Post by Patriots GM (Daniel) on Jul 4, 2011 18:17:10 GMT
Free Agent Bidding:
The process for signing an Unrestricted Free Agent is to create a new thread in the "Unrestricted Free Agents" sub-board under "Free Agency". The thread should have the player's correctly spelled name, NFL team and position in the subject, and a valid bid as the message. Other GMs may reply in this thread with higher bids for the player. The bidding will end when 24 hours has passed since the last valid bid.
Contract years add value based on the following: $1M = 1 point
1 Yr = 1X multiplier ---- 1 Yr @ 5 mil = 5 X 1 = 5 pts
2 Yr = 1.20X multiplier ---- 2 Yrs @ 5 mil = 5 X 1.20 = 6 pts
3 Yr = 1.40X mulitplier ---- 3 Yrs @ 5 mil = 5 X 1.40 = 7 pts
4 Yr = 1.60X multiplier ---- 4 Yrs @ 5 mil = 5 X 1.6= 8 pts
More Examples:
---- 1 yr @ 1 mil = 1 x 1 = 1 pt
---- 3 yrs @ 1 mil = 1 X 1.4= 1.4 pts
---- 1 yr @ 1.4 mil = 1.4 X 1 = 1.4 pts
---- 3 yrs @ 1.3 mil = 1.3 X 1.4 = 2.2pts
---- 1 yr @ 1.8 mil = 1.8 X 1 = 1.8 pts
Players may be signed for a maximum of 4 years and your math must be correct for the bid to be valid. The minimum raise for a valid bid will be $100,000 or .1 points.
You must have salary cap space available for a bid to be valid (remember, any Free Agency bids in which you are the leading bidder also count towards your salary cap).
During the season, you must also have roster space available for the bid to be valid (remember, roster limits are lifted during pre-season). This means you must have less than 50 active players, or if the player is practice squad eligible, you must have room on the practice squad and no more than 50 active players. Players on waivers do not count towards your roster limit. You may conditionally waive a player to make roster space (but not salary cap) for a player as detailed in the "Conditional Waivers" section below.
If a team makes a free agent bid which would put them over the roster or cap limit, a Cap Penalty will be assessed as follows...
1st Offense - $1M Cap Penalty
Conditional Waivers:
If you are at the roster limit, you may conditionally waive a player in order to place a bid on a free agent (or to make a trade) which would have put you over the roster limit. State that the player is conditionally waived pending winning free agent "X" (or having a trade approved). Teams may claim this player like any other waived player, but you may reclaim the player if you are outbid (or the trade is vetoed). You have 24 hours to reclaim your player only if you are outbid (or your trade is vetoed). The team will take a 10% penalty of the salary for 1 year if the player is reclaimed.
Minimum Salaries:
During 2024 Owners Meetings a flat salary minimum was adopted. Minimum salary for all free agent players is $400,000 regardless of years of service. All existing contracts will be honored.
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.
Years in the league (not including current year) - Minimum
0 - $230,000
1 - $305,000
2 - $380,000
3 - $455,000
4-6 - $540,000
7-9 - $665,000
10+ - $765,000
For example, if nfl.com shows a player's experience as "rookie" or "1st season", he will qualify for the minimum salary of $230,000. If nfl.com shows "2nd season", his minimum salary will be $305,000, 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 TAB will rule on any exceptions.
The process for signing an Unrestricted Free Agent is to create a new thread in the "Unrestricted Free Agents" sub-board under "Free Agency". The thread should have the player's correctly spelled name, NFL team and position in the subject, and a valid bid as the message. Other GMs may reply in this thread with higher bids for the player. The bidding will end when 24 hours has passed since the last valid bid.
Contract years add value based on the following: $1M = 1 point
1 Yr = 1X multiplier ---- 1 Yr @ 5 mil = 5 X 1 = 5 pts
2 Yr = 1.20X multiplier ---- 2 Yrs @ 5 mil = 5 X 1.20 = 6 pts
3 Yr = 1.40X mulitplier ---- 3 Yrs @ 5 mil = 5 X 1.40 = 7 pts
4 Yr = 1.60X multiplier ---- 4 Yrs @ 5 mil = 5 X 1.6= 8 pts
More Examples:
---- 1 yr @ 1 mil = 1 x 1 = 1 pt
---- 3 yrs @ 1 mil = 1 X 1.4= 1.4 pts
---- 1 yr @ 1.4 mil = 1.4 X 1 = 1.4 pts
---- 3 yrs @ 1.3 mil = 1.3 X 1.4 = 2.2pts
---- 1 yr @ 1.8 mil = 1.8 X 1 = 1.8 pts
Players may be signed for a maximum of 4 years and your math must be correct for the bid to be valid. The minimum raise for a valid bid will be $100,000 or .1 points.
You must have salary cap space available for a bid to be valid (remember, any Free Agency bids in which you are the leading bidder also count towards your salary cap).
During the season, you must also have roster space available for the bid to be valid (remember, roster limits are lifted during pre-season). This means you must have less than 50 active players, or if the player is practice squad eligible, you must have room on the practice squad and no more than 50 active players. Players on waivers do not count towards your roster limit. You may conditionally waive a player to make roster space (but not salary cap) for a player as detailed in the "Conditional Waivers" section below.
If a team makes a free agent bid which would put them over the roster or cap limit, a Cap Penalty will be assessed as follows...
1st Offense - $1M Cap Penalty
Conditional Waivers:
If you are at the roster limit, you may conditionally waive a player in order to place a bid on a free agent (or to make a trade) which would have put you over the roster limit. State that the player is conditionally waived pending winning free agent "X" (or having a trade approved). Teams may claim this player like any other waived player, but you may reclaim the player if you are outbid (or the trade is vetoed). You have 24 hours to reclaim your player only if you are outbid (or your trade is vetoed). The team will take a 10% penalty of the salary for 1 year if the player is reclaimed.
Minimum Salaries:
During 2024 Owners Meetings a flat salary minimum was adopted. Minimum salary for all free agent players is $400,000 regardless of years of service. All existing contracts will be honored.
Years in the league (not including current year) - Minimum
0 - $230,000
1 - $305,000
2 - $380,000
3 - $455,000
4-6 - $540,000
7-9 - $665,000
10+ - $765,000
For example, if nfl.com shows a player's experience as "rookie" or "1st season", he will qualify for the minimum salary of $230,000. If nfl.com shows "2nd season", his minimum salary will be $305,000, 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 TAB will rule on any exceptions.
