2-for-1 trade + IR. How would you vote or handle as commish? (1 Viewer)

[ColKurtz]

Team A wants to trade Player#1 and Player#2 for Team B's Player#3. Assume the trade is reasonable and "fair" and no one objects to it.

However, Player#1 is currently on IR for another week, and Team B's bench is solid enough that he doesn't want to drop anyone for this trade. You can't place a traded player directly on IR, so the scenario in question:

Trade Player#1 for... anyone, say Team B's kicker. Team B then places Player#1 in their IR slot freeing a bench slot. Team A sends Player#2 and the kicker back to Team B for Player#3.

It accomplishes the trade that is unobjectionable on its face, and (as far as I understand) the NFL can trade a player on IR to IR without having to free up roster space first.

How would you vote on this?

 

[RenegadeRoy]

I think it's fair and wouldn't have a problem if this was presented in my league. As long as it is all laid out to the league before it goes down. This seems like a restriction of the platform more than a bending of the rules. I would make sure that future trades allow this as well (add it to league bylaws or whatever if necessary).

Looking for input on this trade if you could help out: https://forums.footballguys.com/threads/big-superflex-trade-help.818114/

 

[Gally]

Depends on how the league has been run in the past. I would be more amenable to putting it up to vote in the off season to make sure everyone agrees with it and then start a season allowing this from the start of the season.

I am not a fan of changing rules mid season.

 

[mharaguc]

You'd need to vote on something like that. I don't think it's necessary to be sending players back and forth, though. As long as the league agrees, just have the person drop the player and nobody else in the league touches whoever gets dropped. The commissioner should be able to force the player back on the team anyway so waivers are irrelevant. You can't do any of this without the league voting to okay it, though. That's vital.

 

[BearsFan4Life]

Team A wants to trade Player#1 and Player#2 for Team B's Player#3. Assume the trade is reasonable and "fair" and no one objects to it.

However, Player#1 is currently on IR for another week, and Team B's bench is solid enough that he doesn't want to drop anyone for this trade. You can't place a traded player directly on IR, so the scenario in question:

Trade Player#1 for... anyone, say Team B's kicker. Team B then places Player#1 in their IR slot freeing a bench slot. Team A sends Player#2 and the kicker back to Team B for Player#3.

It accomplishes the trade that is unobjectionable on its face, and (as far as I understand) the NFL can trade a player on IR to IR without having to free up roster space first.

How would you vote on this?

I think its perfectly legit as long as everyone knows what and why it looks as it does.

 

[Gally]

Team A wants to trade Player#1 and Player#2 for Team B's Player#3. Assume the trade is reasonable and "fair" and no one objects to it.

However, Player#1 is currently on IR for another week, and Team B's bench is solid enough that he doesn't want to drop anyone for this trade. You can't place a traded player directly on IR, so the scenario in question:

Trade Player#1 for... anyone, say Team B's kicker. Team B then places Player#1 in their IR slot freeing a bench slot. Team A sends Player#2 and the kicker back to Team B for Player#3.

It accomplishes the trade that is unobjectionable on its face, and (as far as I understand) the NFL can trade a player on IR to IR without having to free up roster space first.

How would you vote on this?

I think its perfectly legit as long as everyone knows what and why it looks as it does.

While it may be "legit" it may not be correct. By that I mean, there may have been other deals in the past that wanted to do something like this and didn't because the site wouldn't allow it. It is giving a bit of an "advantage" in allowing a team to have one more roster spot (albeit for a short time) in order to not lose anyone. If other teams have been prevented from doing this then allowing it now mid season isn't right even if it is legit.

It's why I think something like this needs to be discussed by the league and best to be done in the off season and allow it from the start of the season if everyone agrees to it.