Post by Raiders GM (Josh) on Dec 28, 2015 7:08:02 GMT
PICK 6 DYNASTY CONSITUTION
CONSTITUTION
The following is the Constitution for our league. As a participant in this league you agree to follow all rules and regulations that are listed in this constitution. The Commissioner(s) of this league reserves the right to change, add, or remove rules or regulations in this league without notice.
1. BASIC SETTINGS
-The league will be on ESPN. There will be 20 teams and 4 divisions.
-The Commissioner reserves the right to change the hosting website of the league at any time. All owners will be informed if the league decides to change websites.
-Schedule will NOT be based on the actual NFL schedule. There will be NO bye weeks
-Playoffs will be set up like the NFL: 4 division winners and 4 wild-card teams.
-Regular season will run through Week 13. Playoffs will begin in Week 14 and ending with the Championship in Week 16.
-All trades, waives, and bids must be posted on this website first. Once the time period for each (explained further in different sections of the rules) ends, rosters will be changed accordingly on ESPN, or another website if we happen to change.
- Tie Breakers:
Weekly Match up: Points from bench
Playoff Seeds: Head-to Head Record (If Head-to Head Record is Tied: Total Points For)
2. LEAGUE ACTIVITY RULES
We will use a 3 Strike System. As a member of this league you are required to log into the ProBoards Forum at least once every 7 days, unless you post in the Vacation Tracker that you will be away.
2a. The 1st time an owner goes 7 days without logging in, he/she will receive a Warning.
2b. The 2nd time an owner goes 7 days without logging in, he/she will receive a Warning, and he/she will also be notified that this is their 2nd Strike.
2c. The 3rd time an owner goes 7 days without logging in, he/she will be removed from the league without notice.
3. SCORING
Passing
1 point per 25 passing yards
4 points per TD pass
1 point per 40+ yard TD pass bonus
2 points per 50+ yard TD pass bonus
-2 points per interception thrown
2 points per 2pt conversion
3 points per 300-399 yard passing game
5 points per 400+ yard passing game
Rushing
1 point per 10 rushing yards
6 points per TD rush
2 points per 40+ yard TD rush bonus
4 points per 50+ yard TD rush bonus
2 points per 2pt conversion
3 points per 100-199 yard rushing game
5 points per 200+ yard rushing game
Receiving
1 point per 10 receiving yards
6 point per TD reception
2 points per 40+ yard TD rush bonus
4 points per 50+ yard TD rush bonus
2 points per 2pt conversion
3 points per 100-199 yard receiving game
5 points per 200+ yard receiving game
Miscellaneous
1 point per 25 kickoff return yards
1 point per 10 punt return yards
6 points per kickoff return TD
6 points per punt return TD
6 points per fumble recorded for TD
-2 points per total fumbles lost
Kicking
1 point per PAT made
-1 point per total FG missed
3 points per FG made 0-39 yards
4 points per FG made 40-49 yards
5 points per FG made 50+ yards
Defensive Players
3 points per sack
8 points per blocked punt, PAT, or FG
6 points per blocked punt or FG return for TD
4 points per each interception
6 points per interception return TD
2 points per fumble recovered
4 points per fumble forced
6 points per fumble return TD
2 points per safety
0.5 points per assisted tackles
1 point per solo tackles
1.5 points per passes defended
4. ROSTERS
Each Team consists of 22 Roster spots, and 20 NCAA players (will be explained further later). Each owner is required to keep AT LEAST 18 main roster players. These 18 players can consist of any combination of positions. These are your teams. I have decided not to regulate how you keep your roster.
Positional Breakdown:
QB
RB
WR
WR
TE
FLEX
DL
DL
LB
LB
DB
DB
IDP
IDP
K
BENCH
BENCH
BENCH
BENCH
BENCH
BENCH
BENCH
4a. At any time, the Commissioner of this league may ask you for an explanation as to your intentions with your roster. The reason for this will be to stop "Tanking" and "Collusion" in this league. If you have a plan for your team, then that is fine. However, if you do not provide a logical explanation within the requested time period, then you may be removed from this league without notice.
5. INJURED RESERVE
The injury reserve in the ESPN league is reserved for players, designated by ESPN, to be on the IR or listed as “Out” for that particular week. There will be 5 IR spots for each team.
6. RETIRED/CAREER ENDING INJURY
If you have a player on your roster that either retires or experiences a career ending injury, you may have them removed from your roster without penalty. Retirement or a Career Ending Injury will be determined by Press Release or Press Conference either by that player or a representative of that player.
7. NEW OWNERS
If a new owner comes into this league, then they may waive 1 (one) player from their roster without penalty. They need to post under the “Cuts” thread their release.
8. WAIVERS
8a. How to Place Player on Waivers
-Post players name, salary, and contract length. Subject of post should be the player’s name.
You can waive a player at any time during the year.
-There is no limit on how many players you can waive.
-Once you waive a player, he no longer counts toward your active player count.
If a player is waived, there is a 24-hour period in which other teams can claim him for his current salary.
-If said player is under a 2 or 3yr contract, and clears waivers (becoming an UFA) you will be penalized half of that player’s salary over the length of his contract.
Example: If you drop Player A whose contract was $10M for 2yrs - You will be penalized $5M for the next 2 yrs. Meaning your usable salary cap would be down $2.5M in Year 1 and Year 2
Once that 24-hour period is up, teams can bid on him as an UFA.
-The player's salary counts against your team's salary until the contract ends. If the player becomes an UFA (Unrestricted Free Agent), then you will be charged the Cap Penalty until the contract expires.
-You can reclaim a player on waivers at any time as long as there are no active claims on him.
8b. Claiming a Waived Player
-Reply to the players thread “claim”.
Waiver order is based on draft order the previous year, once a claim is won, they will go to the end of the list of the order.
The waiver order will reset at the start of the rookie draft in the offseason.
9. UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENCY (UFA's)
9a. During the Season
-During the Season, Unrestricted Free Agent bidding may only be opened between 5am CST Tuesday and 5pm CST Thursday. (Any UFA that is opened after this time will be removed and need to be re-opened in the acceptable time frame.) Bidding on UFA's opened during the acceptable time frame may continue to be bid on until bidding is closed on that player.
-You must have as many open MAIN roster spots as bid considerations that you in on ANY player
-1. You open a UFA the same way as always. PLAYER NAME (TEAM-POSITION) in the subject and then YOU OPEN a minimum of 500k for the bid. NO CONTRACT YEARS AT THIS POINT.
-2. Any other owner that wants to bid on this player will increase the previous bid by 100k. THIS IS HOW YOU ARE ENTERING YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PLAYER. YOU ARE NOW LOCKED IN FOR THE BIDDING ON THIS PLAYER IF YOU WISH TO CONTINUE WITH BLIND BIDS
-EXAMPLE: The first owner to post interest would bid 500k should another owner post their interest the bid would be 600k or if there were 11 interested owners the bid would be $1.3M.
-3. The first 24-hours from the time of the opening bid is for CONSIDERATION ONLY!
-4. Any owner that has placed a bid in the first 24-hours will be eligible to bid on the player in Blind Bidding.
-5. After the 24-hours is up, then any owner that has not shown interest in the player WILL NOT be allowed to enter a blind bid.
-6. Immediately following the 24-hours, there will be a 24-hour BLIND BID period. All Blind Bids should be PM'd to a designated staff member. That designated staff member, who is not a bidder, will review the offers and reveal the highest offer. The highest offer is based on salary and not years of the contract.
-For Example: If Arizona bids $4M/1 and Seattle bids $5M/2. Seattle wins that player and will pay the player a total of $10M over the 2 years ($5M for Year 1 and $5M for Year 2).
-7. The opening blind will start at whatever the last owner's consideration bid was, and it will be that $x/y.
-EXAMPLE: 4 owners show consideration for a player. That means that the last consideration bid was $800k. So, the opening bid would be the owner that entered consideration at $800k. SHOULD NO ONE SUBMIT A BID THE ORIGINAL POSTER WOULD WIN THE PLAYER AT $800k/1y.
-8. Your blind bids can be as high as you like. At the end of the 24-hours, the staff member will post the Winning Owner and the Winning Bid.
-9. In the case of a TIE, the winner would be the original poster if he were involved in the tie. If not, then it would go to worst record among tied bids. If still tied, it would go to first bid (among tied bids) that was submitted
-IF ONLY 1 OWNER SHOWS INTEREST IN THE 1ST 24 HOURS, HE WINS THE UFA AND WILL BE CONTACTED ABOUT CONTRACT YEARS, SALARY WILL BE $500k.
-IF MORE THAN 1 OWNER SHOWS INTEREST IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS, BUT NOBODY PM'S A BID, THEN THE ORIGINAL POSTER WILL GET THE UFA FOR THE HIGHEST $ AMOUNT POSTED, AND WILL BE CONTACTED ABOUT CONTRACT YEARS.
9b. Off-Season
-1. UFA will close prior to Week 12 (Thursday at 5PM CST prior to Week 12). It will not reopen until the Commissioner of the league notifies the owners of its opening.
-2. During the Off-Season, a player qualifies as a UFA if the player was a FA from the previous season or he was not applied a franchise tag or restriction tag by the player’s previous team. (Off-Season Free Agency will be explained in more detail further on in the Constitution)
10. RESTRICTED FREE AGENCY (RFA's)
At the end of each season the staff will go through each roster and reduce each player's contract by 1 year. Each player that is left with 0 years will be moved to the RFA section of each roster. Each Franchise is given 2 Restriction Tags. This means, the players who are restricted will hit Free Agency, but after the bidding has concluded, the Franchise that restricted the players will have 48 hours to match the bid or let him go to the winning team’s bid.
Restricted Players and Restricted Tags CANNOT be traded.
10a. RFA COMPENSATION
Should a team not match a bid for a player, the original owner is entitled to compensation if said player reaches some requirements:
If the player being lost scored 300+ points in the previous season the team losing him will receive a draft pick at the END of the 1st round
If the player being lost scored 200-299 points in the previous season the team losing him will receive a draft pick at the END of the 2nd round
If the player being lost scored 150-199 points in the previous season the team losing him will receive a draft pick at the END of the 3rd round
If the player being lost scored 0-149 points there will be no compensation
If their are multiple players lost within a compensation category the tie-breaker will go to the team that lost the player that scored more points.
Example: If Team A has Cam Newton who scores 397 points and Team B has Tom Brady who scores 364 points and both are lost during RFA both teams will receive picks at the end of the 1st round. Team A would receive the higher pick, if only those 2 players were lost. Team A would receive the 33rd overall pick and Team B would receive the 34th overall pick.
COMPENSATORY PICKS CANNOT BE TRADED
11. The FRANCHISE TAG
This will be the Franchise Tag Rule that we will use each off-season. The Time and Date will be determined later. This will start next off-season.
- You can place the franchise tag on 1 Free Agent
-The Franchise Tag can be 1, 2, or 3 Years
-The salary is determined by the number of years.
-1 Year Contract:
Year 1: Doubled Contract
-2 Year Contract
Year 1: 50% Increase
Year 2: Doubled Contract
-3 Year Contract
Year 1: 25% Increase
Year 2: 50% Increase
Year 3: Doubled Contract
Examples:
Antonio Brown (Base Contract: $13M)
-1 Year Contract:
Year 1: $26M
-2 Year Contract
Year 1: $19.5M
Year 2: $26M
-3 Year Contract
Year 1: $16.25M
Year 2: $19.5M
Year 3: $26M
12. OFF-SEASON FREE AGENCY
Bidding for UFA’s and RFA’s will begin when the Commissioner of the league notifies all owners. Teams may then submit bids with a minimum bid of 500k and increasing by a minimum of 100k. Teams may also offer 1-5 years along with the salary. The $$ offered over the years will be consistent through each contract year.
-For Example: Carolina bids $3M/3y then New England bids $3.5M/4y. After 48 hours with no other bids, New England would win the player because of the higher salary. The salary would total $24.5M over 4 years with each year being a consistent $3.5M per year
Once a bid is placed on a player, that player’s bidding will be final if no other owner bids after 48 hours.
13. SALARIES/CONTRACTS
The maximum for your team’s total salary cannot, at any point, exceed $200M which is the salary cap.
Salaries will be kept on Google Docs
The League will use Spotrac NFL Contracts for salaries on players using the "Multi-Year Cap Figures" Tab
14. TRADING
14a. Posting a Trade
-Title of post should be the teams involved for example
-Saints-Bears or NO-CHI
-One of the owners involved in the trade will post the trade and it should read something like this
Saints get: Matt Forte (NYJ-RB) $3/2y
Bears get: Adrian Peterson (NO-RB) $4/1y
-The other owner must reply: I accept
IF YOU POST A TRADE AND IT GETS ACCEPTED IN THE TRADE REVIEW SECTION, THEN YOU CANNOT BACK OUT OF IT. IT HAS TO BE VOTED ON BY THE REST OF THE LEAGUE. IF IT'S APPROVED, IT GOES THROUGH. IF IT'S VETOED, YOU WILL GET YOUR PLAYERS BACK.
THIS IS NON-NEGOTIABLE. I WON'T TOLERATE OWNERS TAKING BACK TRADES AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED.
You must have available roster spots for all players that you are acquiring in a trade. If you do not, then your trade will be vetoed. You may not repost the trade until you have enough room on your roster.
You may also not exceed your salary/contract years in a trade. You must have enough contract and salary space for acquired players. If you don't, then your trade will be vetoed.
14b. Trade Review
Rules for Trade Approval:
1. Both Teams must have the players/picks being traded
2. Both teams must have the Salary Cap space to complete the trade
3. Both teams must have the Roster Space to complete the trade
4. Both teams must accept the trade
4a. The team that posts the trade automatically accepts the trade
4b. The other team must post that the trade has been accepted before approvals or vetoes can be posted
5. The last deciding factor will usually be up for debate. But as long as the trade is not extremely lopsided, then it will be approved assuming 1-4 have been met.
If a trade is questionable, the Staff will discuss it in the Staff section. Other members may discuss it in the discussions area. But nobody should be discussing it in the Trade Review
Once a trade receives 10 approvals, it will be moved to Approved Trades for processing. If a trade receives 5 vetoes, it will be vetoed. If the trade does not receive enough votes after 48-hours, for either approval or veto, it will automatically be approved.
Trade Deadline is determined year-by-year at the reactivation of the ESPN league
15. NCAA/Rookie DRAFT
We will have a NCAA/Rookie draft a week after the NFL Draft. Teams may select players entering NCAA football, currently playing NCAA football, or current NFL rookies. It will consist of 5 rounds. Draft order will be determined by previous year standings. Trading draft picks is permitted. Rookie salaries will be set as follows.
1st Round picks: ($1M Increase per Year)
Year 1: $1M
Year 2: $2M
Year 3: $3M
Year 4: $4M
2nd Round picks: ($750k Increase per Year)
Year 1: $750k
Year 2: $1.5M
Year 3: $2.25M
Year 4: $3M
3rd Round picks: ($500k Increase per Year)
Year 1: $500k
Year 2: $1M
Year 3: $1.5M
Year 4: $2M
4th-5th Round picks: ($250k Increase per Year)
Year 1: $250k
Year 2: $500k
Year 3: $750k
Year 4: $1M
Contracts are a minimum of 1 Year and a maximum of 4 Years
16. PLAYOFFS
17. PLAYOFF HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
In the playoffs, the Home team (Higher seed) will receive a 3 (three) point advantage as a “Crowd Boost”. Their WILL NOT be a bonus added to the Super Bowl, but every other playoff game will have this boost. The Home Field Advantage WILL NOT be enforced in the regular season.
18. NCAA/Practice Squad Rosters
Each team has 20 roster spots for NFL/NCAA players. These players do count against your salary cap but can be cut without penalty. Practice Squad players also do not accumulate points and will not only be listed on the ESPN League
The regulations for these spots are as follows:
-The contract of these players must be a minimum of $500k(that means no FDL draft 1st or 2nd round players)
AND
-The players must have LESS than 3 years of service in the league
If a third round draft pick is placed on the Practice Squad, their salary will automatically revert to $500k/year until they are called up to the main squad. Once on the main squad, their salary will automatically increase to the appropriate year.
For Example: Todd Gurley is drafted in the 3rd Round and he is signed to a 4 Year Contract. He is brought up to the main squad in Year 3. His salary would increase to $1.5M and he will only have 1 Year remaining at $2M.
A player can be signed to the Practice Squad until the player completes his 3rd season. If you want a player signed to the Practice Squad, you must make it known by posting on the practice squad section of the board. Otherwise, the player will be signed to the main squad.
Example: If a player is signed off of UFA and meets both requirements they can be signed to the Practice Squad or ONLY if they are released as a PS player then they can be claimed as a PS player if said player is being released from the main squad there is no chance for him to go to the PS unless he clears waivers. If a player is signed for $500k and in their Rookie season they can be signed to a max 3y contract, if the player is in their 2nd season they can be signed to a max 2y contract, and if the player is in their 3rd season they can be signed to a max 1y contract.
If you have an open roster spot on your main squad you can move a player from the PS to the main squad but they CANNOT be moved in the other direction.
IF A PLAYER IS MOVED TO THE MAIN SQUAD THEY CANNOT REVERT BACK TO PS EVEN BY WAY OF TRADE, SO MAKE SURE THAT BEFORE YOU PROMOTE A PLAYER THAT YOU ARE SURE THEY ARE WORTH IT.
Practice Squad players can be traded; they will be transferred to the PS if the receiving team has a PS spot open. If there is not an available PS spot they will automatically become main squad players.
NCAA Players are permitted on these rosters, but can only be acquired through the NCAA/rookie draft. NCAA PLAYERS MAY NOT BE ADDED DURING THE SEASON.
NCAA players are not permitted to be promoted to the main squad at any time. The only Practice Squad players allowed to be promoted to the NFL squad are players currently in the ESPN Free Agent pool.
19. CONDUCT
All owners are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that is respectful to the rest of the league. Name-calling and personal attacks will NOT be tolerated. It is up to the Commissioner to determine if such conduct has occurred. If so, a warning will be issued. If a second occurrence by the same owner happens, then the Commissioner will determine what action will be taken.
CONSTITUTION
The following is the Constitution for our league. As a participant in this league you agree to follow all rules and regulations that are listed in this constitution. The Commissioner(s) of this league reserves the right to change, add, or remove rules or regulations in this league without notice.
1. BASIC SETTINGS
-The league will be on ESPN. There will be 20 teams and 4 divisions.
-The Commissioner reserves the right to change the hosting website of the league at any time. All owners will be informed if the league decides to change websites.
-Schedule will NOT be based on the actual NFL schedule. There will be NO bye weeks
-Playoffs will be set up like the NFL: 4 division winners and 4 wild-card teams.
-Regular season will run through Week 13. Playoffs will begin in Week 14 and ending with the Championship in Week 16.
-All trades, waives, and bids must be posted on this website first. Once the time period for each (explained further in different sections of the rules) ends, rosters will be changed accordingly on ESPN, or another website if we happen to change.
- Tie Breakers:
Weekly Match up: Points from bench
Playoff Seeds: Head-to Head Record (If Head-to Head Record is Tied: Total Points For)
2. LEAGUE ACTIVITY RULES
We will use a 3 Strike System. As a member of this league you are required to log into the ProBoards Forum at least once every 7 days, unless you post in the Vacation Tracker that you will be away.
2a. The 1st time an owner goes 7 days without logging in, he/she will receive a Warning.
2b. The 2nd time an owner goes 7 days without logging in, he/she will receive a Warning, and he/she will also be notified that this is their 2nd Strike.
2c. The 3rd time an owner goes 7 days without logging in, he/she will be removed from the league without notice.
3. SCORING
Passing
1 point per 25 passing yards
4 points per TD pass
1 point per 40+ yard TD pass bonus
2 points per 50+ yard TD pass bonus
-2 points per interception thrown
2 points per 2pt conversion
3 points per 300-399 yard passing game
5 points per 400+ yard passing game
Rushing
1 point per 10 rushing yards
6 points per TD rush
2 points per 40+ yard TD rush bonus
4 points per 50+ yard TD rush bonus
2 points per 2pt conversion
3 points per 100-199 yard rushing game
5 points per 200+ yard rushing game
Receiving
1 point per 10 receiving yards
6 point per TD reception
2 points per 40+ yard TD rush bonus
4 points per 50+ yard TD rush bonus
2 points per 2pt conversion
3 points per 100-199 yard receiving game
5 points per 200+ yard receiving game
Miscellaneous
1 point per 25 kickoff return yards
1 point per 10 punt return yards
6 points per kickoff return TD
6 points per punt return TD
6 points per fumble recorded for TD
-2 points per total fumbles lost
Kicking
1 point per PAT made
-1 point per total FG missed
3 points per FG made 0-39 yards
4 points per FG made 40-49 yards
5 points per FG made 50+ yards
Defensive Players
3 points per sack
8 points per blocked punt, PAT, or FG
6 points per blocked punt or FG return for TD
4 points per each interception
6 points per interception return TD
2 points per fumble recovered
4 points per fumble forced
6 points per fumble return TD
2 points per safety
0.5 points per assisted tackles
1 point per solo tackles
1.5 points per passes defended
4. ROSTERS
Each Team consists of 22 Roster spots, and 20 NCAA players (will be explained further later). Each owner is required to keep AT LEAST 18 main roster players. These 18 players can consist of any combination of positions. These are your teams. I have decided not to regulate how you keep your roster.
Positional Breakdown:
QB
RB
WR
WR
TE
FLEX
DL
DL
LB
LB
DB
DB
IDP
IDP
K
BENCH
BENCH
BENCH
BENCH
BENCH
BENCH
BENCH
4a. At any time, the Commissioner of this league may ask you for an explanation as to your intentions with your roster. The reason for this will be to stop "Tanking" and "Collusion" in this league. If you have a plan for your team, then that is fine. However, if you do not provide a logical explanation within the requested time period, then you may be removed from this league without notice.
5. INJURED RESERVE
The injury reserve in the ESPN league is reserved for players, designated by ESPN, to be on the IR or listed as “Out” for that particular week. There will be 5 IR spots for each team.
6. RETIRED/CAREER ENDING INJURY
If you have a player on your roster that either retires or experiences a career ending injury, you may have them removed from your roster without penalty. Retirement or a Career Ending Injury will be determined by Press Release or Press Conference either by that player or a representative of that player.
7. NEW OWNERS
If a new owner comes into this league, then they may waive 1 (one) player from their roster without penalty. They need to post under the “Cuts” thread their release.
8. WAIVERS
8a. How to Place Player on Waivers
-Post players name, salary, and contract length. Subject of post should be the player’s name.
You can waive a player at any time during the year.
-There is no limit on how many players you can waive.
-Once you waive a player, he no longer counts toward your active player count.
If a player is waived, there is a 24-hour period in which other teams can claim him for his current salary.
-If said player is under a 2 or 3yr contract, and clears waivers (becoming an UFA) you will be penalized half of that player’s salary over the length of his contract.
Example: If you drop Player A whose contract was $10M for 2yrs - You will be penalized $5M for the next 2 yrs. Meaning your usable salary cap would be down $2.5M in Year 1 and Year 2
Once that 24-hour period is up, teams can bid on him as an UFA.
-The player's salary counts against your team's salary until the contract ends. If the player becomes an UFA (Unrestricted Free Agent), then you will be charged the Cap Penalty until the contract expires.
-You can reclaim a player on waivers at any time as long as there are no active claims on him.
8b. Claiming a Waived Player
-Reply to the players thread “claim”.
Waiver order is based on draft order the previous year, once a claim is won, they will go to the end of the list of the order.
The waiver order will reset at the start of the rookie draft in the offseason.
9. UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENCY (UFA's)
9a. During the Season
-During the Season, Unrestricted Free Agent bidding may only be opened between 5am CST Tuesday and 5pm CST Thursday. (Any UFA that is opened after this time will be removed and need to be re-opened in the acceptable time frame.) Bidding on UFA's opened during the acceptable time frame may continue to be bid on until bidding is closed on that player.
-You must have as many open MAIN roster spots as bid considerations that you in on ANY player
-1. You open a UFA the same way as always. PLAYER NAME (TEAM-POSITION) in the subject and then YOU OPEN a minimum of 500k for the bid. NO CONTRACT YEARS AT THIS POINT.
-2. Any other owner that wants to bid on this player will increase the previous bid by 100k. THIS IS HOW YOU ARE ENTERING YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PLAYER. YOU ARE NOW LOCKED IN FOR THE BIDDING ON THIS PLAYER IF YOU WISH TO CONTINUE WITH BLIND BIDS
-EXAMPLE: The first owner to post interest would bid 500k should another owner post their interest the bid would be 600k or if there were 11 interested owners the bid would be $1.3M.
-3. The first 24-hours from the time of the opening bid is for CONSIDERATION ONLY!
-4. Any owner that has placed a bid in the first 24-hours will be eligible to bid on the player in Blind Bidding.
-5. After the 24-hours is up, then any owner that has not shown interest in the player WILL NOT be allowed to enter a blind bid.
-6. Immediately following the 24-hours, there will be a 24-hour BLIND BID period. All Blind Bids should be PM'd to a designated staff member. That designated staff member, who is not a bidder, will review the offers and reveal the highest offer. The highest offer is based on salary and not years of the contract.
-For Example: If Arizona bids $4M/1 and Seattle bids $5M/2. Seattle wins that player and will pay the player a total of $10M over the 2 years ($5M for Year 1 and $5M for Year 2).
-7. The opening blind will start at whatever the last owner's consideration bid was, and it will be that $x/y.
-EXAMPLE: 4 owners show consideration for a player. That means that the last consideration bid was $800k. So, the opening bid would be the owner that entered consideration at $800k. SHOULD NO ONE SUBMIT A BID THE ORIGINAL POSTER WOULD WIN THE PLAYER AT $800k/1y.
-8. Your blind bids can be as high as you like. At the end of the 24-hours, the staff member will post the Winning Owner and the Winning Bid.
-9. In the case of a TIE, the winner would be the original poster if he were involved in the tie. If not, then it would go to worst record among tied bids. If still tied, it would go to first bid (among tied bids) that was submitted
-IF ONLY 1 OWNER SHOWS INTEREST IN THE 1ST 24 HOURS, HE WINS THE UFA AND WILL BE CONTACTED ABOUT CONTRACT YEARS, SALARY WILL BE $500k.
-IF MORE THAN 1 OWNER SHOWS INTEREST IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS, BUT NOBODY PM'S A BID, THEN THE ORIGINAL POSTER WILL GET THE UFA FOR THE HIGHEST $ AMOUNT POSTED, AND WILL BE CONTACTED ABOUT CONTRACT YEARS.
9b. Off-Season
-1. UFA will close prior to Week 12 (Thursday at 5PM CST prior to Week 12). It will not reopen until the Commissioner of the league notifies the owners of its opening.
-2. During the Off-Season, a player qualifies as a UFA if the player was a FA from the previous season or he was not applied a franchise tag or restriction tag by the player’s previous team. (Off-Season Free Agency will be explained in more detail further on in the Constitution)
10. RESTRICTED FREE AGENCY (RFA's)
At the end of each season the staff will go through each roster and reduce each player's contract by 1 year. Each player that is left with 0 years will be moved to the RFA section of each roster. Each Franchise is given 2 Restriction Tags. This means, the players who are restricted will hit Free Agency, but after the bidding has concluded, the Franchise that restricted the players will have 48 hours to match the bid or let him go to the winning team’s bid.
Restricted Players and Restricted Tags CANNOT be traded.
10a. RFA COMPENSATION
Should a team not match a bid for a player, the original owner is entitled to compensation if said player reaches some requirements:
If the player being lost scored 300+ points in the previous season the team losing him will receive a draft pick at the END of the 1st round
If the player being lost scored 200-299 points in the previous season the team losing him will receive a draft pick at the END of the 2nd round
If the player being lost scored 150-199 points in the previous season the team losing him will receive a draft pick at the END of the 3rd round
If the player being lost scored 0-149 points there will be no compensation
If their are multiple players lost within a compensation category the tie-breaker will go to the team that lost the player that scored more points.
Example: If Team A has Cam Newton who scores 397 points and Team B has Tom Brady who scores 364 points and both are lost during RFA both teams will receive picks at the end of the 1st round. Team A would receive the higher pick, if only those 2 players were lost. Team A would receive the 33rd overall pick and Team B would receive the 34th overall pick.
COMPENSATORY PICKS CANNOT BE TRADED
11. The FRANCHISE TAG
This will be the Franchise Tag Rule that we will use each off-season. The Time and Date will be determined later. This will start next off-season.
- You can place the franchise tag on 1 Free Agent
-The Franchise Tag can be 1, 2, or 3 Years
-The salary is determined by the number of years.
-1 Year Contract:
Year 1: Doubled Contract
-2 Year Contract
Year 1: 50% Increase
Year 2: Doubled Contract
-3 Year Contract
Year 1: 25% Increase
Year 2: 50% Increase
Year 3: Doubled Contract
Examples:
Antonio Brown (Base Contract: $13M)
-1 Year Contract:
Year 1: $26M
-2 Year Contract
Year 1: $19.5M
Year 2: $26M
-3 Year Contract
Year 1: $16.25M
Year 2: $19.5M
Year 3: $26M
12. OFF-SEASON FREE AGENCY
Bidding for UFA’s and RFA’s will begin when the Commissioner of the league notifies all owners. Teams may then submit bids with a minimum bid of 500k and increasing by a minimum of 100k. Teams may also offer 1-5 years along with the salary. The $$ offered over the years will be consistent through each contract year.
-For Example: Carolina bids $3M/3y then New England bids $3.5M/4y. After 48 hours with no other bids, New England would win the player because of the higher salary. The salary would total $24.5M over 4 years with each year being a consistent $3.5M per year
Once a bid is placed on a player, that player’s bidding will be final if no other owner bids after 48 hours.
13. SALARIES/CONTRACTS
The maximum for your team’s total salary cannot, at any point, exceed $200M which is the salary cap.
Salaries will be kept on Google Docs
The League will use Spotrac NFL Contracts for salaries on players using the "Multi-Year Cap Figures" Tab
14. TRADING
14a. Posting a Trade
-Title of post should be the teams involved for example
-Saints-Bears or NO-CHI
-One of the owners involved in the trade will post the trade and it should read something like this
Saints get: Matt Forte (NYJ-RB) $3/2y
Bears get: Adrian Peterson (NO-RB) $4/1y
-The other owner must reply: I accept
IF YOU POST A TRADE AND IT GETS ACCEPTED IN THE TRADE REVIEW SECTION, THEN YOU CANNOT BACK OUT OF IT. IT HAS TO BE VOTED ON BY THE REST OF THE LEAGUE. IF IT'S APPROVED, IT GOES THROUGH. IF IT'S VETOED, YOU WILL GET YOUR PLAYERS BACK.
THIS IS NON-NEGOTIABLE. I WON'T TOLERATE OWNERS TAKING BACK TRADES AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED.
You must have available roster spots for all players that you are acquiring in a trade. If you do not, then your trade will be vetoed. You may not repost the trade until you have enough room on your roster.
You may also not exceed your salary/contract years in a trade. You must have enough contract and salary space for acquired players. If you don't, then your trade will be vetoed.
14b. Trade Review
Rules for Trade Approval:
1. Both Teams must have the players/picks being traded
2. Both teams must have the Salary Cap space to complete the trade
3. Both teams must have the Roster Space to complete the trade
4. Both teams must accept the trade
4a. The team that posts the trade automatically accepts the trade
4b. The other team must post that the trade has been accepted before approvals or vetoes can be posted
5. The last deciding factor will usually be up for debate. But as long as the trade is not extremely lopsided, then it will be approved assuming 1-4 have been met.
If a trade is questionable, the Staff will discuss it in the Staff section. Other members may discuss it in the discussions area. But nobody should be discussing it in the Trade Review
Once a trade receives 10 approvals, it will be moved to Approved Trades for processing. If a trade receives 5 vetoes, it will be vetoed. If the trade does not receive enough votes after 48-hours, for either approval or veto, it will automatically be approved.
Trade Deadline is determined year-by-year at the reactivation of the ESPN league
15. NCAA/Rookie DRAFT
We will have a NCAA/Rookie draft a week after the NFL Draft. Teams may select players entering NCAA football, currently playing NCAA football, or current NFL rookies. It will consist of 5 rounds. Draft order will be determined by previous year standings. Trading draft picks is permitted. Rookie salaries will be set as follows.
1st Round picks: ($1M Increase per Year)
Year 1: $1M
Year 2: $2M
Year 3: $3M
Year 4: $4M
2nd Round picks: ($750k Increase per Year)
Year 1: $750k
Year 2: $1.5M
Year 3: $2.25M
Year 4: $3M
3rd Round picks: ($500k Increase per Year)
Year 1: $500k
Year 2: $1M
Year 3: $1.5M
Year 4: $2M
4th-5th Round picks: ($250k Increase per Year)
Year 1: $250k
Year 2: $500k
Year 3: $750k
Year 4: $1M
Contracts are a minimum of 1 Year and a maximum of 4 Years
16. PLAYOFFS
17. PLAYOFF HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
In the playoffs, the Home team (Higher seed) will receive a 3 (three) point advantage as a “Crowd Boost”. Their WILL NOT be a bonus added to the Super Bowl, but every other playoff game will have this boost. The Home Field Advantage WILL NOT be enforced in the regular season.
18. NCAA/Practice Squad Rosters
Each team has 20 roster spots for NFL/NCAA players. These players do count against your salary cap but can be cut without penalty. Practice Squad players also do not accumulate points and will not only be listed on the ESPN League
The regulations for these spots are as follows:
-The contract of these players must be a minimum of $500k(that means no FDL draft 1st or 2nd round players)
AND
-The players must have LESS than 3 years of service in the league
If a third round draft pick is placed on the Practice Squad, their salary will automatically revert to $500k/year until they are called up to the main squad. Once on the main squad, their salary will automatically increase to the appropriate year.
For Example: Todd Gurley is drafted in the 3rd Round and he is signed to a 4 Year Contract. He is brought up to the main squad in Year 3. His salary would increase to $1.5M and he will only have 1 Year remaining at $2M.
A player can be signed to the Practice Squad until the player completes his 3rd season. If you want a player signed to the Practice Squad, you must make it known by posting on the practice squad section of the board. Otherwise, the player will be signed to the main squad.
Example: If a player is signed off of UFA and meets both requirements they can be signed to the Practice Squad or ONLY if they are released as a PS player then they can be claimed as a PS player if said player is being released from the main squad there is no chance for him to go to the PS unless he clears waivers. If a player is signed for $500k and in their Rookie season they can be signed to a max 3y contract, if the player is in their 2nd season they can be signed to a max 2y contract, and if the player is in their 3rd season they can be signed to a max 1y contract.
If you have an open roster spot on your main squad you can move a player from the PS to the main squad but they CANNOT be moved in the other direction.
IF A PLAYER IS MOVED TO THE MAIN SQUAD THEY CANNOT REVERT BACK TO PS EVEN BY WAY OF TRADE, SO MAKE SURE THAT BEFORE YOU PROMOTE A PLAYER THAT YOU ARE SURE THEY ARE WORTH IT.
Practice Squad players can be traded; they will be transferred to the PS if the receiving team has a PS spot open. If there is not an available PS spot they will automatically become main squad players.
NCAA Players are permitted on these rosters, but can only be acquired through the NCAA/rookie draft. NCAA PLAYERS MAY NOT BE ADDED DURING THE SEASON.
NCAA players are not permitted to be promoted to the main squad at any time. The only Practice Squad players allowed to be promoted to the NFL squad are players currently in the ESPN Free Agent pool.
19. CONDUCT
All owners are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that is respectful to the rest of the league. Name-calling and personal attacks will NOT be tolerated. It is up to the Commissioner to determine if such conduct has occurred. If so, a warning will be issued. If a second occurrence by the same owner happens, then the Commissioner will determine what action will be taken.