered a qualifying offer (a one-year, $23.15 million deal for 2027) prior to Monday’s deadline.

Those players have until 4 p.m. ET on Nov. 17 to accept. Players who accept qualifying offers are signed with their teams for the next season at the designated value. Those who don’t accept remain free agents, and if a new team signs them, their old team receives Draft pick…