Post by Valhalla Vikings on Feb 26, 2017 4:43:35 GMT -5
S.1 Practice Squad (PS)
a) Each team can have up to 8 players on the PS.
b) Only rookies (R) may be placed on the PS.
c) Players on the PS do not count against the 125 year cap.
d) Players are allowed to be on the PS for 2 years maximum.
e) Players drafted in rounds 1-5 will be given a contract that will count towards off-season contract assignment prior to demotion.
f) Players drafted in rounds 1-5 cannot be demoted until all contracts on a team are awarded.
g) Any rookie drafted in the 6th and 7th round of the annual Rookie Draft may be demoted to the PS prior to being issued a contract. The benefit is that their contract will not count against your 125 cap when you are assigning all other player contracts including rookies drafted in rounds 1-5.
***You MUST state your intention, in your Clubhouse thread, to place 6th and 7th round rookies on your PS within 1 Week after the conclusion of the rookie draft. Failure to do so before the 1 week deadline will result in the forfeit of your right to do so and these rookies will follow the same rules posted above regarding rookies drafted between rounds one and five.
h) Once all contracts have been awarded, rookies drafted between rounds 1-5 or otherwise lost their part (g) rights can be demoted and promoted as many times as you wish up until the start of week 1 of the regular season.
i) If a rookie is on the active roster at the start of week 1, he may never been demoted to the PS again.
j) PS players may be called up to the active roster at any time allowed under the yearly calendar, however, once a PS player is activated from the PS he can never be demoted again.
k) Players on the PS can be traded. When they are traded they will automatically be placed on the PS of the acquiring team, unless there is no room on the acquiring teams practice squad. If the PS of the acquiring team is full, there will be a 48 hour grace period, from the time stamp of the trade being processed, where they can choose to take action to open a PS spot and still have the ability to place the newly acquired player on their PS. If no room is made the player will be placed on the active roster and if over the cap penalties found in section f of this constitution will apply.
l) All GB penalties apply when releasing players on the PS.
S.2 Practice Squad Poaching
a) At any time allowed in accordance with the league calendar (see section C) a team may poach a player from another team's practice squad.
b) Owners will have the ability to void the bid and activate first year players rather than receive compensation. Owners will not have the ability to void the bid and activate second year players, they must take the compensation.
c) When a PS player is poached the player must be placed directly on the active roster.
d) Bids for poaching come on a first come, first serve basis.
e) Both 1st year and 2nd year players can be poached, however, there are different compensation guidelines and rules for each, see S.4.
S.3 Procedure and Criteria for Practice Squad Poaching
To poach a player the bid must be valid. The following demonstrates the criteria for a valid bid:
1. Poaching team must make a post on the forums under the thread entitled "Practice Squad Bids".
2. The subject line of the thread must state the Player's Name followed by the team that currently owns the player. (E.g., Kyzir White - Redwood Original).
3. The bid must state the player's name, the team that currently owns that player, what year and round he was drafted in and the CORRECT compensation to be given.
4. The poaching team must, at the moment the bid is placed, possess the compensation to be given and have the cap room available to place player on their active roster.
5. The bid must be placed when allowed in accordance with Section C of these bylaws.
Note - Compensation may be altered, but the bid will NOT be reversed or voided once placed, unless future payment is not made in accordance with Section R.2, in which case a 50GB penalty will be issued.
S.4 Compensation
"Upcoming Rookie Draft" - for the purposes of this section, Upcoming Rookie Draft means the very next rookie draft, whether that is 2 weeks or 300 days away.
A rookie that went undrafted, is treated with the same level of compensation as a 7th round rookie pick.
FIRST YEAR Compensation (i.e. Rookies):
1. A draft pick in the Upcoming Rookie Draft equal to (or better than) the round where the player was drafted; AND
2. A draft pick at least one round higher then the player was drafted. The higher round pick can be from the upcoming rookie draft or the draft after the upcoming rookie draft.
*First round draft picks would require TWO first round draft picks with at least one in the upcoming rookie draft.
Example: A bid is placed for Bryce Petty off a practice squad. Petty was drafted in the 4th round of last years rookie draft. The poaching team would be required to give a 4th round pick in the upcoming rookie draft plus a 3rd round pick in either the upcoming rookie draft or the rookie draft after the upcoming rookie draft.
SECOND YEAR Compensation:
1. A draft pick in the Upcoming Rookie Draft equal to the round where the players was drafted.
S.5 Voiding Bids
a) If a bid is placed on a practice squad rookie, the owner of said rookie can refuse the compensation and instead pay GBs to activate and retain the player on their active roster.
b) An owner has 48 Hours from the time-stamp on the bid post to demonstrate their intention to void the bid.
c) A team voiding a bid must have the cap space to place PS player on his active roster at the time he posts his intention to void the bid, otherwise bid will be deemed successful.
d) If no intention to void is posted within 48 hours or if the current owner posts that he will not void, then the bid will be deemed successful and compensation exchange.
If a team voids the bid they will pay according to the following schedule:
Fee Schedule for Voiding a bid
50 GB - If the player was a 1st Round Draft Pick
35 GB - If the player was a 2nd Round Draft Pick
25 GB - If the player was a 3rd Round Draft Pick
20 GB - If the player was a 4th Round Draft Pick
15 GB - If the player was a 5th Round Draft Pick
10 GB - If the player was a 6th Round Draft Pick
5 GB - If the player was a 7th Round Draft Pick
GB's spent voiding practice squad bids are distributed as follows:
80% to the GDW Lockbox - Read more about the Lockbox in section W.
20% to the team who placed the Practice Squad bid.
a) Each team can have up to 8 players on the PS.
b) Only rookies (R) may be placed on the PS.
c) Players on the PS do not count against the 125 year cap.
d) Players are allowed to be on the PS for 2 years maximum.
e) Players drafted in rounds 1-5 will be given a contract that will count towards off-season contract assignment prior to demotion.
f) Players drafted in rounds 1-5 cannot be demoted until all contracts on a team are awarded.
g) Any rookie drafted in the 6th and 7th round of the annual Rookie Draft may be demoted to the PS prior to being issued a contract. The benefit is that their contract will not count against your 125 cap when you are assigning all other player contracts including rookies drafted in rounds 1-5.
***You MUST state your intention, in your Clubhouse thread, to place 6th and 7th round rookies on your PS within 1 Week after the conclusion of the rookie draft. Failure to do so before the 1 week deadline will result in the forfeit of your right to do so and these rookies will follow the same rules posted above regarding rookies drafted between rounds one and five.
h) Once all contracts have been awarded, rookies drafted between rounds 1-5 or otherwise lost their part (g) rights can be demoted and promoted as many times as you wish up until the start of week 1 of the regular season.
i) If a rookie is on the active roster at the start of week 1, he may never been demoted to the PS again.
j) PS players may be called up to the active roster at any time allowed under the yearly calendar, however, once a PS player is activated from the PS he can never be demoted again.
k) Players on the PS can be traded. When they are traded they will automatically be placed on the PS of the acquiring team, unless there is no room on the acquiring teams practice squad. If the PS of the acquiring team is full, there will be a 48 hour grace period, from the time stamp of the trade being processed, where they can choose to take action to open a PS spot and still have the ability to place the newly acquired player on their PS. If no room is made the player will be placed on the active roster and if over the cap penalties found in section f of this constitution will apply.
l) All GB penalties apply when releasing players on the PS.
S.2 Practice Squad Poaching
a) At any time allowed in accordance with the league calendar (see section C) a team may poach a player from another team's practice squad.
b) Owners will have the ability to void the bid and activate first year players rather than receive compensation. Owners will not have the ability to void the bid and activate second year players, they must take the compensation.
c) When a PS player is poached the player must be placed directly on the active roster.
d) Bids for poaching come on a first come, first serve basis.
e) Both 1st year and 2nd year players can be poached, however, there are different compensation guidelines and rules for each, see S.4.
S.3 Procedure and Criteria for Practice Squad Poaching
To poach a player the bid must be valid. The following demonstrates the criteria for a valid bid:
1. Poaching team must make a post on the forums under the thread entitled "Practice Squad Bids".
2. The subject line of the thread must state the Player's Name followed by the team that currently owns the player. (E.g., Kyzir White - Redwood Original).
3. The bid must state the player's name, the team that currently owns that player, what year and round he was drafted in and the CORRECT compensation to be given.
4. The poaching team must, at the moment the bid is placed, possess the compensation to be given and have the cap room available to place player on their active roster.
5. The bid must be placed when allowed in accordance with Section C of these bylaws.
Note - Compensation may be altered, but the bid will NOT be reversed or voided once placed, unless future payment is not made in accordance with Section R.2, in which case a 50GB penalty will be issued.
S.4 Compensation
"Upcoming Rookie Draft" - for the purposes of this section, Upcoming Rookie Draft means the very next rookie draft, whether that is 2 weeks or 300 days away.
A rookie that went undrafted, is treated with the same level of compensation as a 7th round rookie pick.
FIRST YEAR Compensation (i.e. Rookies):
1. A draft pick in the Upcoming Rookie Draft equal to (or better than) the round where the player was drafted; AND
2. A draft pick at least one round higher then the player was drafted. The higher round pick can be from the upcoming rookie draft or the draft after the upcoming rookie draft.
*First round draft picks would require TWO first round draft picks with at least one in the upcoming rookie draft.
Example: A bid is placed for Bryce Petty off a practice squad. Petty was drafted in the 4th round of last years rookie draft. The poaching team would be required to give a 4th round pick in the upcoming rookie draft plus a 3rd round pick in either the upcoming rookie draft or the rookie draft after the upcoming rookie draft.
SECOND YEAR Compensation:
1. A draft pick in the Upcoming Rookie Draft equal to the round where the players was drafted.
S.5 Voiding Bids
a) If a bid is placed on a practice squad rookie, the owner of said rookie can refuse the compensation and instead pay GBs to activate and retain the player on their active roster.
b) An owner has 48 Hours from the time-stamp on the bid post to demonstrate their intention to void the bid.
c) A team voiding a bid must have the cap space to place PS player on his active roster at the time he posts his intention to void the bid, otherwise bid will be deemed successful.
d) If no intention to void is posted within 48 hours or if the current owner posts that he will not void, then the bid will be deemed successful and compensation exchange.
If a team voids the bid they will pay according to the following schedule:
Fee Schedule for Voiding a bid
50 GB - If the player was a 1st Round Draft Pick
35 GB - If the player was a 2nd Round Draft Pick
25 GB - If the player was a 3rd Round Draft Pick
20 GB - If the player was a 4th Round Draft Pick
15 GB - If the player was a 5th Round Draft Pick
10 GB - If the player was a 6th Round Draft Pick
5 GB - If the player was a 7th Round Draft Pick
GB's spent voiding practice squad bids are distributed as follows:
80% to the GDW Lockbox - Read more about the Lockbox in section W.
20% to the team who placed the Practice Squad bid.