Rules
League Type
Scoring Only
Head to Head
and Total Points
Keeper League
1 Franchise Player
The
Each Franchise MUST
keep 1 player from their previous year roster.
A team must claim their
franchise player prior to the start of the draft.
The Draft
Draft Method:
Serpentine (1-10, 10-1)
Rounds: 26
Each franchise is required
to draft 2 defensive units, 2 special team units, and 2 head coaches
Draft order is determined by
random draw in the reverse order of the previous year’s standings.
The Draft order will be
drawn in the presence of the commissioner with no less than 50% of the league
present, prior to draft day, once all the franchise players have been declared.
Each franchise is allotted 2
minutes to make their selection through the first 10 rounds. For rounds 11
through 26 each team is allotted 1 minute to make their selection. If a
franchise does not make their selection within the given time they will have 15
seconds immediately following the next pick to make their selection. Throughout
draft day each franchise may make unlimited transactions.
Franchise Rosters
20 Position Players
2 Defensive Units
2 Special Team Units
2 Head Coach’s
Every franchise is required to have 2 defenses, 2
special teams, and 2 head coaches on their roster at all times.
Starting Lineup
1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 DE, 1 SP, 1 HC.
Lineups must be turned in to the commissioner,
or another team owner by
Each franchise MUST be able to FILL THEIR STARING
LINEUP with eligible players EVERY WEEK. If a franchise fails to have an
eligible player for every spot in his starting lineup he will be fined 50
points and a transaction.
An ineligible player is a player on IR or on a bye
week.
Transactions
No transactions are allowed beginning the day after
the draft until the Monday before the first game, with the exception of any
franchise that has lost a drafted player due to being cut or placed on injured
reserve. Normal transaction rules apply
for this circumstance except it does not count as one of your allotted
transactions. This transaction must be made before the first game of the
season. If a cut player is picked up by any team before he is replaced a transaction
can’t be made.
Beginning the Monday before the first game of the
season each franchise is allotted 9 transactions through week 13. NO
TRANSACTIONS are allowed after the start of Sundays
games week 13 with the exception of the “EMERGENCY RULE”.
All
transactions made between 8 am CST Monday and 10 PM CST Wednesday are
subject to “clearing waivers” (conditional claims also accepted)
From 8 a.m. CST Thursday morning until 11:59 a.m. CST Sunday all players are taken on a first come
first serve basis. Any player dropped from a roster may not picked
up until the following week.
EMERGENCY RULE
If, after week 13, a franchise does not have enough
eligible players to fill their staring lineup, and have not used their allotted
9 transactions, they will be permitted to make 1 free agent pick-up. Each
franchise is only permitted 1 emergency move per season.
An “ELIGIBLE PLAYER” is a player on any NFL roster,
not on injured reserve, and not on a bye week.
“Clearing Waivers”
If 2 or more teams claim the
same free agent between Monday and Wednesday the free agent is awarded to the
franchise with the lowest potential points to date.
Conditional Claim
A franchise may make a claim
on a second player, assuming he does not get his first pick.
For instance, lets say Marvin Harrison and Randy Moss are
both available. A franchise can claim Randy Moss and on the condition that
franchise does not get Randy, claim Marvin also. If the franchise gets it’s first choice it then loses any claims on their second
choice.
Rules Committee
The rules committee is made up of 3 franchise owners. The commissioner is not eligible for the committee. On draft day each team will vote for 3 people. The top 3 vote getters will be the rules committee. The function of the rules committee is to handle any and all issues that arise when a team feels it is not being treated fairly, or disputes a decision, made by the commissioner. An owner must submit his dispute in writing to the commissioner and the rules committee. The dispute will be forwarded to all franchise owners by the commissioner. A 2-1 vote by the rules committee will overrule the commissioner. On draft day, before the draft begins, a franchise can make a motion to vote on a new rules committee, if seconded, there will be a new election before the draft begins. Otherwise the rules committee stays unchanged from year to year.
During the month of June, there will be a rules meeting to clarify existing rules and discuss future changes. Any changes will be voted upon on draft day before the draft, however if the rule change was NOT discussed and clarified at the rules meeting it will not be considered. Also, a franchise owner may not protest a rule if they did not attend the rules meeting.
Current Rules Committee
Entry Fee
$40
Commissioner’s entry is free
Entry Fee Due by WEEK 10
Prize Fund
Total Points
Super Bowl
$40
High Week
$40
$20 for the FFLM Stats - NFL.com will be used
as back up.
League Meetings
There will be a league meeting the 5th
and 10th Sunday of the season.
All franchise’s in attendance will receive 2 free transactions
each day.