Contract Designation: Mon Sep 2 12:00:00 p.m. ET 2019
Mon, 2 Sep 2019 12:00:00 UTC-0400
Use the message board to submit your contract designations for newly acquired auctioned players. Please post to the master thread rather than starting a new one
Salary Cap is still $65,000,000
Contract Cap is 54 years
Use the Contract Report as a tool to aid you in assigning contract years
Trade window is now open and trades will cost $2 per trading team
Back in 2017, Kansas City’s Kareem Hunt and Pittsburgh’s Le’Veon Bell were two of the most productive running backs in fantasy football. Hunt led the NFL with 1,327 rushing yards and finished the season third in points per reception (PPR) league fantasy points at the position. Bell rushed for 1.291 yards, caught 85 passes and finished the year one slot higher.
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2019 Accounting Summary
Prize Money Accounting Notes:
Any discrepancy between the prize money report above and the league accounting report is due to outstanding money owed, pre-payments made or prize money paid out.
Due to rounding weekly prize winnings may cause a slight imbalance between trade/waiver/fines money charged versus weekly prize money paid out.
The $150 discrepancy in prize winnings of $3,350 and the cumulative yearly entry dues of $3,500 is due to the $100 hosting fees and the "Run the Table" $50 prize money that is retained until a team accomplishes the feat.
Trade Assets: Players on Active Roster, Taxi Squad or IR; Draft Picks, RFA, & ISS all up to 3 years out
Trade Deadline: Fantasy Week 11 Sunday at noon
Trades allowed throughout year except for the following periods: Fantasy weeks 12 to 16, Offer Sheet week, Right to Match week, Roster Freeze and Auction Draft
WAIVER BUDGET:
$16.0m
BLIND BID (BBID):
1 player max per week; minimum bid 200k, every Wednesday at 6:00pm
FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED (FCFS):
Unlimited, 600k salary, every Wednesday at 6:15pm (closes Sunday at 1:00pm)
IN-SEASON SIGNING (ISS):
2-week audition; 500k minimum signing; each team is alotted 3 ISS assets per season which can be traded
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
League Rollover (Early February)
Franchise Tag Deadline (1st Friday in April)
Offer Sheet Period (1st Friday in May - 2nd Friday in May)
Right To Match Period (2nd Friday in May - 3rd Friday in May)
RFA Contract Designation Deadline (4th Friday in May)
Rookie Draft (June)
Roster Freeze (July)
Auction Draft (July)
Contract Designation Deadline (Monday prior to game 1 kickoff)
Regular Season Starts (Monday prior to game 1 kickoff)
First BBID Waivers (Wednesday 6:00pm prior to game 1 kickoff) happens 15 more times
First FCFS Waivers (Wednesday 6:15pm prior to game 1 kickoff) happens 15 more times
Trade Deadline (Week 11 Sunday at noon)
Playoffs Start (Week 14)
Off-Season Starts (Week 17)
CONTRACT TYPES:
RFA TYPE (player can be re-signed if contract is more than 1 year or 2 years if franchise tag)
AUCTION:
1 to 5 years at auction price
TAXI-PROMOTION:
1 to 5 years; multiplier is base rookie salary times years signed
ISS:
1 to 5 years at blind bid amount with a 500k minimum
FRANCHISE TAG:
1 year contract that can be extended 2 years less than length of original contract
UFA TYPE (player cannot be re-signed at end of contract)
RE-SIGN:
Extending a player that is an RFA; maximum term is one year less than the original contract
FCFS:
1 year contract at 600k
Note: Each team is alotted 3 RFA assets per season which can be traded. They are used to match offer sheets and/or sign own RFA players
OFF-SEASON: Extends from Week 17 of previous NFL season to the Rookie Draft. League rolls over to new season some time in February. On roll over players with one year remaining on contract are released and all others have one year deducted. Franchise Tag, Offer Sheet, Right to Match and RFA Contracts are all part of the Off-Season. Salary Cap: None Contract Cap: None *Trades Allowed: Yes (free) Waivers Allowed: NoneInjured Reserve: UnmonitoredValid Lineup: No
ROOKIE DRAFT: Part of the Pre-Season. Rookie Draft is typically held in June. Salary Cap: None Contract Cap: None Trades Allowed: Yes(free)Valid Lineup: No
ROSTER FREEZE: Starts one week before Auction Draft. Contract cap is reinstated. No IR players allowed. Vacant active roster spots count as 1 contract year and $200,000 towards relevant caps. Teams must be in compliance with salary and contract cap limits at START of roster freeze. Salary Cap: $65m Contract Cap: 54 Trades Allowed: NoValid Lineup: No
AUCTION DRAFT: Typically held in July. Salary Cap: $65m Contract Cap: 54 Trades Allowed: NoValid Lineup: Yes
CONTRACT DESIGNATION: Period from end of Auction Draft to Start of Regular Season where new contracts can be assigned to auctioned picks. Salary Cap: None Contract Cap: None Trades Allowed: Yes(free)Valid Lineup: Yes At Deadline: Salary Cap: $65m Contract Cap: 54 Trades Allowed: N/AValid Lineup: Yes
REGULAR SEASON: Weeks 1 to 13 of the NFL Schedule. Salary Cap: $75m Contract Cap: None Trades Allowed: Weeks 1 to 11 Waivers Allowed: BBID & FCFSInjured Reserve: YesValid Lineup: No
PLAYOFF: Weeks 14 to 16 of the NFL Schedule. Salary Cap: $75m Contract Cap: None Trades Allowed: No Waivers Allowed: BBID & FCFSInjured Reserve: YesValid Lineup: No
SALARY CAP: In each case salary cap applies to all players on active roster and injured reserve for the current season only. All vacancies on active roster during the Roster Freeze, Auction Draft and Contract Designation Deadline will also have a $200,000 cap hit.
CONTRACT CAP: When applicable applies to all contract years for all players. All players have a minimum one year contract with the exception of taxi squad players. All vacancies on active roster have a one year contract implication.
*TRADES ALLOWED: No trades allowed during the Offer Sheet / Right to Match two week period.
