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The United Football League has agreed to allow players wishing to sign to the active roster of a National Football League club to be personally released for a reduced fee of $25,000.

The fee may be paid by either by the NFL club or by the player wishing to move to a NFL club.

“It is surprising to me that 15 NFL clubs would bring players in for tryouts with full knowledge that a transfer fee was required to sign them and then refuse to pay the fee,” said UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue.

“Notwithstanding, we recognize the value in sending players to the NFL and have accordingly reduced the fee to $25,000 which can be paid by the club or directly by the player.”

Several players are understood to have asked to pay the amount personally, so the UFL has agreed to allow its players that option.

UFL players who are eligible to sign to a NFL practice squad or to NFL Futures contracts are not subject to a transfer fee. The UFL has reduced an original fee of $150,000 that was to be charged to release players who had signed a contract with the league that runs until February.