Post by Retired Tony on Apr 9, 2022 13:10:19 GMT
Good news fam, we are full. Massive thank you to all in the league who sent new members my way, I really appreciate it.
For all our new GM's please be sure to create a log in here in Proboards, you will need it for upcoming deadlines and what not, "Guest" post are not allowed. Also, please keep in mind that in addition to your one normal amnesty buyout, new GM's get an additional buyout that MUST be used prior to the start of Week 1. If you have any questions about that, please DM me.
For any new owners, if you do not have access to the NCAA league in fantrax, please let me know. I will go through today and see who is missing, but it would make life easier if you reached out.
Please refrain from making any roster terminations until after I turn rosters over. That will happen at some point next week once our Team Tag & Extension deadline passes.
Closer to the NFL Draft, I will have an update on what the process for promoting NCAA players to your NFL roster will look like.
Now that we are full, we can go ahead and set timelines for the off-season.
Franchise Tag Deadline - Wednesday, April 13th @ 12 PM (Noon) EST
Contract Extension Deadline - Wednesday, April 13th @ 12 PM (Noon) EST
Official start of 2022 season - Wednesday, April 13th @ 12 PM (Noon) EST
Trading opens for the 2022 season - Thursday, April 14th at 12 PM (Noon) EST
NFL Free Agency Opens - Monday, May 16th @ 12 PM (Noon) EST
NCAA Recruiting - Monday, August 15th @ 12 PM (Noon) EST
Start of week 1 - Thursday, September 8th @ Kickoff
The Rules for each step will be as followed & can be found in the League Rules:
- Franchise Tag:
Teams may franchise tag one UFA each season at 115% of their previous cap hit. A player may receive the franchise tag a maximum of 3 seasons in a row. If a player is tagged 2 years in a row, then he must be paid 130% of the current year's franchise tag. If a player is tagged 3 years in a row, then he must be paid 160% of the current year's franchise tag. If the players previous contract year is higher than the franchise tag price then the team must pay that same percentage above their previous contract.
Example: DeAndre Hopkins previous year contract is $15,000,000, his FT1 for the following year would be $17,250,000, FT2 would be $22,425,000 and his FT3 would be $35,880,000.
- Contract Extensions:
Teams may give one contract extension per season to a player with at least one year remaining on their contract. If a player is a pending UFA then they may not be resigned and must go to FA. The extension may add up to 3 years onto the contract, at an increase of 150% of the player's highest paid year. A player may never exceed 6 years in contract length from the time the contract is signed, until the conclusion of the extension.
For example Tom Brady is set to become an UFA in 2022. Prior to the conclusion of NFL Week 18, Brady can be given an extension for up to three years. If his cap hit was $7,000,000 the cap hit for his extended years would be $10,5000,000.
Contract extensions CANNOT be traded.
- Free Agency (NFL)
Free agents can be bid on using your ProBoards account under Transactions -> Free Agency -> whatever position the player plays at.
Free agents will be auctioned off, meaning every team has the chance to acquire a free agent. As in an auction, the highest bidder wins. However, to win the auction, your bid must stand the highest for at least 24 hours. You may NOT cancel or edit pending signings. In order to bid on a player, you must have the appropriate roster spot and salary cap space to obtain the player. For example, if you have 38 players on your roster, you can only have a high bid on two UFA's.
Players are only eligible for free agency if they are signed to or have their rights owned by an NFL team. Free agency will close upon the conclusion of the NCFL Super Bowl, and reopen at a date to be determined after the conclusion of the draft.
The minimum bid is $500,000 and there is no maximum, the max number of years you can bid on a player is five .
Remember, the per-year salary over the life of the contract remains constant for every drafted and signed player.
When bidding on UFAs, you must multiply years by cash. For example, 3 yrs @ $800,000 (multiplied it's $2,400,000) would beat a 1 yr @ $2,300,000 (multiplied it's $2,300,000) offer. You must out-bid by the multiplied total of $100,000 for it to be valid.
- Off-Season Recruiting (NCAA)
During the NCAAF offseason and after the NFL draft, there will be a period for recruiting incoming freshmen, and any other unowned NCAA free agents. This is how you will replace any players you lost in the NFL Draft.
This will work similar to an auction draft, where you have a budget to use. This budget will represent your recruiting efforts/budget. Each team will have the same base budget of $100 to start the league, with bonuses granted for achieving things that would normally be attractive to recruits. Money can be carried over from season to season and does not reset. Recruiting money cannot be traded.
Recruiting money can be found on the master tab of the main google doc.
You can earn additional recruiting money in the following ways:
NCAA National Title: $15
NCAA Runner-Up: $10
NCAA Playoff Appearance: $5
1st Place Regular Season in either league: $10
Each Player Graduated to First Round in Real NFL Draft: $5/player
Each Player Graduated to Second Round in Real NFL Draft: $3/player
Each Player Graduated to Third Round in Real NFL Draft: $2/player
Each Player Graduated to 4th-7th Round in Real NFL Draft: $1/player
NFL Super Bowl: $10
NFL Playoff Appearance: $5
Minimum bid is $1 and each bid must be $1 higher. than the previous bid. There is no decimal bidding, so only full dollars count. When a high bid has been standing for 24 hours, that is the winning bid.
For all our new GM's please be sure to create a log in here in Proboards, you will need it for upcoming deadlines and what not, "Guest" post are not allowed. Also, please keep in mind that in addition to your one normal amnesty buyout, new GM's get an additional buyout that MUST be used prior to the start of Week 1. If you have any questions about that, please DM me.
For any new owners, if you do not have access to the NCAA league in fantrax, please let me know. I will go through today and see who is missing, but it would make life easier if you reached out.
Please refrain from making any roster terminations until after I turn rosters over. That will happen at some point next week once our Team Tag & Extension deadline passes.
Closer to the NFL Draft, I will have an update on what the process for promoting NCAA players to your NFL roster will look like.
Now that we are full, we can go ahead and set timelines for the off-season.
Franchise Tag Deadline - Wednesday, April 13th @ 12 PM (Noon) EST
Contract Extension Deadline - Wednesday, April 13th @ 12 PM (Noon) EST
Official start of 2022 season - Wednesday, April 13th @ 12 PM (Noon) EST
Trading opens for the 2022 season - Thursday, April 14th at 12 PM (Noon) EST
NFL Free Agency Opens - Monday, May 16th @ 12 PM (Noon) EST
NCAA Recruiting - Monday, August 15th @ 12 PM (Noon) EST
Start of week 1 - Thursday, September 8th @ Kickoff
The Rules for each step will be as followed & can be found in the League Rules:
- Franchise Tag:
Teams may franchise tag one UFA each season at 115% of their previous cap hit. A player may receive the franchise tag a maximum of 3 seasons in a row. If a player is tagged 2 years in a row, then he must be paid 130% of the current year's franchise tag. If a player is tagged 3 years in a row, then he must be paid 160% of the current year's franchise tag. If the players previous contract year is higher than the franchise tag price then the team must pay that same percentage above their previous contract.
Example: DeAndre Hopkins previous year contract is $15,000,000, his FT1 for the following year would be $17,250,000, FT2 would be $22,425,000 and his FT3 would be $35,880,000.
- Contract Extensions:
Teams may give one contract extension per season to a player with at least one year remaining on their contract. If a player is a pending UFA then they may not be resigned and must go to FA. The extension may add up to 3 years onto the contract, at an increase of 150% of the player's highest paid year. A player may never exceed 6 years in contract length from the time the contract is signed, until the conclusion of the extension.
For example Tom Brady is set to become an UFA in 2022. Prior to the conclusion of NFL Week 18, Brady can be given an extension for up to three years. If his cap hit was $7,000,000 the cap hit for his extended years would be $10,5000,000.
Contract extensions CANNOT be traded.
- Free Agency (NFL)
Free agents can be bid on using your ProBoards account under Transactions -> Free Agency -> whatever position the player plays at.
Free agents will be auctioned off, meaning every team has the chance to acquire a free agent. As in an auction, the highest bidder wins. However, to win the auction, your bid must stand the highest for at least 24 hours. You may NOT cancel or edit pending signings. In order to bid on a player, you must have the appropriate roster spot and salary cap space to obtain the player. For example, if you have 38 players on your roster, you can only have a high bid on two UFA's.
Players are only eligible for free agency if they are signed to or have their rights owned by an NFL team. Free agency will close upon the conclusion of the NCFL Super Bowl, and reopen at a date to be determined after the conclusion of the draft.
The minimum bid is $500,000 and there is no maximum, the max number of years you can bid on a player is five .
Remember, the per-year salary over the life of the contract remains constant for every drafted and signed player.
When bidding on UFAs, you must multiply years by cash. For example, 3 yrs @ $800,000 (multiplied it's $2,400,000) would beat a 1 yr @ $2,300,000 (multiplied it's $2,300,000) offer. You must out-bid by the multiplied total of $100,000 for it to be valid.
- Off-Season Recruiting (NCAA)
During the NCAAF offseason and after the NFL draft, there will be a period for recruiting incoming freshmen, and any other unowned NCAA free agents. This is how you will replace any players you lost in the NFL Draft.
This will work similar to an auction draft, where you have a budget to use. This budget will represent your recruiting efforts/budget. Each team will have the same base budget of $100 to start the league, with bonuses granted for achieving things that would normally be attractive to recruits. Money can be carried over from season to season and does not reset. Recruiting money cannot be traded.
Recruiting money can be found on the master tab of the main google doc.
You can earn additional recruiting money in the following ways:
NCAA National Title: $15
NCAA Runner-Up: $10
NCAA Playoff Appearance: $5
1st Place Regular Season in either league: $10
Each Player Graduated to First Round in Real NFL Draft: $5/player
Each Player Graduated to Second Round in Real NFL Draft: $3/player
Each Player Graduated to Third Round in Real NFL Draft: $2/player
Each Player Graduated to 4th-7th Round in Real NFL Draft: $1/player
NFL Super Bowl: $10
NFL Playoff Appearance: $5
Minimum bid is $1 and each bid must be $1 higher. than the previous bid. There is no decimal bidding, so only full dollars count. When a high bid has been standing for 24 hours, that is the winning bid.