Post by Patriots GM (Daniel) on Aug 17, 2011 15:29:37 GMT
Franchise and Transition Players:
Teams may tag two players with an expiring contract each season. If that player is traded, the team trading the player may not Franchise another player that year. The team receiving the player may still Franchise one player and maintain both Franchised players for that year.
1 player can be franchise tagged
1 player can be transition tagged
A GM can decide to withdraw its franchise or transition designations on a player (simply reply in the thread "withdrawn". Do not delete the thread). If withdrawn, the player then automatically becomes an unrestricted free agent, either immediately or when his contract expires. After withdrawing the designation however, the club cannot designate another player during the same season.
The same player may be tagged a maximum of 3 seasons in a row.
If a player is tagged 2 years in a row...he must be paid 130% of the current year's franchise tag.
If a player is tagged 3 years in a row...he must be paid 160% of the current year's franchise tag.
Franchise tags are based on the average salary of the 5 highest paid players at their position and will be determined at the end of each season for the following season. A player will be paid either the salary corresponding to their tag, or 110% of their previous salary, whichever is higher. Transition tags are based on the lowest average salary of the 5 highest paid players at their position from either the current season, or the previous season. If the transitional tag is used after one or two franchise tags then the rules above about tag inflation will still apply.
If a player is transition tagged then they cannot be tagged the following year with either the franchise or transition tag, this applies even if the player is traded away. Once a player is transition tagged they will become an unrestricted free agent in the following year.
Owners may bid on players who have been transition tagged, however if they have the winning bid at the end of the bidding period they must compensate the current owner with two 1st round picks, with at least one from the current draft year.
All bids made on transition tagged players must be at least 50% of the current transition tag price, and can rise as high as the bidding team can afford.
The team who owns the player will not be able to bid on their own player during the bidding period, however they can bid on other transition tagged players as long as they have the picks to do so.
If a transition tagged player is not bid upon then they will resign with their current team on a 1 year deal at the transition tag price, this player will become an unrestricted free agent the following season as they cannot be franchise or transition tagged.
Transition Tag Bidding:
Bidding on Transition Tagged Players will occur during the RFA period and bids will be posted in the Transition Tag threads in a similar manner to RFA bids. Transition Tag bids must include the bid amount and a listing of the two 1st Round picks to be forfeited if the bid is won. Bids that do not include all information shall be declared invalid.
The Transition Tag bidding process uses the same bidding rules, point system and minimum raise as the UFA bidding process. Once an initial bid is made for a player, other teams have 24 hours to raise the bid. After 24 hours of non-bidding, the team with the winning bid (the last valid bid) will obtain the rights to the player. The team that transition tagged the player must accept the two first round picks as compensation for loosing the player. You may not bid on your own player in an attempt to set your contract terms.
THE 2 FIRST ROUND PICKS CAN EITHER BE ONE FROM THE CURRENT YEAR AND ONE FOR NEXT SEASONS DRAFT OR BOTH FROM THE CURRENT YEARS DRAFT
Teams may tag two players with an expiring contract each season. If that player is traded, the team trading the player may not Franchise another player that year. The team receiving the player may still Franchise one player and maintain both Franchised players for that year.
1 player can be franchise tagged
1 player can be transition tagged
A GM can decide to withdraw its franchise or transition designations on a player (simply reply in the thread "withdrawn". Do not delete the thread). If withdrawn, the player then automatically becomes an unrestricted free agent, either immediately or when his contract expires. After withdrawing the designation however, the club cannot designate another player during the same season.
The same player may be tagged a maximum of 3 seasons in a row.
If a player is tagged 2 years in a row...he must be paid 130% of the current year's franchise tag.
If a player is tagged 3 years in a row...he must be paid 160% of the current year's franchise tag.
Franchise tags are based on the average salary of the 5 highest paid players at their position and will be determined at the end of each season for the following season. A player will be paid either the salary corresponding to their tag, or 110% of their previous salary, whichever is higher. Transition tags are based on the lowest average salary of the 5 highest paid players at their position from either the current season, or the previous season. If the transitional tag is used after one or two franchise tags then the rules above about tag inflation will still apply.
If a player is transition tagged then they cannot be tagged the following year with either the franchise or transition tag, this applies even if the player is traded away. Once a player is transition tagged they will become an unrestricted free agent in the following year.
Owners may bid on players who have been transition tagged, however if they have the winning bid at the end of the bidding period they must compensate the current owner with two 1st round picks, with at least one from the current draft year.
All bids made on transition tagged players must be at least 50% of the current transition tag price, and can rise as high as the bidding team can afford.
The team who owns the player will not be able to bid on their own player during the bidding period, however they can bid on other transition tagged players as long as they have the picks to do so.
If a transition tagged player is not bid upon then they will resign with their current team on a 1 year deal at the transition tag price, this player will become an unrestricted free agent the following season as they cannot be franchise or transition tagged.
Transition Tag Bidding:
Bidding on Transition Tagged Players will occur during the RFA period and bids will be posted in the Transition Tag threads in a similar manner to RFA bids. Transition Tag bids must include the bid amount and a listing of the two 1st Round picks to be forfeited if the bid is won. Bids that do not include all information shall be declared invalid.
The Transition Tag bidding process uses the same bidding rules, point system and minimum raise as the UFA bidding process. Once an initial bid is made for a player, other teams have 24 hours to raise the bid. After 24 hours of non-bidding, the team with the winning bid (the last valid bid) will obtain the rights to the player. The team that transition tagged the player must accept the two first round picks as compensation for loosing the player. You may not bid on your own player in an attempt to set your contract terms.
THE 2 FIRST ROUND PICKS CAN EITHER BE ONE FROM THE CURRENT YEAR AND ONE FOR NEXT SEASONS DRAFT OR BOTH FROM THE CURRENT YEARS DRAFT
