Post by Admin on Jan 4, 2017 22:55:26 GMT -4
Updated on 7/30/2019 - added language to clarify certain points, provided more detail in some areas, wrote in official rule changes
Short Hand Off Season Calendar
Feb- Pay Dues, Rule change proposals
Feb- Once 100% of all dues are paid, trading and taxi squad demotions and promotions will be open.
March- Rule Proposal season
May 1st - Offseason begins. See below for more details.
May 15 - Start of Restricted Free Agent bidding.
June 1st - Start of Unrestricted Free Agent auctions.
August 1st - Rookie Draft - UFA closes during draft
Beginning of Week 14 Trade Deadline, no more trades until the off-season.
Beginning of Week 14 until the end of the playoffs- No Free Agent DROPS
Week 14 Playoffs begin.
Week 16 Championship week. League champ is crowned.
Week 16 completion- No Free Agent Additions. FA is closed
Week 16 completion +7 days - Prizes paid out
In Depth Off-Season schedule
End of week 16- Free Agency closes.
Feb 1st - All IR players from the previous season will move back to active roster.
February 15th - You will have until February 15th to decide if you are coming back for the next year. Please let the admin team know as soon as possible. Dues will be owed by February 22nd so please send payment as soon as you have decided.
February 22nd - League dues must be paid by February 22nd or the owner must be in touch with the admin team to coordinate when payment will be sent if they intend on returning. Dues will be $55 moving forward. The breakdown is $50 for league entry, $5 for MFL payment (Additional $5 is subject to change if price of MFL is adjusted).
February- Once 100% of all dues are paid, trading, roster cuts and taxi squad demotions and promotions will be open.
March 23rd - Rules Change voting. The admin team will be proposing rules changes to the league in Poll format. Each rule will have a simple to complex effect on the league so it is vital that all league members vote. Some rules won't change without a 9 out of 12 approval rating, other more simple rule changes will only require majority. If you have something you would like put to vote please discuss it with the admin team. The admin team won't put all rule changes to a vote at once, instead they will be worked out in series because some rule changes would affect later changes.
May 1 - Contracts officially expire from the previous season. Expiring contracts are removed from team sheets on the spreadsheet. They will all be moved to a separate sheet outlining all players eligible for a UFA extension, an RFA tag/tender and a franchise tag. Expiring contracts will also be removed from MFL teams.
Up until this point in the off-season once trading was opened back up with all dues paid in February, you were able to trade the expiring contracts of players you owned. However now, you are unable to make any moves on those players aside from the following:
-RFA Tender (as many as you want)
-UFA Extension (1)
-Franchise Tag (1)
Please see the next section for action dates for these roster moves.
May 1st through May 14 - Official start of the Off-Season.
1.) Tender your RFA's. Provide the admin team your list of RFA players due by May 14- See RFA by laws for further information.
2.) Provide the admin team your (1) Contract Extension (not obligatory)
3.) Provide the admin team your(1) Franchise Tag (not obligatory).
4.) Roster adjustments must be made if any returning Injured Reserve players put you over your salary cap.
5.) Remaining players on your active roster that have expiring contracts and don't receive any type of roster extension will be dropped to the UFA pool.
May 15th - Restricted Free Agency auction starts, all tagged players may now be bid on. The admin team will post a list of all eligible RFA players able to be bid on the morning of May 15th right before RFA starts.
-Once RFA bidding opens, all teams may start bidding on RFA tagged players (you may not bid on your own RFA tendered players). To bid on any RFA tagged player you must have the salary cap room and the rookie pick necessary to compensate the tagging owner if they decide not to match. Please see RFA by law section for further details.
May 29 - RFA bidding will end at noon on May 29th. All owners of RFA tendered players that received no bid will pay them or release them. See RFA by laws for further information.
-Once RFA bidding is over, tagging owners will need to decide on players they tendered that no bids were made on. You can decide to sign the player for a 20% increase over the tender you assigned them, or you are free to release the tendered player in the UFA pool with no penalty.
May 30th- All RFA tenders must be signed or released by May 30th at noon.
-Reminder: If the owner to the RFA rights does not say whether they will take the pick or match the bid within 24 hours from when then the auction completed, then they will automatically take the pick and the player will go to the highest bidder.
June 1st Noon (EST) - Unrestricted Free Agency auction (UFA) will open for bidding. Standard Auction style, please see UFA rules for more details. UFA bidding will now be open until it is locked again at the end of week 16.
August 1st - Rookie Draft 8/6/18 UFA closes during the entirety of the rookie draft. it opens back up as soon as the rookie draft is complete
Beginning of Week 14 Trade Deadline, no more trades until the off-season.
Week 14 Playoffs begin. UFA Drops end.
Week 16 Championship week. League champ is crowned. UFA additions end.
Short Hand Off Season Calendar
Feb- Pay Dues, Rule change proposals
Feb- Once 100% of all dues are paid, trading and taxi squad demotions and promotions will be open.
March- Rule Proposal season
May 1st - Offseason begins. See below for more details.
May 15 - Start of Restricted Free Agent bidding.
June 1st - Start of Unrestricted Free Agent auctions.
August 1st - Rookie Draft - UFA closes during draft
Beginning of Week 14 Trade Deadline, no more trades until the off-season.
Beginning of Week 14 until the end of the playoffs- No Free Agent DROPS
Week 14 Playoffs begin.
Week 16 Championship week. League champ is crowned.
Week 16 completion- No Free Agent Additions. FA is closed
Week 16 completion +7 days - Prizes paid out
In Depth Off-Season schedule
End of week 16- Free Agency closes.
Feb 1st - All IR players from the previous season will move back to active roster.
February 15th - You will have until February 15th to decide if you are coming back for the next year. Please let the admin team know as soon as possible. Dues will be owed by February 22nd so please send payment as soon as you have decided.
February 22nd - League dues must be paid by February 22nd or the owner must be in touch with the admin team to coordinate when payment will be sent if they intend on returning. Dues will be $55 moving forward. The breakdown is $50 for league entry, $5 for MFL payment (Additional $5 is subject to change if price of MFL is adjusted).
February- Once 100% of all dues are paid, trading, roster cuts and taxi squad demotions and promotions will be open.
March 23rd - Rules Change voting. The admin team will be proposing rules changes to the league in Poll format. Each rule will have a simple to complex effect on the league so it is vital that all league members vote. Some rules won't change without a 9 out of 12 approval rating, other more simple rule changes will only require majority. If you have something you would like put to vote please discuss it with the admin team. The admin team won't put all rule changes to a vote at once, instead they will be worked out in series because some rule changes would affect later changes.
May 1 - Contracts officially expire from the previous season. Expiring contracts are removed from team sheets on the spreadsheet. They will all be moved to a separate sheet outlining all players eligible for a UFA extension, an RFA tag/tender and a franchise tag. Expiring contracts will also be removed from MFL teams.
Up until this point in the off-season once trading was opened back up with all dues paid in February, you were able to trade the expiring contracts of players you owned. However now, you are unable to make any moves on those players aside from the following:
-RFA Tender (as many as you want)
-UFA Extension (1)
-Franchise Tag (1)
Please see the next section for action dates for these roster moves.
May 1st through May 14 - Official start of the Off-Season.
1.) Tender your RFA's. Provide the admin team your list of RFA players due by May 14- See RFA by laws for further information.
2.) Provide the admin team your (1) Contract Extension (not obligatory)
3.) Provide the admin team your(1) Franchise Tag (not obligatory).
4.) Roster adjustments must be made if any returning Injured Reserve players put you over your salary cap.
5.) Remaining players on your active roster that have expiring contracts and don't receive any type of roster extension will be dropped to the UFA pool.
May 15th - Restricted Free Agency auction starts, all tagged players may now be bid on. The admin team will post a list of all eligible RFA players able to be bid on the morning of May 15th right before RFA starts.
-Once RFA bidding opens, all teams may start bidding on RFA tagged players (you may not bid on your own RFA tendered players). To bid on any RFA tagged player you must have the salary cap room and the rookie pick necessary to compensate the tagging owner if they decide not to match. Please see RFA by law section for further details.
May 29 - RFA bidding will end at noon on May 29th. All owners of RFA tendered players that received no bid will pay them or release them. See RFA by laws for further information.
-Once RFA bidding is over, tagging owners will need to decide on players they tendered that no bids were made on. You can decide to sign the player for a 20% increase over the tender you assigned them, or you are free to release the tendered player in the UFA pool with no penalty.
May 30th- All RFA tenders must be signed or released by May 30th at noon.
-Reminder: If the owner to the RFA rights does not say whether they will take the pick or match the bid within 24 hours from when then the auction completed, then they will automatically take the pick and the player will go to the highest bidder.
June 1st Noon (EST) - Unrestricted Free Agency auction (UFA) will open for bidding. Standard Auction style, please see UFA rules for more details. UFA bidding will now be open until it is locked again at the end of week 16.
August 1st - Rookie Draft 8/6/18 UFA closes during the entirety of the rookie draft. it opens back up as soon as the rookie draft is complete
Beginning of Week 14 Trade Deadline, no more trades until the off-season.
Week 14 Playoffs begin. UFA Drops end.
Week 16 Championship week. League champ is crowned. UFA additions end.