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1. 2010 League Schedule

a. League Fees of $50.00 are due on April 22. Owners are not permitted to make any transactions until fees are paid.

b. April 22 – May 28

i. Waivers - Outright. Players without a contract that you no longer want on your roster. Player becomes an Unrestricted Free Agent. UFAs are ineligible to be bid on until the UFA period begins on July 17.

c. May 29 – June 11

i. Waivers - Contract Buyouts. Waivers of players with contracts. (Penalties apply) Player becomes an Unrestricted Free Agent.

d. June 12 – June 13

i. Designate franchise player.

ii. 10% Salary increase applied.

e. June 14 – September 6

i. Contract Renewals - Players with expired contracts. (Renewal Chart Applies)

f. June 19 – July 2

i. Restricted Free Agent Period - Players without a contract that you don't want to re-sign according to the automatic renewal chart. (i.e. players that you want to sign at a rate lower to or equal to last year). RFA Period begins at 6 a.m. During this period bids will be run on the following 2 Fridays (6 pm). Remember that a player must be dropped by Wednesday at 6 p.m. to be eligible for the following Friday auction.

g. July 16 – until finished

i. Rookie Auction - Auction begins at 6 pm

h. July 17 – July 30

i. Contract Renegotiation Period - Players with a contract...but you would like to lower their current salary. Renegotiation Period begins at 6:00 a.m.. Auction Bids will be run on each of the next 2 Friday nights at 6 p.m. Remember that a player must be dropped by Wednesday at 6 p.m. to be eligible for the following Friday auction.

i. July 31 – September 3

i. Unrestricted Free Agent Period - Bids will be run each Friday at 6 p.m. during this time frame. UFA Period begins at 6 a.m.

j. August 16

i. Rosters cut to 38

k. August 23

i. Rosters cut to 35

l. August 30

i. Rosters cut to 32

ii. Taxi Squad Opens

a. September 6

i. Rosters cut to 30

ii. All Contract lengths due

iii. IR Opens

b. September - December 4

i. In season waiver bids will be run every Wednesday and Friday at 8:15 p.m. Bidding ends @ 8 p.m.

2. Owner Activity

a. This league is a year round league. There are deadlines during the season and off-season alike.

b. Owners are required to meet these deadlines. Owners not participating and meeting deadlines will be replaced with a suitable replacement.

c. The league season “officially” begins on April 22 and ends with the Topdog Championship game.

3. Entry Fees/Payouts

a. Each franchise will be responsible for a $50.00 entry fee (per year) for a league total of $700.00 dollars. Entry fee is due each year by the posted date. If the league fee is not paid or if suitable arrangements have not been made with the commissioner by the deadline, the franchise will be given a new owner. Under no circumstance will an owner be given access to his/her team during the off-season without paying the fee.

b. This league has several off season deadlines and these deadlines must be met so that the league can function. Late or non payments will not be allowed.

c. Total payout will be $700.00 dollars. $70.00 dollars goes for the MFL website. Other pay-outs are as follows.

i. League Champ - $300.00

ii. 1st Runner up - $200.00

iii. 2nd Runner up - $ 50.00

iv. 3rd Runner up - $ 50.00

v. Doghouse Bracket Champion - $30.00 (Applied to following year entry fee) In the event MFL fees increase, the Doghouse payout will be reduced to make up for the difference.

4. Teams/League Makeup/Playoffs

a. This league will consist of 14 Franchises all in one division.

b. Team names must consist of an "area" and a "nickname."

c. All team owners are urged to come up with a "unique" logo and/or team helmet.

d. The commissioner will be glad to assist anyone who may need help in this endeavor.

e. All logos must not be rude and/or offensive.

f. Regular season play will comprise 13 weeks with the playoffs beginning on week #14.

g. The top 7 teams will advance to the playoffs beginning week 14. (Topdog Championship Bracket)

i. Week 14 (The #1 seed will have a bye the 1st week of the playoffs.)

1. Game 1: 2nd seed vs. 7 seed

2. Game 2: 3rd vs 6

3. Game 3: 4th vs 5

ii. Week 15 (Of the remaining seeds)

1. Game 4: 1 vs 4

2. Game 5: 2 vs 3

iii. Week #16

1. Winner of Game 4 vs Game 5

h. The bottom 7 teams will advance to the Doghouse Bracket. The bracket will play out same as the Topdog Bracket with the 8th placed team seeded #1 and the 14th placed team seeded 7th.

5. Salary Cap

a. Salary cap for the initial year will be $150.00 dollars.

b. The cap will be raised each year by 5 percent and will be rounded to the nearest multiple of .25.

c. Caps through 2011 are listed below. Minimum salaries for the corresponding year will be 1% of the cap rounded to the nearest .05. (Minimum salary for the corresponding year is in parenthesis)

i. 2007 – 173.75 ($1.75)

ii. 2008 - 182.50 ($1.85)

iii. 2009 – 191.50 ($1.90)

iv. 2010 – 201.00 ($2.00)

v. 2011 – 211.00 ($2.10)

vi. 2012 – 221.50 ($2.20)

vii. 2013 – 232.50 ($2.35)

6. Rookie Acquisitions/Rookie Auction

a. Rookies will be acquired in the off-season by open auction.

b. The commissioner will add the players drafted in the first 3 rounds of the NFL draft (excluding offensive linemen) to the auction board.

c. At no time will there be more than 15 players on the board excluding the players with less than 10% of the auction time remaining. (Time noted in red when less than 10% remaining)

d. Players will be awarded to the franchise with the highest bid after the player has not been bid on for 12 hours.

e. The lowest bid increment will be .25. The minimum bid will be 1% of the Salary Cap or the nearest .25 equal to or more than the minimum salary. Minimum bids for the upcoming years are as follows:

i. 2007 - $ 1.75

ii. 2008 - $ 2.00

iii. 2009 - $ 2.00

iv. 2010 - $ 2.00

v. 2011 - $ 2.25

vi. 2012 - $ 2.25

vii. 2013 - $ 2.50

f. Any rookies not put on the open auction board will be available for blind bid waivers during the UFA period.

g. Contracts may be from 1-5 years in length and must be determined by the final cut down date.

h. All player salaries increase by 10% each year of the contract.

i. This increase will be assessed each year after the NFL draft according to the posted schedule. Inaugural franchise rosters were filled at open auction.

7. In-Season Blind Bid Waivers

a. During the regular season blind bid waivers will be conducted 2 times weekly.

b. Once on Wednesday @ 6 p.m. and another time on Saturday morning @ 8 a.m.

c. Rosters must always stay under the roster player limits and cap limits.

i. Free Agents on an NFL IR are not eligible for Blind Bid waivers.

d. There will be no Blind Bid waivers conducted after the kick off of week #13. (Remember, players may only be dropped after week #11 to make space for TS or IR players.

8. Rosters & Starters

a. Rosters will consist of no more than 30 players.

b. Roster will consist of a minimum of 27 players.

c. Only 2 ST will be allowed on a roster at one time.

d. During the off-season, rosters may expand to 40.

e. The starting lineup will be as follows:

i. QB – 1

ii. RB – 2

iii. WR/TE – 3

iv. DL – 2

v. LB – 3

vi. DB – 2

vii. ST (inc K/P) – 1

9. Injured Reserve

a. Each franchise will be allowed one player on the injured reserve list. There is no off season IR.

b. Player must be designated as out on the official NFL injury report or be on the NFL teams IR.

c. Players on injured reserve count 50% of current salary against the team cap.

10. Taxi Squad

a. Each franchise will have a 3 player Taxi Squad. There is no off season TS.

b. Taxi Squad players will not count against the cap.

c. All players on the Taxi Squad must have a salary equal to the minimum league

d. Rookies acquired during auction @ auction minimum may be placed on the TS.

e. Any player activated from the taxi squad must be given a 10% increase.

f. Contracts may be from 1-5 years. TS players do not require a contact. The 10% salary increase still applies when the player is activated even you choose to sign a TS player to a contract. The first year of a Taxi Squad contract is not binding and will not count against the cap in any manner. Contract years 2-5 are binding and penalties will count against the cap if the player is released.

g. Any player on the active roster already under contract may not be moved to the Taxi Squad.

h. Once the player is activated, he may not be returned to the taxi squad unless he is first released.

i. Suspended NFL Players

i. Any player may be placed on the Taxi Squad while on suspension from an NFL Roster.

ii. The Taxi Squad limit will still be a total of 3 players.

iii. There will be no limit on the suspended players’ salary and no increase when the player comes off Taxi Squad.

iv. The player must be suspended for at least 4 games.

v. This rule does not include the retirement of a player. The normal league rules regarding contracts would apply to this situation.

11. Cut down dates

a. There will be 4 cut down dates.

b. One (1) for each week of the preseason schedule not including the Hall of Fame game weekend.

c. Dates will be announced during the off season.

12. Player Contracts

a. Players must be signed to contracts of 1-5 years in length.

b. Players’ contracts do not become guaranteed unless they are on the roster on the final cut down date.

c. Players signed in the off season (from waivers or free agency) may be waived at any time without penalty if dropped in the same off season they were acquired. Some restrictions apply to RFAs. See RFA rules for clarifications.

d. Once the player has been given a contract for a certain number of years, the contract becomes binding. (Rookies and veterans alike)

e. Signing franchise has the obligation to keep said player on team roster for the full length of the contract unless the contract is either bought out or renegotiated.

f. Contracts will only be voided in the event of death. Players that retire from the NFL remain under contract and penalties apply if released.

g. The salary will increase 10% each year of the contract and will be assessed immediately prior to the RFA signing period. Any player under contract at that point will receive the increase.

13. Player Trades

a. Players may be traded from team to team.

b. Franchise salary caps must be taken into consideration when making any trades.

c. No trades will be allowed if the trade puts a team over the salary cap.

d. Trade offers accepted by different teams that include the same player will be awarded to the team that accepts first.

e. Trades may include salary cap cash.

i. Salary cap cash may not exceed any more than 75% of the top paid player at his position. (i.e. if top paid player at position is $10.0.....max cash is $7.5)

ii. Cash only deals must be a minimum of 20% of the Salary.

iii. Remember.....salary cap cash is deducted and added accordingly to the "Salary Adjustment" totals.

f. There will be no trades after the kickoff on week #11 through the end of the championship game.

g. Owners should be responsible for responding to trade offers from other league owners. Some recommendations are as follows:

i. You should check your trade offers EVERY TIME you log onto the league website.

ii. If the offer is not acceptable…..reject it immediately.

iii. Make counter offers OR at least make suggestions in the comment box provided.

iv. If you need time to think about the offer, you should e-mail the owner that offered the trade or post a message on the board giving a time frame for responding to the offer.

h. Trades must be approved by the Commissioner.

i. Criteria for overturning a trade

i. Obvious unfair trades or series of trades as deemed by the commissioner which have an appearance of collusion will be revoked by the commissioner.

ii. Objection from 2 other owners.

1. If 2 league owners object to a trade once it has been accepted by the commissioner, a vote will be taken.

2. Owners should notify the commissioner by e-mail or messenger when objecting to a trade.

3. Owners who object to trades will remain anonymous.

4. Objections should be made within 24 hours of the trade.

5. A poll will be posted and owners not involved in the trade will be given 24 hours to accept or overturn the trade.

6. Eight votes will be required to overturn a trade.

7. Trades will be suspended (Reversed), in the event 2 owners object, until the vote has been completed.

8. The In-season weekly deadline to submit a trade to the commissioner is Sunday @ 10 a.m.

9. It is the owner’s responsibility to be alert to the activities of the league. If a trade is suspended or reversed, it is the responsibility of the owners involved to correct their lineup.

10. No notification of the poll, reversal or suspension of the trade is required.

iii. Trade errors will be reversed as long as the commissioner is notified within 1 hour of the trade.

iv. The commissioner will hold all trades for 1 hour to provide an opportunity for owners to correct accidental acceptance or offers of a trade.

v. It is the responsibility of the owners to contact the commissioner to correct accidental acceptance of a trade.

vi. There is no recourse to revoke a trade once it has been approved by the commissioner except as provided above.

14. Contract Buyouts

a. If a franchise owner decides that he no longer wants to keep a player under contract on the active roster for the remainder of the contract, the player contract may be bought out and the player released.

b. When a player’s contract is bought out, the team must pay half of each years remaining salary.

c. Guaranteed contracts count 100% against the cap and will be noted with an asterisk (*) next to the year of expiration. (See Renegotiated Contracts, RFAs and Franchise Players for examples of contracts that are or could be guaranteed)

d. The buyout amount for the current year will be added to the "Salary Adjustment" total located on the team roster.

e. The buyout total for the remaining years may be added to the current year or spread out over the remaining years of the contract. Future year “Salary Adjustments” are posted in the chart posted on the website. The owner must notify the commissioner by e-mail or message board post at the time of the buyout if the total is to be applied to the current year.

f. Buyouts are conducted during the season through week #11 and the off-season during a specified time period. (See Schedule)

g. After the kickoff of Week #11 a player’s contract may only be bought out make roster space for a TS or IR player. The buyout total for that contract may not be applied totally to the current year and must be spread equally to the remaining contract.

15. Salary Adjustments

a. Salary Adjustments count toward the team salary cap. Salary adjustments are one of the following:

i. Half of the remaining contract of a contract buyout when a player under contract is released.

ii. Salary Cap “Cash” used as compensation to another team or received from another team for player(s) in a trade.

b. Each teams' roster will have a line entry that will display the teams Salary Adjustments.

c. Future year “Salary Adjustments,” other than the current year, are posted in a chart posted on the website. (link at top of most league web pages)

16. Renegotiated Contracts

a. Contracts may be renegotiated during a specified time in the off-season. The commissioner will announce the exact date.

b. Procedures to renegotiate a contract.

i. Contract renegotiation period will consist of 2 separate back to back one week periods.

ii. Any franchise owner that wishes to designate a player for renegotiations must first drop the player by Wednesday during one of the 2 week periods.

iii. The owner must then immediately reclaim the player from waivers with a blind bid of up to 50% less than current salary.

iv. Any other franchise owner that wants to bid on a player up for renegotiations must bid more than 20% higher than the current teams blind bid to win the contract.

v. Blind Bids will be taken until 6 p.m. Friday each week.

vi. The commissioner will run the blind bids @ 6 p.m. each Friday.

c. The franchise that receives the player must sign the player to a contract equal to or more than the remaining years left on the current contract.

d. If the team that originated the renegotiations wins the bid – the contract must also be guaranteed. If that player is ever waived during the remaining term of the contract – the franchise will still be fully liable for the contract. Guaranteed contracts will be noted with an asterisk (*) next to the year of expiration.

e. There are no other cap penalties involved.

f. Players may not have their salaries renegotiated in the 1st year of a contract.

g. Guaranteed Salaries cannot be renegotiated.

17. Illegal Rosters

a. In the event that a roster becomes illegal because of the acquisition of a Free Agent or for any other reason.....that roster must be made legal by the owner within 48 hours or the commish will make the roster legal.

b. Examples of Illegal rosters include but may not be limited to:

i. Exceeding the Salary Cap limit.

ii. Exceeding the limit for # of players allowed on a roster.

iii. Having more than 2 Special Teams on a roster.

18. Options for Expired Contracts

a. Automatically renew the contract up to five years.

i. Salaries for contract renewals are based number of years of the new contract.

1. 1 year = Current Salary multiplied by 1.5

2. 2 years = Current Salary multiplied by 1.4

3. 3 years = Current Salary multiplied by 1.3

4. 4 years = Current Salary multiplied by 1.2

5. 5 years = Current Salary multiplied by 1.1

ii. The time period for contract renewals will be announced each off season by the commissioner.

iii. Renewals may be 1-5 years.

b. Designate as the Team Franchise Player

i. Each year an owner may designate one player as their Franchise Player.

ii. A Franchise player’s 1st year salary will be equal to the last year of his previous contract.

iii. The 10% increase per year rule still applies to subsequent years of the contract.

iv. The contract MUST be for 3-5 years and the contract MUST ALSO BE GUARANTEED.

v. This contract can never be bought out.

1. If the player is ever waived, the contract will still count against the cap in full.

vi. Guaranteed contracts will be noted with an as trick (*) next to the year of expiration.

vii. Guaranteed Salaries cannot be renegotiated.

c. Designate as a Restricted Free Agent (RFA)

i. Players may be designated RFA’s only in the off-season according to the posted league schedule.

ii. Procedures for RFAs

1. RFA period will consist of 2 separate back to back one week periods.

2. Any franchise owner that wishes to designate a player as a RFA must first drop the player by Wednesday during the week of RFA.

3. The owner must then immediately reclaim the player from waivers with a blind bid of up to 50% less than current salary.

4. Any other franchise owner that wants to bid on a RFA must bid more than 20% higher than the current teams blind bid to win the contract.

5. Blind Bids will be taken until 6 p.m. each week of RFA.

6. In the case of a tie blind bid the player will be won by the original team.

7. The commissioner will run the blind bids @ 6 p.m. each Friday of RFA

iii. If the new franchise wins the bid, that player must be signed to a contract of 3-5 years.

iv. If the original franchise retains the players’ rights the contract may be 1-5 years.

d. Waive/Release/Drop

i. If an owner does not want to sign the player to an automatic extension or designate as a franchise player or RFA, the player must be waived and will become a UFA.

ii. Unrestricted Free Agents may be bid on during the Regular Season and during a specified time during the Off-Season.

iii. Player must be dropped by Wednesday at 6 p.m. to be eligible for the following Friday waiver draft.

iv. UFAs may be signed to contracts of 1-5 years.

19. A schedule will be posted during the off season indicating the dates of all off season activities.

20. Owner Responsibilities and Agreements

a. Owners are responsible for knowing and following the league rules, bylaws & schedules.

b. Each franchise expressly promises to participate in the league acting with integrity, good faith and fair dealing.

c. Each owner is responsible for the running of their franchise in an honest and competitive manner in according to the league rules and laws.

d. Owners are to fulfill the responsibilities and expectations listed in these rules.

e. Responsible for ensuring the league is updated with contact information.

f. Responsible for responding to email from the Commissioner, Competition Committee or other owners in a timely manner.

g. Owners should also understand the role of the competition committee.

h. Owners are responsible for taking part in league votes and debates.

i. Owners understand that non participating owners are subject to be replaced without warning.

j. Owners also understand that a level of participation is also required during the off-season which includes:

i. Responding to all trade offers in a timely manner

ii. Keeping up with all league schedules including the off-season schedule of events.

21. Definitions

a. Unrestricted Free Agent (UFA) – Any player who is not on a team roster.

b. Restricted Free Agent (RFA) – Any player who is not on a team roster that has been waived (dropped) during a specified time period.

c. Contract Buyout – Releasing/dropping a player that is still under contract.

d. Contract Renegotiation – Reducing a player salary.