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THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MAJORS FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE BYLAWS. ANY MATTER NOT CONTAINED WITHIN THE STANDARD RULES OR THESE BYLAWS WILL HAVE NO BEARING ON THE LEAGUE. ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE LEAGUE WILL BE REFERRED TO AS OWNERS IN THESE BYLAWS AND MUST ADHERE TO THE RULES ESTABLISHED.
ENTRY FEE IS $165 PER TEAM. The increase in price is effective for the 2016 season to cover league operating costs of approximately $200.
PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE IN CASH ONLY. THERE WILL BE A GRACE PERIOD FOR PAYMENT OF THE ENTRY FEE. IF THE FEE IS NOT PAID IN FULL BY SEPTEMBER 30TH OF THE CALENDAR YEAR, YOUR TEAM WILL BE LOCKED OUT BY THE COMMISSIONER UNTIL PAYMENT IS RECEIVED. SO IF YOU CAN NOT GET THE MONEY TOGETHER IN THAT TIME, THEN YOU BETTER ASK A FRIEND OR TAKE OUT A LOAN. NO EXCEPTIONS!
PAYOUTS EACH SEASON WILL BE CALCULATED AFTER ALL LEAGUE OPERATIONAL COSTS HAVE BEEN DEDUCTED FROM THE ENTRY FEES. THESE COSTS MAY VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR AND WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER. COPIES OF ALL FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS PERTAINING TO THE LEAGUE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE PAYOUT SCHEDULE WILL ME MADE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ON THIS SITE AFTER THE DRAFT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND ALL MONEY IS RECEIVED.
PAYOUTS WILL BE PAID OUT TO THE FOLLOWING:
LEAGUE CHAMPION
TOILET BOWL CHAMPION
DIVISION WINNERS
TOTAL POINTS CHAMPION
*IF OWNERS WISH TO SPLIT ANY PAYOUT WITH ANOTHER OWNER, IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO COORDINATE ANY DEAL THAT IS MADE. THE COMMISSIONER WILL AWARD THE MONEY TO THE TEAM THAT IT IS DUE ONLY.
EVERY OWNER MUST HAVE A TEAM NAME AND LOGO. IF YOU DONT HAVE THESE BY DRAFT DAY, ONE WILL BE SELECTED FOR YOU BY THE COMMISSIONER.
STARTING LINEUPS:
STARTING LINEUPS MUST NOT CONTAIN PLAYERS ON A BYE, LISTED AS OUT OR WORSE ON THE NFL.COM INJURY REPORT, SUSPENDED ETC.
EACH OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING THEIR STARTING LINEUP EACH WEEK. IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO FOR ANY REASON YOU MUST CONTACT THE COMMISSIONER BY PHONE (856)287-7461 AND HAVE YOUR LINEUP SET FOR YOU. THE COMISSIONER WILL NEVER CHANGE AN OWNERS LINEUP WITHOUT PRIOR CONSENT. FAILURE TO SET A PROPER STARTING LINEUP WITHOUT NOTICE 2 TIMES IN A SEASON WILL BE YOUR DISMISAL FROM THE LEAGUE.
ANY OWNER WHO DELIBERATELY TRIES TO "SIT" THEIR TEAM ON ANY GIVEN WEEK, NO MATTER THE MEANING BEHIND IT, WILL BE DISMISSED FROM THE LEAGUE. THE COMMISSIONER WILL MAKE THE DETERMINATION. I WILL NOT PLAY GAMES AND WILL NOT TOLERATE CHEATERS. TRY ME. YOU CAN BE REPLACED.
TRADES:
THERE WILL BE A 3 TRADE LIMIT PER SEASON PER OWNER.
EACH OWNER WILL HAVE UNLIMITED CHALLENGES PER SEASON.
6 VETOS WILL NULIFY ANY TRADE SINCE OWNERS INVOLVED IN A TRADE CAN NOT CHALLENGE THAT TRADE.
IF A TRADE IS VETOED BY THE LEAGUE, THAT SAME TRADE, (meaning the exact players from the rejected deal) CANNONT BE SUBMITTED A SECOND TIME. THE COMMISSIONER WILL CANCEL THE TRADE AND THE OWNERS INVOLVED WILL HAVE THEIR TRADING ABILITY SUSPENDED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON. NO EXCEPTIONS!
THE TRADE SEASON WILL BEGIN IN THE START OF WEEK 2 AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF WEEK 10. THIS MEANS THAT ALL TRADES MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF WEEK 10. WHEN THE SITE ROLLS OVER TO WEEK 11 ALL TRADING WILL BE FINISHED. THE SITE HAS BEEN SETUP TO A DEADLINE OF "NO TRADES AFTER WEEK 10".
1ST ROUND PICKS ARE TRADEABLE as of 2016 season.
PLAYOFFS:
PLAYOFFS WILL BEGIN IN WEEK 14 AND LAST THROUGH WEEK 16.
THE TOP 6 TEAMS IN THE LEAGUE WILL MAKE THE CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET EACH SEASON.
THE BOTTOM 6 TEAMS WILL MAKE THE TOILET BOWL BRACKET EACH SEASON.
SEEDING FOR PLAYOFF POSITIONS IN CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET:
1. THE 3 DIVISION WINNERS WILL BE SEEDED 1-3 BASED ON THEIR RECORDS AND TOTAL POINTS.
2. THE 3 WILDCARD TEAMS WILL BE SEEDED BASED ON THIS SYSTEM BELOW.
THE WILDCARD TIEBREAKERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. OVERALL RECORD
2. TOTALPOINTS
3. HEAD TO HEAD
4. COIN FLIP
SEEDING FOR THE TOILET BOWL BRACKET:
1. THE 6 TEAMS IN THE TOILET BOWL WILL BE SEEDED BASED ON THE SAME TIEBREAKER SYSTEM USED TO DETERMINE WILDCARDS.
THE TOP 2 TEAMS IN EACH BRACKET WILL RECEIVE A BYE IN THE FIRST WEEK OF THE PLAYOFFS.
DRAFT:
THE COMMISSIONER WILL DETERMINE DRAFT DAY, TIME AND SITE EACH YEAR.
ALL OWNERS MUST BE PRESENT FOR DRAFT DAY, WHETHER IN PERSON OR ONLINE. NO AUTODRAFTING IS ALLOWED.
THE DRAFT WILL CONSIST OF 20 ROUNDS.
DRAFT SPOTS FOR THE 2015 SEASON AND BEYOND WILL BE DETERMINED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
Random Selection
DRAFT STYLE MAY CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR. THE COMMISSIONER WILL MAKE ANY CALL REGARDING CHANGES TO THE DRAFT FORMAT. IF WE DRAFT IN AN AUCTION FORMAT ANY YEAR, THEN THE ORDER FOR NOMINATIONS WILL BE THE SAME AS USED FOR A REGUALR SERPENTINE DRAFT.
KEEPERS: updated for the 2017 season and on
THIS LEAGUE IS A KEEPER LEAGUE. THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OWNERS TO KEEP UP TO 2 PLAYERS FROM A PREVIOUS DRAFT CLASS ON THEIR ROSTER FOR THE FOLLOWING SEASON.
THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA WILL BE USED FOR ELIGIBILITY:
1. MUST BE DRAFTED IN THE 6TH ROUND AND BEYOND.
2. MUST REMAIN ON YOUR ROSTER FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON. NO EXCEPTIONS.
3. YOU MAY ELECT TO KEEP UP TO 2 PLAYERS.
4. ALL RETURNING VETERANS ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE KEPT FOR 1 YEAR.
5. CAN BE ANY POSITION PLAYER OR DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS.
ANY PLAYER THAT AN OWNER CLAIMS AS A KEEPER WILL BE PUT IN THE DRAFT SLOT HE CHOSE HIM IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS DRAFT.
OWNERS CAN DROP ANY KEEPER AT ANY TIME.
KEEPERS WILL BE PRESENTED TO LEAGUE COMMISSIONER AND POSTED ONTO THE LEAGUE MESSAGE BOARD NO LATER THAN A WEEK PRIOR TO DRAFT.
IT IS THE OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THEY MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THESE RULES. IF YOUR KEEPERS DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA, THEN THE COMMISSIONER WILL REFUSE ANY KEEPER THAT DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. NO EXCEPTIONS.
WAIVER WIRE & FREE AGENCY:
THE LEAGUE WILL USE A WAIVER WIRE.
AS OF THE 2016 SEASON WE WILL MOVE TO A BLIND BIDDING WAIVER WIRE CAP SYSTEM TO AWARD WAIVERS.
EACH OWNER WILL BE GIVEN A $200 BALANCE EACH SEASON.
HOW IT WORKS: ALL OWNERS WILL BE ABLE TO PLACE A BID ON A PLAYER DURING THE WAIVER PERIOD. THE HIGHEST BID PLACED WILL BE REWARDED THE PLAYER FOR THAT PRICE. YOU MAY BID ON MULTIPLE PLAYERS PER PERIOD. THE $200 BALANCE IS THE MAX FOR THE SEASON. ONCE AN OWNER REACHES $0 THEY WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO BID DURING THE REST OF THE SEASON.
WAIVERS WILL CLEAR ONCE A WEEK ON WEDNESDAYS AT 8PM.
TIEBREAKERS ARE DETERMINED BY WHO PLACES THE BID FIRST.
FREE AGENCY WILL OPEN AT 12:00AM ON THURSDAYS AND REMAIN OPEN UNTIL SUNDAY AT 12:59 PM
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR ROSTER SET UP CORRECTLY BY 12:59PM ON SUNDAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AS YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PICK PLAYERS UP AFTER THE DEADLINE.
THERE WILL BE NO INJURED RESERVE SPOTS ON ROSTERS.
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION:
FIRST ROUND PICK WILL LOCK FOR THE SEASON IF THEY ARE DROPPED FOR ANY REASON.
TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED EACH SEASON AT THE DRAFT.
COMMISSIONER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE RULES AT ANY TIME DURING THE OFFSEASON ONLY.
COMMISSIONER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ANNOUNCE CHANGES TO THE PAYOUT SCHEDULE BEFORE THE SEASON STARTS. CATEGORIES FOR PAYOUTS MAY BE ADDED OR CHANGED BEFORE THE START OF THE SEASON.
COMMISSIONER WILL NOT CHANGE ANY ROSTERS AFTER A PLAYERS GAME HAS STARTED OR ADJUST ANY ROSTERS WHERE THE OWNER FAILED TO ADHERE TO ANY DEADLINES.
SCORING: ANY SCORING DISCREPANCIES MUST BE BROUGHT UP TO THE COMMISIONER OR CO-COMMISIONER. WWW.NFL.COM WILL BE USED AS OUR OFFICIAL STAT CONFIRMATION.
ANYTHING NOT COVERED IN THE BASIC LEAGUE RULES & SCORING OR THESE BYLAWS WILL NOT BE HONORED. THESE ARE THE LEAGUE RULES AND THEY ARE NOT NEGOTIABLE. IF YOU FEEL AS THOUGH YOU DISAGREE WITH ANYTHING IN THESE RULES, YOU ARE FREE TO RESIGN FROM THE LEAGUE.
COMMISSIONER
| Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | 1 | 3 |
| Running Back | 1 | 7 |
| Wide Receiver | 1 | 7 |
| Tight End | 1 | 4 |
| Kicker | 1 | 3 |
| Defense/Sp Team | 1 | 3 |
| Quarterback | 1 | to | 1 |
| Running Back | 2 | to | 2 |
| Wide Receiver | 2 | to | 2 |
| Tight End | 1 | to | 1 |
| Kicker | 1 | to | 1 |
| Defense/Sp Team | 1 | to | 1 |
| Flex ( RB WR TE limit 1QB ) | 1 | to | 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 2 | Thu Sep 12 12:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 15 12:59pm ET |
| Week 3 | Thu Sep 19 12:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 22 12:59pm ET |
| Week 4 | Thu Sep 26 12:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 29 12:59pm ET |
| Week 5 | Thu Oct 3 12:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 6 12:59pm ET |
| Week 6 | Thu Oct 10 12:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 13 12:59pm ET |
| Week 7 | Thu Oct 17 12:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 20 12:59pm ET |
| Week 8 | Thu Oct 24 12:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 27 12:59pm ET |
| Week 9 | Thu Oct 31 12:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 3 12:59pm ET |
| Week 10 | Thu Nov 7 12:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 10 12:59pm ET |
| Week 11 | Thu Nov 14 12:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 17 12:59pm ET |
| Week 12 | Thu Nov 21 12:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 24 12:59pm ET |
| Week 13 | Thu Nov 28 12:00am ET | thru | Sun Dec 1 12:59pm ET |
| Week 14 | Thu Dec 5 12:00am ET | thru | Sun Dec 8 12:59pm ET |
| Week 1 | Fri Mar 1 12:00am ET | thru | Fri Sep 6 11:59pm ET |
| Week 2 | Tue Sep 10 7:00am ET | thru | Fri Sep 13 11:59pm ET |
| Week 3 | Tue Sep 17 7:00am ET | thru | Fri Sep 20 11:59pm ET |
| Week 4 | Tue Sep 24 7:00am ET | thru | Fri Sep 27 11:59pm ET |
| Week 5 | Tue Oct 1 7:00am ET | thru | Fri Oct 4 11:59pm ET |
| Week 6 | Tue Oct 8 7:00am ET | thru | Fri Oct 11 11:59pm ET |
| Week 7 | Tue Oct 15 7:00am ET | thru | Fri Oct 18 11:59pm ET |
| Week 8 | Tue Oct 22 7:00am ET | thru | Fri Oct 25 11:59pm ET |
| Week 9 | Tue Oct 29 7:00am ET | thru | Fri Nov 1 11:59pm ET |
| Week 10 | Tue Nov 5 7:00am ET | thru | Fri Nov 8 11:59pm ET |
| General | |
|---|---|
| League Entry | $165 |
| 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 |
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