Non-Rookie Contracts

I Teams are only allowed to have 12 non-rookie contracts signed at the beginning of each years draft.

1. Any team that has more than the maximum contracts allowed will have a player randomly dropped from their roster until the team is at or below the maximum.

II The number of each type of contract allowed is as follows:

1. 5 Five Year
2. 4 Four Year
3. 3 Two Year

1. If a team has more than any one type of contract allowed then a player signed with the offending contract type will be released until the team is at or below the number allowed.

III Non-rookie contracts can only be signed when:

1. A player is claimed as a free agent. (Unless the player being claimed was released during the same season by the team making the claim.)

1. If a player is given his/her unconditional release that player is free to sign with any other team after he clears waivers except by the team releasing the player.
2. Players released cannot resign with the team that released them for the remainder of the season.

1. If the player is released during the off season he cannot resign with his old team until one full season.
2. If the player’s former team drafts him while under the above conditions the player will be immediately released.

1. A team that releases a contract player will forfeit his/her first round draft choice for the next free agent and amateur draft.

1. If a team holds more than one choice in either draft then the higher choice will be forfeit.

V Players are released when their non-rookie contracts expire unless they are franchise players.

I A player under 27 years old is signed to a "Rookie Contract" until that player achieves three years experience.

1. At the end of each season all players without a contract are checked.

1. Any player who has 3 or more years of experience and is 27 or older will be released as a free agent.

1. A team holds the option of signing a rookie to a non-rookie contract at anytime even immediately      after their rookie contract expires.
2. Rookies can be released without penalty.

I Each team is allowed to have three franchise players.

1. At anytime you may designate any player on your roster to be a franchise player.
2. A franchise player may be resigned to a non-rookie contract after their contract expires without going to the free agent pool.
3. A player designated as a franchise player cannot have their franchise status removed unless they are traded away or not offered a contract allowing them to return to the free agent pool.
4. Franchise players cannot be given their unconditional release.

A contract stays with the player when they are traded. This goes for both Rookie and Non-Rookie contracts.

Waivers

When a non-rookie contract player is released all owners will be notified. All teams will have 24 hours to make a claim for this player. The team with the worst record making a claim will be awarded this player. They will have the option of signing this player to a contract. If no claims are made for this player after 24 hours then the player will be available to the first claim made for him.

Injured players may not be released.