Rules - USFFL

USFFL

League ID 175308 RTSports.com guest link

Roster

Starters

Entry Fee

$57

Uses LeagueTreasurer

Yes

Standings

Head-to-Head

Draft

Online Draft

Free Agents

Waivers

Trades

Enabled

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League

Name: USFFL
League ID: 175308
Guest URL: https://www.rtsports.com/fantasy-football-league/175308

Service: Full Season - Platinum
Subscription: 2026 Paid

Commissioner: Jason

Treasurer: Jason Johanknecht

By-Laws

FEES AND PAYOUTS:

$50.00- LEAGUE WINNINGS
$7.00- RTS SITE FEE

www.leaguesafe.com will hold the money associated with all fees.

PAYOUT: $1000.00

SUPER BOWL CHAMPION: $200.00
CONFERENCE CHAMPION: $275.00 (x2)
CONFERENCE RUNNERUP: $75.00 (x2)
MOST POINTS FROM EACH CONFERENCE: $50.00 (x2)

CONFERENCES:

TEAMS: 20

CONFERENCES: (2)

10 teams in each
Conferences will be named the AFC and NFC
Each conference has a full set of NFL player copies

TIEBREAKERS:

Total Points Scored In Games
Head to Head (winning % against all tied teams)
Points scored Head to Head

PLAYOFFS:

SUPER BOWL PLAYOFFS: WEEK 17 - AFC CHAMPION (GM5) vs NFC CHAMPION (GM7)

4 teams from each conference qualify for the Super Bowl Playoffs.
Each conference will have its own conference playoffs to decide who plays for the Super Bowl.
2 Top records from each conference are seeded 1 and 2. The highest scoring teams remaining that are not already in by record will be seed 3 and 4
These teams will play for the championship and draft spots 10-7 in the following year’s draft.

SEEDING: each conference will be seeded this way 2 teams from each division make the playoffs

Top record from conference
2nd best record from conference
WILDCARD 1-Top point scorer remaining
WILDCARD 2-2nd best point scorer remaining

WEEK 15 - Divisional Round

AFC:

1 SEED vs 4 SEED (GM1)
2 SEED vs 3 SEED (GM2)

NFC:

1 SEED vs 4 SEED (GM3)
2 SEED vs 3 SEED (GM4)

WEEK 16 - 4 games

AFC:

WINNER (GM1)vs WINNER (GM2) (GM5)
LOSER (GM1) vs LOSER (GM2) (GM6)

WINNER (GM6) =7^th pick and LOSER (GM6) = 8^th pick in following years draft
WINNER (GM5) =10^th pick and LOSER (GM5) = 9^th pick in following years draft
WINNER (GM5) =Advances to the SUPER BOWL

NFC:

WINNER (GM3) vs WINNER (GM4) (GM7)
LOSER (GM3) vs LOSER (GM4) (GM8)

WINNER (GM8) =7^th pick and LOSER (GM8) = 8^th pick in following years draft
WINNER (GM7) =10^th pick and LOSER (GM7) = 9^th pick in following years draft
WINNER (GM7) =Advances to the SUPER BOWL

ROOKIE/FREE AGENT DRAFT:

EACH CONFERENCE HAS ITS OWN DRAFT

YEARLY ROOKIE/FREE AGENT DRAFT:

The Rookie/FA draft will last 5 rounds and will be held 3rd Saturday in May. Draft spots will be determined by the results of The Super Bowl Playoffs and reverse order of regular season points for non playoff teams.

The Rookie/Free Agent draft is a straight draft, going from picks 1-10, and then back to 1 again. It is NOT a serpentine draft. The team with pick 1.01 will have pick 2.01, 3.01, etc., unless any of those picks have been traded.

The Rookie/FA draft shall include any NFL free agents that are not on a current roster, as well as all rookies selected during the NFL draft. Any players drafted in the supplemental NFL draft after the start of the Rookie/FA draft will be entered into the League free agent pool and be eligible for pickup at the start of the blind bid process.

OFFSEASON:

In each of the subsequent years, there will be a Roster cut-down deadline after the conclusion of each NFL Season.

All rosters must be cut-down to 25 players no IR 1 week prior to rookie draft. Failure to do so will result in the league commissioner cutting players for the team in question. Players will be cut using the lease rostered percentages.

After teams are cut to 25 or lower pre-draft, we will expand rosters to unlimited. This will allow flexibility in roster management during the draft and remaining offseason.

The Final cut down date will be determined during the off season. It will be around the end of August (before the waiver wire opens). This is the date you must have your roster down to 25 active 2 IR. Similarly to pre draft cuts, any roster over limit past the deadline date will be subject to commissioner cuts using lowest percentage rostered.

SEASON:

Play begins in NFL Week 1
Regular Season last through NFL Week 14
Post season begins in NFL Week 15
Postseason lasts through NFL Week 17
League Standings: Head to Head

FREE AGENCY ACQUISITIONS AND BLIND BIDDING:

Each conference will have their own waiver wire and free agent add/drop.

The free agent acquisition process is made by way of "blind bidding".

Each team is given $1,000 free agent "dollars" at the start of a season (not real money), which they may use to bid on free agents during a weekly blind bidding process.

Bids shall be placed individually, or in groups, with conditional bids following the primary bid.

The top bid is the primary bid in a bidding group. The bids underneath are conditional bids. If you lose the primary bid, the first conditional bid directly below will be considered next. If you lose the primary and the first conditional bid, then the second conditional bid will be considered, etc.

The rest of your bidding groups will be processed in the same manner.

A maximum of one player can be won in each bidding group.

It's important to remember when placing multiple free agent bids that you cannot win two players if they both have the same drop player.

You may not place different bid amount on the same player. In this case, only the highest dollar bid will be considered.

Dollar amounts do not determine preference of bids - only the order in which the bids are placed determine preference.

Example: conditional bid #3 can be a higher dollar amount than the primary bid.

The first blind bidding process will run on Wednesday PRIOR to Thursday's Opening Game in NFL Week 1.

Teams are allowed to acquire up to 10 players per waiver wire period.

There are no limitations as to the amount of players may be acquired by a team during the course of the year, provided teams remain within the maximum number of 25 players allowed on each roster.

Free Agent Acquisitions will start each Thursday at noon eastern.

TRADING:

Trading is open year round. All trades are made in good faith. Collusion is not allowed and will lead to removal of the league.

You can trade draft picks one year in advance of that season.

Trading of a future first requires payment of your league dues for the year of the pick. i.e. In the season of 2029, you trade away your 2030 1st rd pick. You must log in to leaguesafe and pay for your 2030 dues or the trade will be reversed.

ROSTER:

Max during season: 25
Max players on I/R: 2
Max in offseason: unlimited post rookie draft start.

STARTING LINEUP:

1 QUARTERBACK (QB)
2 RUNNING BACKS (RB)
3 WIDE RECEIVERS (WR)
1 TIGHT END (TE)
1 SUPER FLEX (QB/RB/WR/TE)
2 FLEX (RB/WR/TE)
1 DEFENSE

11 PLAYERS TOTAL

SCORING:

PASSING:

TOUCHDOWNS:

o 4.0 points for each passing TD

o 2.0 points for each passing 2-point conversion

PASSING YARDAGE:

o -0.05 bonus points each -1 total yards, starting with -1 yard(s)

o 0.05 bonus points each 1 total yards, starting with 1 yard(s)

TURNOVERS:

o 1.0 points deducted for each interception, starting with 1 interception

RUSHING & RECEIVING:

TOUCHDOWNS:

o 6.0 points for each rushing/receiving TD

o 2.0 points for each rushing/receiving 2-point conversion

RUSHING/RECEIVING YARDAGE:

o -0.10 bonus points each -1 total yards, starting with -1 yard(s)

o 0.10 bonus points each 1 total yards, starting with 1 yard(s)

RECEPTIONS:

o 1.0 bonus point(s) each 1 reception, starting with 1 reception

TURNOVERS:

o 1.0 points deducted for each interception, starting with 1 interception

SPECIAL TEAMS:

6.0 points for each kickoff return TD
6.0 points for each punt return TD

DEFENSE:

6.0 points for each fumble recovery TD
6.0 points for each interception TD
2.0 for each defensive safety
6.0 points for each defensive special teams TD
2.0 for each special teams safety
5.0 points for shutout
3.0 points for 1-6 points allowed
1.0 points for 7-10 points allowed
1.0 bonus for each sack
2.0 bonus for each interception
2.0 bonus for each fumble recovery

RULE CHANGES:
Every offseason owners are allowed to make rule change proposals. We will put proposals to a league vote. A majority (13-7 or more) is required to pass a proposal.

2ND CHANCE DISPERSAL
In the event that a team is orphaned a dispersal draft may be held. Returning owners will email their intentions to the defending champion by a set deadline. Dispersals will only be held if more than one team (including orphans) chooses to enter.
1. Defending Champion is not eligible
2. Any team that participated in a dispersal the previous season is not eligible
3. All players and current year picks of participating teams are part of the draft.
4. Teams participating will not be able to trade during the draft.
5. Draft will be serpentine and order will be randomized.

BEST INTEREST CLAUSE

Should circumstances, issues, or problems arise for which a remedy is not stated in the Rules... the commissioner reserves the right to take whatever actions he/she deems necessary in the best interest of the league.

DISCLAIMER

Many of the settings to ensure the bylaws are enforced are done manually. These include the turning trading on and off of many deadlines (trading, waivers, etc). Furthermore, many of the settings are not as customizable as strictly necessary to meet the needs of our specific and sometimes complex bylaws. Please defer to the bylaws to make sure a specific roster move is allowed prior to making it. If the transaction is deemed illegal by the bylaws it will be reversed.

ex. 1: Rtsports has not allowed free agency to be shut off in the off-season w/o freezing all roster movements. So we leave it open and reverse any add/drops made during the off-season. Timestamps will be used to determine illegal waiver activity.

ex. 2: Trades aren't able to be shut off team by team. During the offseason when only paid-up teams are allowed to trade, the commish can reverse any trade made involving an owner that hasn't paid their league dues.

Season

Regular Season: NFL Week 1 thru NFL Week 14
Post Season: NFL Week 15 thru NFL Week 17

Standings

Standings

Head-to-Head

Tie Breakers

Total Points Scored in Games
Head-to-Head
Points Scored Head-to-Head
None

Game Tie Breakers

Starting QBs

Playoffs: Your commissioner will manually establish all playoff games

Rosters

Roster Size: 25

Roster Limits

	Min	Max
Quarterback	0	16
Running Back	0	20
Wide Receiver	0	20
Tight End	0	16
Defense/Sp Team	0	16

Def/Special Teams

Combined as one unit

Player Pool

Each conference separate

Injured Reserve: Up to 2 players may be placed on injured reserve
To be placed on I/R a player must be at least COVID or IR on the official NFL injury report

Taxi Squad: League does not use taxi squad

Lineups

Starters: 11

Lineup Limits

Quarterback	1	to	1
Running Back	2	to	2
Wide Receiver	3	to	3
Tight End	1	to	1
Defense/Sp Team	0	to	1
Flex ( QB RB WR TE limit 1QB )	3	to	3

Deadlines

Week 1	Sun Mar 1 12:00am ET	thru	Mon Sep 14 9:00pm ET
Week 2	Tue Sep 15 7:00am ET	thru	Mon Sep 21 9:00pm ET
Week 3	Tue Sep 22 7:00am ET	thru	Mon Sep 28 9:00pm ET
Week 4	Tue Sep 29 7:00am ET	thru	Mon Oct 5 9:00pm ET
Week 5	Tue Oct 6 7:00am ET	thru	Mon Oct 12 9:00pm ET
Week 6	Tue Oct 13 7:00am ET	thru	Mon Oct 19 9:00pm ET
Week 7	Tue Oct 20 7:00am ET	thru	Mon Oct 26 9:00pm ET
Week 8	Tue Oct 27 7:00am ET	thru	Mon Nov 2 9:00pm ET
Week 9	Tue Nov 3 7:00am ET	thru	Mon Nov 9 9:00pm ET
Week 10	Tue Nov 10 7:00am ET	thru	Mon Nov 16 9:00pm ET
Week 11	Tue Nov 17 7:00am ET	thru	Mon Nov 23 9:00pm ET
Week 12	Tue Nov 24 7:00am ET	thru	Mon Nov 30 9:00pm ET
Week 13	Tue Dec 1 7:00am ET	thru	Mon Dec 7 9:00pm ET
Week 14	Tue Dec 8 7:00am ET	thru	Mon Dec 14 9:00pm ET
Playoff Week 1	Tue Dec 15 7:00am ET	thru	Mon Dec 21 9:00pm ET
Playoff Week 2	Tue Dec 22 7:00am ET	thru	Mon Dec 28 9:00pm ET
Playoff Week 3	Tue Dec 29 7:00am ET	thru	Mon Jan 4 9:00pm ET

Online Draft

Draft Rules: NFC Conference
Scheduled for Sat Aug 15 11:00am ET
Automatically started by system
Straight
5 rounds
8 hrs per pick
Draft clock pauses overnight

Draft Order: NFC Conference
#1 Riverdawgs D2
#2 Bvo
#3 Clermont Crushers
#4 Skol'd Blooded
#5 Hurts Donut
#6 Davecwbys
#7 Tennessee Hilltoppers
#8 Anger management
#9 Lexington Labradors
#10 Taxi Squad NR

Draft Rules: AFC Conference
Scheduled for Sat Aug 15 11:00am ET
Automatically started by system
Straight
5 rounds
8 hrs per pick
Draft clock pauses overnight

Draft Order: AFC Conference
#1 Dayton Dragons
#2 Lexington GSDs
#3 Fon Du Lac Flounder
#4 Jlo's love is what you need
#5 Walking WounDEAD
#6 The Flyin' Monkeys
#7 I love Wally
#8 KY Gazelle
#9 Winnebago Muskrats
#10 Kentucky Colonels

Free Agents

Player Adds: League uses a waiver wire to add free agents to a team
League allows free-for-all free agent adds after the waiver wire

Waiver Wire: Players awarded Blind Bid Against FAAB
Season waiver budget $1000
Minimum waiver bid $0
Maximum waiver bid $5000
If bids are tied, the team lowest in the standings will be awarded the player
Teams may acquire as many players as they wish per waiver wire

Teams may not acquire players after their game has started
Waiver wires are suspended after Fantasy Playoff Week 3 / NFL Week 17

Preseason Waivers: Your commissioner does not permit preseason waivers

Week 1 Waivers: Submission deadlines: Wed Fri @ 12:00pm ET
If bids are tied, reverse draft order will be used to award the player.

In-Season Waivers

Submission deadlines: Wed Fri @ 12:00pm ET

	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Playoff Week 1
Playoff Week 2
Playoff Week 3

Free for All

Week 1	Sat Sep 12 12:00pm ET	thru	Sun Sep 13 11:00am ET
Week 2	Sat Sep 19 12:00pm ET	thru	Sun Sep 20 1:00pm ET
Week 3	Sat Sep 26 12:00pm ET	thru	Sun Sep 27 1:00pm ET
Week 4	Sat Oct 3 12:00pm ET	thru	Sun Oct 4 1:00pm ET
Week 5	Sat Oct 10 12:00pm ET	thru	Sun Oct 11 1:00pm ET
Week 6	Sat Oct 17 12:00pm ET	thru	Sun Oct 18 1:00pm ET
Week 7	Sat Oct 24 12:00pm ET	thru	Sun Oct 25 1:00pm ET
Week 8	Sat Oct 31 12:00pm ET	thru	Sun Nov 1 1:00pm ET
Week 9	Sat Nov 7 12:00pm ET	thru	Sun Nov 8 1:00pm ET
Week 10	Sat Nov 14 12:00pm ET	thru	Sun Nov 15 1:00pm ET
Week 11	Sat Nov 21 12:00pm ET	thru	Sun Nov 22 1:00pm ET
Week 12	Sat Nov 28 12:00pm ET	thru	Sun Nov 29 1:00pm ET
Week 13	Sat Dec 5 12:00pm ET	thru	Sun Dec 6 1:00pm ET
Week 14	Sat Dec 12 12:00pm ET	thru	Sun Dec 13 1:00pm ET
Playoff Week 1	Sat Dec 19 12:00pm ET	thru	Sun Dec 20 1:00pm ET
Playoff Week 2	Sat Dec 26 12:00pm ET	thru	Sun Dec 27 1:00pm ET
Playoff Week 3	Sat Jan 2 12:00pm ET	thru	Sun Jan 3 1:00pm ET

Teams may not add players after their game has started

Protected Free Agents: Not Used

Transaction Limits: All free agent transactions are suspended after Fantasy Playoff Week 3 / NFL Week 17
Unlimited free agent adds by a team per week
Unlimited free agent adds by a team for the year

Trades

Trading: Team owners may freely trade, no approvals required

Future Draft Picks: Team owners may trade future draft picks

Deadlines

Week 1	Sun Mar 1 12:00am ET	thru	Sun Sep 13 1:00pm ET
Week 2	Tue Sep 15 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Sep 20 1:00pm ET
Week 3	Tue Sep 22 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Sep 27 1:00pm ET
Week 4	Tue Sep 29 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Oct 4 1:00pm ET
Week 5	Tue Oct 6 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Oct 11 1:00pm ET
Week 6	Tue Oct 13 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Oct 18 1:00pm ET
Week 7	Tue Oct 20 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Oct 25 1:00pm ET
Week 8	Tue Oct 27 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Nov 1 1:00pm ET
Week 9	Tue Nov 3 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Nov 8 1:00pm ET
Week 10	Tue Nov 10 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Nov 15 1:00pm ET
Week 11	Tue Nov 17 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Nov 22 1:00pm ET
Week 12	Tue Nov 24 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Nov 29 1:00pm ET
Week 13	Tue Dec 1 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Dec 6 1:00pm ET
Week 14	Tue Dec 8 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Dec 13 1:00pm ET
Playoff Week 1	Tue Dec 15 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Dec 20 1:00pm ET
Playoff Week 2	Tue Dec 22 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Dec 27 1:00pm ET
Playoff Week 3	Tue Dec 29 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Jan 3 1:00pm ET
Offseason	Tue Jan 5 7:00am ET	thru	Mon Mar 1 12:00am ET

Notification: The league will be notified of completed trades

League Fees

Assessed Fees

General
League Entry	$0
Wins and Losses
Losses	$0
Ties	$0
Wins Credit	$0
Roster Moves
Each Player Acquired	$0
Each Player Acquired via Waivers	$0
Each Player Acquired via Free Agency	$0
Each Player Released	$0
Each Player Placed on I/R	$0
Each Player Activated from I/R	$0
Lineup Moves
Each Player Started	$0
Each Player Benched	$0
Trades
Each Trade	$0
Each Player Traded Away	$0
Each Player Traded For	$0

Rushing Scoring

Rushing TDs: 6 pts for each rushing TD
QB RB WR TE K
2016-01-11

Rushing 2XPs: 2 pts for each rushing 2XP
QB RB WR TE K
2016-01-11

Rushing Yds: 0.10 pts for each rushing yd
QB RB WR TE K
2016-01-11

Rushing Atts: Not Used

Yds Per Rush: Not Used

Yd Long Rush: Not Used

Rushing First Downs: Not Used

Yd TD Rush: Not Used

Fumbles Lost: Not Used

Fumbles: Not Used

Passing Scoring

Passing TDs: 4 pts for each passing TD
QB RB WR TE K
2016-01-11

Passing 2XPs: 2 pts for each passing 2XP
QB RB WR TE K
2016-01-11

Passing Yds: 0.05 pts for each passing yd
QB RB WR TE K
2016-01-11

Passing Atts: Not Used

Yds Per Attempt: Not Used

Completions: Not Used

Yds Per Completion: Not Used

% Completion Rate: Not Used

Yd Long Pass: Not Used

Passer Rating: Not Used

Passing First Downs: Not Used

Yd TD Pass: Not Used

Interceptions Thrown: -1 pts for each interception thrown
QB RB WR TE K
2016-01-11

Pick 6s: Not Used

Incompletions: Not Used

Times Sacked: Not Used

Receiving Scoring

Receiving TDs: 6 pts for each receiving TD
QB RB WR TE K
2016-01-11

Receiving 2XP: 2 pts for each receiving 2XP
QB RB WR TE K
2016-01-11

Receiving Yds: 0.10 pts for each receiving yd
QB RB WR TE K
2016-01-11

Receptions: 1 pts for each reception
QB RB WR TE K
2016-01-11

Yds Per Reception: Not Used

Yds After Catch: Not Used

Yd Long Reception: Not Used

Targets: Not Used

Rec First Downs: Not Used

Yd TD Reception: Not Used

Combined Yardage Scoring

Rush And Rec Yds: Not Used

Rush And Pass Yds: Not Used

Rush, Pass, And Rec Yds: Not Used

Kicking Scoring

Made FGs: 3 pts for each made FG
K
2016-01-11

Yd FG: 0.10 pts for every 1 yd FG beginning with 31 yd FG
K
2016-01-11

Made PATs: 1 pts for each made PAT
K
2016-01-11

Missed FGs: Not Used

Yd Missed FG: Not Used

Missed XPs: Not Used

Defensive Scoring

Fumble Return TDs: 6 pts for each fumble return TD
D/ST
2016-01-11

Yd Fumble Return TD: Not Used

Int Return TDs: 6 pts for each int return TD
D/ST
2016-01-11

Yd Int Return TD: Not Used

Safety: 2 pts for each safety
D/ST
2016-01-11

Defensive ST TDs: 6 pts for each defensive ST TD
D/ST
2016-01-11

Yd Defensive ST TD: Not Used

Defensive ST Safety: 2 pts for each defensive ST safety
D/ST
2016-01-11

Pts Allowed: 5 pts for 0 pts allowed
D/ST
2016-01-11
3 pts for 1 to 5 pts allowed
1 pts for 6 to 10 pts allowed

D/ST Pts Allowed: Not Used

Yds Allowed: Not Used

Rushing Yds Allowed: Not Used

Passing Yds Allowed: Not Used

Sacks: 1 pts for each sack
D/ST
2016-01-11

Sack Yds: Not Used

Fumbles Forced: Not Used

Fumbles Recovered: 2 pts for each fumble recovered
D/ST
2016-01-11

Fumble Return Yds: Not Used

Interceptions: 2 pts for each interception
D/ST
2016-01-11

Int Return Yds: Not Used

Turnovers: Not Used

Turnover Return Yds: Not Used

Over On Downs: Not Used

Blocked FGs: Not Used

Blocked XPs: Not Used

Blocked Punts: Not Used

Tackles: Not Used

Tackles For Loss: Not Used

Assists: Not Used

Passes Defensed: Not Used

Special Teams Scoring

Kickoff Return TDs: 6 pts for each kickoff return TD
QB RB WR TE K D/ST
2016-01-11

Yd Kickoff Return TD: Not Used

Kickoff Return Yds: Not Used

Punt Return TDs: 6 pts for each punt return TD
QB RB WR TE K D/ST
2016-01-11

Yd Punt Return TD: Not Used

Punt Return Yds: Not Used

Return Yds: Not Used

Punts Inside20: Not Used

XP Returns: 2 pts for each XP return
D/ST
2016-01-11

XP Safetys: Not Used

2XP Stops: Not Used

ST Fumbles Lost: Not Used

ST Fumbles: Not Used