RULE 8 Free Agency

8.1a) When a player has fulfilled his contractual obligations to a Franchise, A Franchise can choose 3 to be restricted free agents (RFA) and has the right to go to another team if he so chooses. This is where the dice come in. First, we must identify which of the RFA you want to try to retain. Those are any players that had a 1 year contract in the previous season that just finished, whether those players were signed to a one year contract, or in the final year of a multi-year deal. Any player’s you do not want to re-sign automatically become un-restricted free agents (UFA). You will roll the dice and have a 50% chance of retaining the player.

When determining a RFA salary after the season, it will go up, stay the same or drop depending on how he finishes the season.

8.1b) The chart below will list the salary adjustments for players that are earning 5.0 million dollars or more. The salary request for these players will depend upon their position and their ranking. The percentage is either added to or deducted from the player’s previous salary.

Players earning 5.0m & Up Top 5 6 – 10 11 – 15 16 – 20 21 – 25 26 – 30 31 – 35 36 & over
QB’s Compensation AVG
Top 5
-20% +50% +30% No Raise -30% -30% -30% -30%
RB’s Compensation AVG
Top 5
-20% +40% +30% +25% No Raise -30% -30% -30%
WR’s Compensation AVG
Top 5
-20% +40% +30% +25% +20% +15% No Raise -30%
TE’s Compensation AVG
Top 5
-20% +30% +20% No Raise -30% -30% -30% -30%
DL’s Compensation AVG
Top 5
-20% +35% +30% +25% No Raise -30% -30% -30%
LB’s Compensation AVG
Top 5
-20% +35% +30% +25% +20% +20% No Raise -30%
DB’s Compensation AVG
Top 5
-20% +35% +30% +25% No Raise -30% -30% -30%

8.1c) If a player is making between 300k and 4.9m, his compensation is going to raise more than the percentages listed above. The salary request for these players will depend upon their position and their ranking. The chart below will list the salary adjustments for these players. The amount or percentage is either added or deducted from the player’s previous salary.

Players earning under 5.0m Top 5 6 – 10 11 – 15 16 – 20 21 – 25 26 – 30 31 – 35 36 & over
QB’s Compensation 6m 4m 900k No Raise -30% -30% -30% -30%
RB’s Compensation 4m 3m 2m 800k No Raise -30% -30% -30%
WR’s Compensation 4m 3m 2m 750k 550k 500k No Raise -30%
TE’s Compensation 3 2 1m No Raise -30% -30% -30% -30%
DL’s Compensation 2 1 800k 500k No Raise -30% -30% -30%
LB’s Compensation 3m 2m 1.5m 800k 650k 600k No Raise -30%
DB’s Compensation 2m 1m 800k 550k No Raise -30% -30% -30%


8.1d) Once a player leaves your team, don’t worry, all is not lost. You still have an opportunity to get him back by outbidding everyone else for his services.

8.3a) During the off-season from the start of the free agent period until August 21, all UFA will be claimed via the Proxy Bidding Auction Process. Any team making a bid will acquire the player when their bid is uncontested for 16 hours. After August 21 Blind Bids will be processed every Wednesday until the start of the season. After that FCFS starts until the kickoff of week one. The Blind Bids and FCFS will be assigned a default contract of one year. The owner has the option to change this to 1-5yr within 24 hours of getting the player by posting on the message board. Once the season starts until the end of your season, blind bidding and FCFS decides where free agents land. All contracts are due 72 hours after Free Agency closes.

Once the season kicks off, free agents are acquired through the blind bidding process (BBP) and first come first served (FCFS) only. These players get one year contracts. At the end of the season 1 player picked up through blind bidding during the season can be extended 2 more years. All of the other blind bid players can't be tagged

8.3b) From the start of the free agent period until the start of the regular season, any players cut from a team must be bid on to acquire. All players must be given contracts before being traded.