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The By-Laws are intended to supplement the league web site settings and define the spirit of competition.
Updated, July 31, 2017
Miscellaneous
No Frickin Crying!!!
Just because the web site allows you to do something does NOT mean it is legal.
Voting
Majority Rules, Majority is defined as the majority of voting replies, not majority of league teams.
The Commissioner, if a team owner has voting rights. If the Commissioner is not a team owner their voting rights are limited to tie breaking situations.
Team Names
Can only be changed during the Off-Season. For this purpose the Off-Season is defined as February 1, till the day of the fantasy league draft.
Roster
16 Roster Spots are Mandatory
QB (2), RB (4), WR/TE (6), K (2), Def. (2)
IR (2) Spots, Are Optional
IR (1 of 2), Can be of any mandatory roster spot.
IR (1 of 2), Can be of any mandatory roster spot, except Def..
Player must be an NFL rookie.
Player can not be started on your fantasy team. If player is started, they must be removed from this IR spot.
Note: To facilitate the IR spot the web site roster limits are set to the mandatory limit + 2. It is the team owner’s responsibility to properly manage their roster and salary cap. Any illegal roster spots (over or under) must be corrected as soon as possible. Under no circumstances may a team trade while in an illegal roster state.
Starting Line-Up
There is no game day starting line-up rule outside of what the web site allows you to do.
Flex Spot (1), RB, WR, or TE
Tie Breaker Rules
Regular Season Games: Ties are Ties, (should be rare w/decimal point scoring), No Tie Breaker Rule.
Play-Off Games: In the event of a tie (should be rare w/decimal point scoring) the team that is closest to their best possible score wins. In the event it is still a tie the Home (higher seed) team wins.
Standing are managed by the web site, see web site Schedule Parameters for details.
Salary Cap
In-Season Salary Cap: $2,500
Off-Season Salary Cap: $3,000
In-Season Salary Cap
Deadline to be within the “In-Season Salary Cap” is 11:59:59 PM on May 31 each season. This is not “Draft Ready” they are similar but different.
To be at or under the “In-Season Salary Cap” one of the following conditions must be true:
Roster = 16 Mandatory Spots, and Team Salary is at or under the “In-Season Salary Cap”
Roster < 16 Mandatory Spots, and Team Salary is under the “In-Season Salary Cap” by (missing mandatory spots * $50)
In the event a team is not at or under the In-Season Salary Cap by the deadline, a Salary Cap penalty will be accessed by the amount over the In-Season Salary Cap. The team will then have to drop players to get at or under their new Penalized Salary Cap, and still meet the conditions of 8.2
Draft Ready
Deadline to be “Draft Ready” 11:59:59 PM on the Sunday before the draft.
Players dropped on this particular Sunday are protected via the honor system and are not available for pick-up by any team. In the event you drop a player by mistake you have 5 minutes to re-acquire the player without penalty. After 5 minutes or 11:59:59 (which ever comes first) the player can no longer be re-acquired. If the player is re-acquired after either deadline a Salary Cap penalty will be accessed by the amount of the player’s salary and the player will be removed from the teams roster.
Players can not be dropped after the 11:59:59 PM deadline. Any player dropped after the deadline will be placed back onto the teams roster.
If it is discovered that a team has an illegal roster after the draft ready deadline. The team will be be accessed with a Salary Cap Penalty of $50 for every player dropped to correct the issue.
Draft
All teams must manage their salaries during the draft. At the end of the draft all teams must have a legal roster and be at or under the In-Season Salary Cap. During the draft if a team over bids on a player, the bid is disqualified and can’t be re-submitted. The team will also be accessed with a Salary Cap Penalty equal to the amount over bid.
Once a team is draft ineligible (full roster (16 and both IR's)) or (full roster (16 and less than $50 salary available), the team can only trade its remaining draft picks if the result of the trade makes them draft eligible.
Transactions
Trading
Player trading is never restricted (open year round).
All trades must be approved by the Commissioner.
Preseason
Transactions take place after the fantasy league draft and before week 1 games of the fantasy season.
Due to possible time constraints this transaction period is not guaranteed. Start date and time TBD each year.
Add/Drop transactions are allowed and all teams are eligible. All dropped players are unprotected free agents and are available for immediate pick-up. League transaction fees apply.
In-Season
Transactions start after fantasy week 1 games and end on the final game of the fantasy season (including play-offs).
Wavier Wire transactions are allowed for all eligible teams. League transaction fees apply. See league web site for start dates and times.
Team eligibility ends with the final game of the fantasy regular season if the team is not in the play-off championship bracket.
Team eligibility ends with the final game of the week that eliminates the team from championship contention.
Add/Drop transactions are allowed for all eligible teams. League transaction fees apply. See league web site for start dates and times.
Team eligibility ends with the final game of the week that eliminates the team from championship contention.
Team eligibility ends with the final game of the week that eliminates the team from number 1 draft pick contention.
Off-Season
Start time TBD, Transactions take place after the fantasy season is complete and continue up to the Draft Ready date.
No Wavier Wire.
Add/Drop transactions are allowed and all teams are eligible. All dropped players are unprotected free agents and are available for immediate pick-up. No League transaction fees. Note: The web site shuts down for a couple of weeks in late February / early March.
Wavier Wire
Wavier Wire will be a Blind Bid based on a team’s available salary cap. If the player is awarded to a team, the bid becomes the player's salary. All Blind Bids must be equal to or greater than the player’s current salary.
Minimum bid for a player is their current salary.
No Off-Season Wavier Wire.
Free Agents, In-Season
All released players become Protected Free Agents. Protected Free Agents are not available for Add/Drop. Protected Free Agents must clear waivers to become Unrestricted Free Agents. Unrestricted Free Agents are available for Add/Drop.
If you drop the wrong player by mistake they will be available at the next Wavier Wire period (see “12.1” above), Good Luck!
Free Agents, Off-Season
All released players become unrestricted Free Agents. Unrestricted Free Agents are available for Add/Drop immediately.
Scoring
One point awarded for each reception by RB, WR, or TE position
One point per every 10 yards rushing, after the first 100 yards, by QB, RB, WR, or TE position
Decimal Point Scoring
Championship Week
Shall be played on NFL week 16
Financial Protocol
League winnings are only paid out if in excess of previous season fees plus up coming season dues.
All league fees owed to the league shall be paid prior to the Fantasy Draft.
Scheduled Events
The league “Draft” date shall be set on a Sunday in August prior to first NFL regular season game (late NFL Preseason). Date TBD.
The league “End of Season” party, date and location, shall be determined by league champion, but that also suites the majority of team owners.
End
| Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | 0 | 4 |
| Running Back | 0 | 6 |
| Wide Rec/TE | 0 | 8 |
| Kicker | 0 | 4 |
| Defense/Sp Team | 0 | 4 |
| Quarterback | 1 |
| Running Back | 2 |
| Wide Rec/TE | 3 |
| Kicker | 1 |
| Defense/Sp Team | 1 |
| Flex ( RB WR/TE limit 1QB ) | 1 |
| Week 1 | Fri Mar 1 12:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 9 11:59pm ET |
| Week 2 | Tue Sep 10 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 16 11:59pm ET |
| Week 3 | Tue Sep 17 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 23 11:59pm ET |
| Week 4 | Tue Sep 24 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 30 11:59pm ET |
| Week 5 | Tue Oct 1 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 7 11:59pm ET |
| Week 6 | Tue Oct 8 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 14 11:59pm ET |
| Week 7 | Tue Oct 15 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 21 11:59pm ET |
| Week 8 | Tue Oct 22 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 28 11:59pm ET |
| Week 9 | Tue Oct 29 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 4 11:59pm ET |
| Week 10 | Tue Nov 5 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 11 11:59pm ET |
| Week 11 | Tue Nov 12 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 18 11:59pm ET |
| Week 12 | Tue Nov 19 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 25 11:59pm ET |
| Week 13 | Tue Nov 26 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 2 11:59pm ET |
| Week 14 | Tue Dec 3 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 9 11:59pm ET |
| Playoff Week 1 | Tue Dec 10 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 16 11:59pm ET |
| Playoff Week 2 | Tue Dec 17 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 23 11:59pm ET |
| Playoff Week 3 | Tue Dec 24 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Dec 29 11:59pm ET |
| Week 1 | Wed May 1 8:00pm ET | thru | Mon Sep 9 11:59pm ET |
| Week 2 | Wed Sep 11 8:00pm ET | thru | Mon Sep 16 11:59pm ET |
| Week 3 | Wed Sep 18 8:00pm ET | thru | Mon Sep 23 11:59pm ET |
| Week 4 | Wed Sep 25 8:00pm ET | thru | Mon Sep 30 11:59pm ET |
| Week 5 | Wed Oct 2 8:00pm ET | thru | Mon Oct 7 11:59pm ET |
| Week 6 | Wed Oct 9 8:00pm ET | thru | Mon Oct 14 11:59pm ET |
| Week 7 | Wed Oct 16 8:00pm ET | thru | Mon Oct 21 11:59pm ET |
| Week 8 | Wed Oct 23 8:00pm ET | thru | Mon Oct 28 11:59pm ET |
| Week 9 | Wed Oct 30 8:00pm ET | thru | Mon Nov 4 11:59pm ET |
| Week 10 | Wed Nov 6 8:00pm ET | thru | Mon Nov 11 11:59pm ET |
| Week 11 | Wed Nov 13 8:00pm ET | thru | Mon Nov 18 11:59pm ET |
| Week 12 | Wed Nov 20 8:00pm ET | thru | Mon Nov 25 11:59pm ET |
| Week 13 | Wed Nov 27 8:00pm ET | thru | Mon Dec 2 11:59pm ET |
| Week 14 | Wed Dec 4 8:00pm ET | thru | Mon Dec 9 11:59pm ET |
| Playoff Week 1 | Wed Dec 11 8:00pm ET | thru | Mon Dec 16 11:59pm ET |
| Playoff Week 2 | Wed Dec 18 8:00pm ET | thru | Mon Dec 23 11:59pm ET |
| Playoff Week 3 | Wed Dec 25 8:00pm ET | thru | Sun Dec 29 11:59pm ET |
| Week 1 | Fri Mar 1 12:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 8 1:00pm ET |
| Week 2 | Tue Sep 10 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 15 1:00pm ET |
| Week 3 | Tue Sep 17 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 22 1:00pm ET |
| Week 4 | Tue Sep 24 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 29 1:00pm ET |
| Week 5 | Tue Oct 1 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 6 1:00pm ET |
| Week 6 | Tue Oct 8 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 13 1:00pm ET |
| Week 7 | Tue Oct 15 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 20 1:00pm ET |
| Week 8 | Tue Oct 22 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 27 1:00pm ET |
| Week 9 | Tue Oct 29 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 3 1:00pm ET |
| Week 10 | Tue Nov 5 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 10 1:00pm ET |
| Week 11 | Tue Nov 12 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 17 1:00pm ET |
| Week 12 | Tue Nov 19 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 24 1:00pm ET |
| Week 13 | Tue Nov 26 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Dec 1 1:00pm ET |
| Week 14 | Tue Dec 3 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Dec 8 1:00pm ET |
| Playoff Week 1 | Tue Dec 10 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Dec 15 1:00pm ET |
| Playoff Week 2 | Tue Dec 17 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Dec 22 1:00pm ET |
| Playoff Week 3 | Tue Dec 24 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Dec 29 1:00pm ET |
| Offseason | Mon Dec 30 7:00am ET | thru | Sat Mar 1 12:00am ET |
| General | |
|---|---|
| League Entry | $70 |
| Wins and Losses | |
| Losses | $0 |
| Ties | $0 |
| Wins Credit | $0 |
| Roster Moves | |
| Each Player Acquired | $1 |
| Each Player Acquired via Waivers | $0 |
| Each Player Acquired via Free Agency | $0 |
| Each Player Released | $1 |
| 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 | $1 |
| Each Player Traded Away | $0 |
| Each Player Traded For | $0 |
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