League Charter

1.0 Membership

Membership is 12 Teams

1.1 Franchise Agreement

After the inaugural season the following applies:

This Fantasy Football League is operating under a “Franchise” or “Keeper” system. Each team must keep four players from the previous years’ final roster for the following season. Owners must announce their franchise players approximately one week prior to the draft, typically the third week of Aug. After owners submit their drops and designate their “franchise” players, there is a “grace” period up until the draft. At any point during that period if a “franchise” player is injured (any injury) an owner is allowed to drop that keeper and re-designate one of their drops into a “franchise” player. The player must sustain a new injury during the “grace” period. The injury must be anticipated to keep the player out for a minimum of 2 games. This rule also applies to player suspensions.

1.2 Owner Responsibility

All owners are expected to run their teams in a responsible fashion. This includes but it not limited too: submitting lineups on time (no players on bye weeks or injured players), responding to commissioner inquiries, and showing active interest in the league. Owners who exhibit obvious disinterest in the league are subject to a probationary period followed by replacement. Owners engaged in any form of collusion are subject to immediate expulsion from the league. Collusion can be defined but not limited to, making unbalanced trades, dividing any proceeds/fees, trading assets outside of the current league parameters (ie. Additional money or goods), or promises of future trades.

1.3 League Commissioner

Currently, the league has one Commissioner: William Matthews. The commissioner is required to monitor and regulate all aspects of the league. A commissioner change is subject to Article 14.0 of the league charter.

1.4 League Treasurer

Currently, the league’s treasury is handled by the commissioner. The treasurer is in charge of all finances.

1.5 League Management Website

Currently the league will be run on NFL.com. Other websites such as yahoo, cbs, MyFantasyLeague.com and espn can be considered for future seasons and are subject to a league vote.

2.0 League Makeup

The league consists of 1 division with 12 teams.

3.0 Schedule

Each team will play every other team once and two teams twice. The schedule will be randomized by the league’s chosen management website.

4.0 Dues

Dues: 2021-23 $80

5.0 Payouts

The commissioner will send out a payout schedule prior to the start of each season.

2022:

• 1st $450- ***$295
• 2nd $140- ***$295
• 3rd $50-TheQuesttoStoptheThreePeat
• Most points in the Regular season $120 -TheQuesttoStoptheThreePeat  -2,118.58
• 1st Place in the Regular season $120 – TheQuesttoStoptheThreePeat
• 2nd Place in the regular season $50 – TheChamp81
• Highest Points in the Regular season (week) $30- TheQuesttoStoptheThreePeat -205.88 week 8

2021:

• 1st $450 Beg Burrow and Steal
• 2nd $140 Cobra Kyler
• 3rd $50 Sir Monk
• Most points in Regular Season $120- Sir Monk -week 5 1966.92
• 1st Place in regular season $120- Beg Burrow and Steal
• 2nd place in regular season $50-Cobra Kyler 
• Highest points in Regular season week $30-Sir Monk -202.42

2020:

• 1st Place $400
• 2nd Place $140
• 3rd Place $60 
• Most team points in the regular season $100
• Most team points in a single week(regular season) $20

For year 2018:

League Champion: $340
League Runner Up: $100
Third Place: $40

For year 2016 and 2017:

League Champion: $275
League Runner Up: $110
Third Place: $35

For years 2014 and 2015:

League Champion: $230
League Runner Up: $100
Third Place: $30

6.0 Rosters

A regular roster consists of 16 players. Starting roster consists of 11 players and 6 reserves.

The starting lineup must have:

• 1 Quarterbacks
• 2 RB’s
• 3 WR’s
• 1 TE
• 1 WR/RB/TE Flex
• 1 K
• 1 Defense/Special Teams

1 –Q/R/W/T

7.0 Lineups

Lineups are due according to the nfl.com website rules. If your Internet isn’t working or you cannot submit your lineup in via the website, you must contact your opponent for the week and/or the commissioner, at a minimum of ten minutes before game time. Failure to abide by this will result in starting the same lineup as the prior week.

8.0 Scoring

Offensive Scoring:

• 1 pt. Every 10 yards Rushing/Receiving (e.g. 0.1 pt for every 1 yard)
• 1 pt. Every 25 yards Passing (e.g. 0.2 pt for every 5 yards)
• 1 pt. for all receptions.
• 4 pts. For a Passing TD
• 6 pts. For a Rush/Receiving TD
• 2 pts. For a Rush/Receive 2 pt. Conversion
• 2 pt. For a Passing 2 pt. Conversion
• 3 pts. For a Field Goal of 39 Yards or Less
• 4 pts for a Field Goal of 40-49 yards
• 5 pts for a Field Goal of 50+ yards
• 1 pt. For an Extra Point
• -2 pt. For an INT thrown by any player
• -1 pts for all missed extra points
• -1 pt for all missed FG 0-39 yards

* Note – If your player loses yards either running, passing, or receiving, they will receive negative yardage points for that category subject to the same -0.1 pt for every -1 yard, or -0.2 for every -5 yard passing.

Defensive Scoring:

• 6 pts. For a TD
• 2 pt. For an Interception
• 2 pts. For a safety
• 2 pts. for a sack
• Allow 0 = 10 pts.
• Allow 1-6 = 7 pts.
• Allow 7-13 = 4 pts.
• Allow 14-20 = 1 pts
• Allow 21-27 = 0 pts
• Allow 28-34 = -1 pts
• Allow 35+ = -5pts

9.0 Tie Breakers for Weekly Games

Ties to regular season weekly games will be decided by nfl.com’s default tie recording.

10.0 Tie Breaker for Divisional/Playoff Places (to make the playoffs & seeding in playoffs)

Ties in record are then decided by Total Pts.

11.0 Playoff Teams

The top scoring 6 teams will be in a three week playoff. Weeks 14, 15 and 16.

12.0 Trades

Trading is permitted before and during the season prior to Week 12 trade deadline. Trades close at Midnight following the Week 12 Monday Night Game. Trading will re-open after the NFL’s Super Bowl.

All trades will allowed except obvious collusion/tanking. It’s your team you are responsible to make good decisions.

If an owner feels a trade is blatantly unfair the owner must post a message and voice their concern. If 6 of the 11 owners voice their agreement with the original poster the trade will be denied.

Picking-up Players will be allowed throughout the regular season/playoffs.

12.1 Off-Season Trades

A keeper league allows for the possibility of off-season trades. Owners are allowed to engage in off-season transactions.

12.2 Trading Draft Picks and Keeper Spots

Trading or exchanging draft picks is allowed.

* Please note, if making a trade when the draft picks do not balance out (one for one) make sure to include your last round pick if you do not intend to give them another pick.

Teams may also trade keeper spots. Because a keeper spot is considered an asset for each team within the parameters of this league, they may be traded.

13. Drafting

Draft order for the next year is determined by a random generator at the midseason point.

14.0 General Conduct

Racist, sexist, homophobic, or any language directed at any owner that is threatening will result in immediate banning from the league and forfeiture of dues. Swearing and trash talking are encouraged but should be done in a “friendly” and non-threatening manner.

The goal of this league is to provide a high level of competition and camaraderie. Please keep that in mind at all times. We all love football, we all want to have fun.

15.0 Amendment #1 – Keeper Rules

Keeper draft penalties and other keeper handling rules are listed in Amendment #1 – Keeper Rules

first draft 6/5/14
updated 7/29/14
– added defensive scoring 0 pts at 21 – 27 and -1 pts at 28 – 34
7/04/15
– added section 15.0 Amendment #1
7/16/15
– section 13. Drafting Simplified draft order wording based on voting from last year.

12/26/16 – section 5. adjusted payouts reflecting higher dues.

7/28/17 – sections 4 and 5 show changes for 2017 dues

8/08/18 – sections 4 and 5 show changes for 2018 dues. changed dues handling website from leaguesafe to teamstake