Post by Bills GM (Commissioner) on Aug 24, 2013 19:45:13 GMT -5
Free Agency
Players must be signed for at least the following minimum salaries. Years in the league are determined by nfl.com at www.nfl.com/players.
The max number of years a player can be signed to is 4 years.
To sign a player with the RFA distinction at the end of his contract, a player must be in his 3rd year or less on the last year of the contract.
Years in the league (not including current year) - Minimum
0 - $450,000
1 - $500,000
2 - $550,000
3 - $600,000
4-6 - $650,000
7-9 - $750,000
10+ - $800,000
For example, if nfl.com shows a player's experience as "rookie" or "1st season", he will qualify for the minimum salary of $450,000. If nfl.com shows "2nd season", his minimum salary will be $500,000, etc. Sometimes nfl.com will make a mistake, for example they might show "2nd season" when a player clearly has career stats for 2 previous seasons. In this case the player will be assumed to have already played 2 years. The DOT will rule on any exceptions.
Restricted Free Agents are free agents who have been in the league for 3 years or less. Any player signed with RFA status must be in his 3rd year or less on the last year of the contract.
Multi-year bids will cease at the end of week 12 in Legacy NFL, and playoff teams will be allowed to put in 1 year max bids on free agents at the conclusion of week 12. Non-playoff teams will be eliminated from bidding on free agents at the conclusion of week 12.
Bidding Process
-To sign an UFA, first post the players name, position, AND current team in the designated section along with your bid. This player will now be open to bidding from any owner. Bids are flat annual salary figures, therefore you cannot backload or frontload a salary. There will not be a limit in UNRESTRICTED free agency on how many times a team can place a bid, however, a bid cannot be rescinded. A bid must stand without being challenged for 24 hours before a free agent is won. Bids must up the previous bid by at least 0.1 points. INVALID BIDS WILL BE VOIDED AND DO NOT COUNT AGAINST THE CLOCK. (Up to commish discretion in special circumstances)
Contract years add value based on the following: $1M = 1 point
1 YR = 1X multiplier ---- 1YR/$5M = 5 X 1 = 5 pts
2 YR = 1.20X multiplier ---- 2YR/$5M = 5 X 1.20 = 6 pts
3 YR = 1.40X mulitplier ---- 3YR/$5M = 5 X 1.40 = 7 pts
4 YR = 1.60X multiplier ---- 4YR/$5M = 5 X 1.6= 8 pts
More Examples:
---- 1YR/$1M = 1 x 1 = 1 pt
---- 3YR/$1M = 1 X 1.4= 1.4 pts
---- 3YR/$1.3M = 1.3 X 1.4 = 2.2pts
Invalid Bids are bids that have a wrong # of years, have the wrong point total, put the team over cap, put the team over the roster max, or use the RFA distinction incorrectly. To sign a player as a RFA, you MUST include RFA in the contract offer.
The MAX someone can bid on a player for one year is $12M, anything from $12-$24M must be for a minimum of 2 years and any bids over $24M must be for a minimum of 3 years. This will hopefully keep prices and franchise tags down so we don't end up having contracts like Randall Cobb's $23M+ for one year in 2012. .
Here is an example of some valid/invalid bids..
1 year/$13.5M - INVALID
1 year/$12M - VALID
2 years/$25M - INVALID
2 years/$16M - VALID
3 years/$22M - VALID
3 years/$27M - -VALID
IMPORTANT: YOU MAY NOT PLACE A BID ON A PLAYER IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE CAP TO TAKE IN HIS CONTRACT. YOU MAY NOT PLACE A BID WHILE ANTICIPATING A PLAYER RELEASE OR TRADE (UNLESS ITS POSTED BEFORE). IF YOU DONT HAVE THE CAP, DO NOT MAKE THE BID PERIOD. CAP SPACE THAT YOU HAVE ACQUIRED VIA TRADE DOES NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL THE TRADE HAS BEEN APPROVED.
IN YOUR BID YOU MAY CONDITIONALLY WAIVE A PLAYER ON YOUR CURRENT TEAM TO HAVE THE CAP FOR THAT BID. IF YOU WIN THAT BID THAT PLAYER MUST BE WAIVED IMMEDIATELY. THE CAP HIT MUST BE INCLUDED FOR THAT PLAYER/S IN THE BID. IF YOU LOSE THE BID YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO DROP THAT PLAYER UNLESS YOU SO CHOOSE.
Players must be signed for at least the following minimum salaries. Years in the league are determined by nfl.com at www.nfl.com/players.
The max number of years a player can be signed to is 4 years.
To sign a player with the RFA distinction at the end of his contract, a player must be in his 3rd year or less on the last year of the contract.
Years in the league (not including current year) - Minimum
0 - $450,000
1 - $500,000
2 - $550,000
3 - $600,000
4-6 - $650,000
7-9 - $750,000
10+ - $800,000
For example, if nfl.com shows a player's experience as "rookie" or "1st season", he will qualify for the minimum salary of $450,000. If nfl.com shows "2nd season", his minimum salary will be $500,000, etc. Sometimes nfl.com will make a mistake, for example they might show "2nd season" when a player clearly has career stats for 2 previous seasons. In this case the player will be assumed to have already played 2 years. The DOT will rule on any exceptions.
Restricted Free Agents are free agents who have been in the league for 3 years or less. Any player signed with RFA status must be in his 3rd year or less on the last year of the contract.
Multi-year bids will cease at the end of week 12 in Legacy NFL, and playoff teams will be allowed to put in 1 year max bids on free agents at the conclusion of week 12. Non-playoff teams will be eliminated from bidding on free agents at the conclusion of week 12.
Bidding Process
-To sign an UFA, first post the players name, position, AND current team in the designated section along with your bid. This player will now be open to bidding from any owner. Bids are flat annual salary figures, therefore you cannot backload or frontload a salary. There will not be a limit in UNRESTRICTED free agency on how many times a team can place a bid, however, a bid cannot be rescinded. A bid must stand without being challenged for 24 hours before a free agent is won. Bids must up the previous bid by at least 0.1 points. INVALID BIDS WILL BE VOIDED AND DO NOT COUNT AGAINST THE CLOCK. (Up to commish discretion in special circumstances)
Contract years add value based on the following: $1M = 1 point
1 YR = 1X multiplier ---- 1YR/$5M = 5 X 1 = 5 pts
2 YR = 1.20X multiplier ---- 2YR/$5M = 5 X 1.20 = 6 pts
3 YR = 1.40X mulitplier ---- 3YR/$5M = 5 X 1.40 = 7 pts
4 YR = 1.60X multiplier ---- 4YR/$5M = 5 X 1.6= 8 pts
More Examples:
---- 1YR/$1M = 1 x 1 = 1 pt
---- 3YR/$1M = 1 X 1.4= 1.4 pts
---- 3YR/$1.3M = 1.3 X 1.4 = 2.2pts
Invalid Bids are bids that have a wrong # of years, have the wrong point total, put the team over cap, put the team over the roster max, or use the RFA distinction incorrectly. To sign a player as a RFA, you MUST include RFA in the contract offer.
The MAX someone can bid on a player for one year is $12M, anything from $12-$24M must be for a minimum of 2 years and any bids over $24M must be for a minimum of 3 years. This will hopefully keep prices and franchise tags down so we don't end up having contracts like Randall Cobb's $23M+ for one year in 2012. .
Here is an example of some valid/invalid bids..
1 year/$13.5M - INVALID
1 year/$12M - VALID
2 years/$25M - INVALID
2 years/$16M - VALID
3 years/$22M - VALID
3 years/$27M - -VALID
IMPORTANT: YOU MAY NOT PLACE A BID ON A PLAYER IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE CAP TO TAKE IN HIS CONTRACT. YOU MAY NOT PLACE A BID WHILE ANTICIPATING A PLAYER RELEASE OR TRADE (UNLESS ITS POSTED BEFORE). IF YOU DONT HAVE THE CAP, DO NOT MAKE THE BID PERIOD. CAP SPACE THAT YOU HAVE ACQUIRED VIA TRADE DOES NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL THE TRADE HAS BEEN APPROVED.
IN YOUR BID YOU MAY CONDITIONALLY WAIVE A PLAYER ON YOUR CURRENT TEAM TO HAVE THE CAP FOR THAT BID. IF YOU WIN THAT BID THAT PLAYER MUST BE WAIVED IMMEDIATELY. THE CAP HIT MUST BE INCLUDED FOR THAT PLAYER/S IN THE BID. IF YOU LOSE THE BID YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO DROP THAT PLAYER UNLESS YOU SO CHOOSE.