FREE AGENCY RULES

(Subject to change)

As of Feb. 18/99

The Free Agency issue has been decided upon .

• Each team must name a Franchise Player by WEEK 12. Franchise Players never become Free Agents. If they are traded, the team must name a new Franchise Player, and the other team must make sure that they rename their Franchise Player so that they don't have 2 of them.
• Each team, at season's end, gets to protect 3 of their free agents for that free agent draft only, therefore the remaining free agents are available.

• Players with 4, 8 and 12 years experience become free agents at season's end.
• If you pick a player from your own team in the Free Agent draft, you do not need the compensatory picks.
• 4-year players lost will be compensated with a 1^st round pick from the other team

EXAMPLE:

Indianapolis loses QB Collins to Miami.....Miami has to give up their 1^st rounder THIS season. If they do not own their first rounder, they give up another 1^st rounder THIS season, if they have one. If they have NO 1^st rounders, they cannot pick up Collins.

• 8-year players lost will be compensated with a 3^rd round pick. Same idea as above.
• 12-year players are unrestricted, meaning the acquiring team gives up nothing.
• Each team cannot lose more than 3 players in any given year.
• The free agent draft will be held BEFORE the Ammy draft, and after retirements are announced.
• The free agent draft order will be identical to the Ammy draft order (i.e. worst record to first).
• Free agent picks CANNOT be traded under any circumstances.

Any questions, concerns, ideas?? lorusso@netcom.ca