RULES

NYOFACE DYNASTY FOOTBALL LEAGUE CONSTITUTION

Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today
To get through this thing called life -- Prince & The Revolution

The objective of NYOFACE is to provide a dynasty football league experience similar to the National Football League itself.  As owners of NYOFACE, we agree to be governed by this constitution.

• Rules may be petitioned for amendment by any owner by posting on the site.
• A rule petition must pass by a two-thirds majority in order for it to become a rule amendment.  Some of the rules were modified in 2017 as we made the switch to Yahoo Fantasy.

If it's in the game, it's in the game. -- EA Sports

1. YAHOO FANTASY FOOTBALL
2. FEES
3. SALARY CAP
4. CAP HITS
5. EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TAG - EFT
6. NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TAG - NEFT
7. TRANSITION TAG - TT
8. ROOKIE DRAFT
9. ROSTER REQUIREMENTS
10. AUCTION DRAFT
11. CONTRACTS
12. NO-CUT, NO-TRADE CLAUSE
13. REGULAR SEASON
14. POST SEASON
15. PRIZES
16. RULES COMMENTS

YAHOO FANTASY FOOTBALL

1. NYOFACE shall be managed at https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/nyofacefootball/,
2. In accordance with this Constitution, NYOFACE owners agree to these settings https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/543040/settings.
3. Starting in 2017, NYOFACE became a PPR scoring league.

FEES

1. FRANCHISE FEE: Each team shall pay $50 via Yahoo.  Prize money will be distributed by Yahoo at season's end.

SALARY CAP

1. In 2017, the league started with a salary cap of $200.
2. In 2018, the salary cap was increased by $2 to $202 to cover two picks in 2018 Rookie Draft.
3. In 2019, the salary cap was increased by $2 to $204 to cover two picks in 2019 Rookie Draft.
4. In 2020, the salary cap was increased by $2 to $206 to cover two picks in 2020 Rookie Draft.
5. In 2021, the salary cap will increase by $2 to $208 to cover two picks in 2021 Rookie Draft.

CAP HITS

1. Preseason transactions which includes the Auction Draft (cuts, trades, signings) hit the Salary Cap.
2. Transactions during the season hit the $100 FAAB.
3. Cap hits are 50% of salary x Years left on the contract.  See 2018 Examples and posts labeled CAP HITS.

FREE AGENCY

1. Players without a contract and those with expired contracts are Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA), and will be available for bid on Auction Draft Day (ADD).
2. A team does have the following tag options to keep players whose contracts have expired:

1. Exclusive Franchise tag
2. Non-Exclusive Franchise tag
3. Transition tag

EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TAG - EFT

1. A team can use ONE Exclusive Franchise Tag on any of its players whose contract has expired.
2. Salary is the designated Franchise Tag salary (Average of the Top 5 salaries by position).
3. The team must post if the contract is 1-year or 2-years.
4. Being 'exclusive,' other teams cannot bid on such a tagged player.
5. The tagging team automatically signs its designated EFT.

NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TAG - NEFT

1. A team can use ONE Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag on any of its players whose contract has expired. 
2. Salary is the designated Franchise Tag salary (Average of the Top 5 salaries by position).
3. The tagging team must post if the contract is 1-year or 2-years.
4. Other teams can bid on NEFT players with a greater valued contract.
5. The tagging team can match the greatest contract offered by bidding teams prior to the designated deadline to resign its designated NEFT.
6. If the tagging team does not match the highest bid by another team by the designated deadline, the winning team signs the NEFT.
7. The winning bidding team must compensate the tagging team with a 2020 First Round Pick.
8. Teams without a First Round Pick in the current year cannot bid on NEFTs.

TRANSITION TAG - TT

1. A team can use ONE Transition Tag on any of its players whose contract has expired.
2. Salary is the designated Transition Tag salary (Average of the Top 10 salaries by position).
3. The tagging team must post if the contract is 1-year or 2-years.
4. Other teams can bid on TT players with a greater valued contract.
5. The tagging team can match the greatest contract offered by bidding teams prior to the designated deadline to resign its designated TT.
6. If the tagging team does not match the highest bid by another team by the designated deadline, the winning team signs the TT.
7. The winning bidding team must compensate the tagging team with a Second Round Pick.
8. Teams without a Second Round Pick in the current year cannot bid on NEFTs.

ROOKIE DRAFT

1. The Rookie Draft order shall be determined by the previous season's Playoff and Toilet Bowl results.  The draft can start as soon as NFL Rookie Camps finish in May.
2. Owners must submit draft selections to this site via:
1. Post via Blogger.com.
2. Post via Email or Mail2Blogger.
3. Comment via Disqus.
3. Each owner shall have 24 hours to make a selection with his draft pick.
1. The owner on the clock can check the previous pick's timestamp on our homepage.
4. The commish will update the rookie draft list, but it is the owner's responsibility to check this blog if it is his pick, and when his pick expires.
5. Once a draft pick expires, the next owner can make his draft selection.

ROSTER REQUIREMENT

1. STARTING LINEUP: Each team will have a Starting Lineup consisting of eight roster spots:
1. QB
2. RB
3. WR
4. TE, 
5. Flex1 - RB or WR
6. Flex2 - WR or TE
7. K
8. DEF (Defense+Special Teams)
2. BENCH
1. In 2017, each team had a bench of 12 roster spots.
2. In 2018, it was increased by two to 14 slots.
3. In 2019, it was increased by two to 16 slots.
4. In 2020, it was increased by two to 18 slots.
5. In 2021, it will be increased by two to 20 slots, Yahoo's maximum.
6. The yearly increase is to accommodate the number of Rookie Draft picks.
3. Each team can have only two Defenses at anytime.
1. A team can add a third Defense during the Regular Season only if the team's two Defenses have the same bye.  The team must drop the third Defense after that bye week.
1. The team must pay a $5 fine for adding the third Defense.
2. A team can have more than two Defenses in the Preseason prior to Roster Freeze Day (RFD) / Auction Draft Day (ADD) due to trades and Franchise/Transition Tag signings.  The team must trade or drop any Defense beyond the maximum of two prior to ADD.

AUCTION DRAFT

1. NYOFACE shall conduct a LIVE AUCTION DRAFT via Yahoo prior to NFL Opening Day, preferably in August.
2. The league shall schedule Auction Draft Day (ADD) on a date beneficial to the majority of the league owners.
3. Owners who cannot make the Auction Draft Day can do one of the following:

• Find a proxy owner who would need the owner's login credentials to draft in his place.
• Edit his Pre-Draft Player Values and allow the Yahoo bot to draft in his place.  If an owner has to miss all or part of the draft, Yahoo will bid on the owner's behalf using his Pre-Draft Player Values.

YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME. -- HERM EDWARDS

CONTRACTS

1. Players selected in the Rookie Draft have a salary of $1.  Rookies can be signed up to 4 years.
2. Players signed in the Auction Draft can be signed to 1-year or 2-year contracts.  The player's salary is the winning bid for that player in the AD.
3. Although Yahoo has its Can't Cut List, this NYOFACE Constitution overrides that.  An owner can cut any player so long as the player does not have a No-Cut, No-Trade Clause (NCNTC).

NO-CUT, NO-TRADE CLAUSE (NCNTC)

1. A player signed for $40 or more, whether it is via Franchise/Transition Tag or the Auction Draft, is understood to have a No-Cut, No-Trade Clause (NCNTC) for the life of the contract.

REGULAR SEASON

1. The regular season runs from Week 1 thru Week 13.
2. Since 2017, the league has had one division.
3. FREE AGENT ACQUISITION BUDGET (FAAB)

POST SEASON

1. The Playoffs and Toilet Bowl will take place in Weeks 14, 15, and 16.
• The top 6 teams make the Playoffs.
• The bottom teams make the Toilet Bowl playoffs.
2. The top two seeds get a bye in Week 14.
3. With our our league using a three-week playoff setting, playoff reseeding will adjust the second round matchups so the highest seeded team will play the lowest ranked team. Playoff reseeding will occur when there is an upset in the first round of the playoffs. Back to top
   

PRIZES

1. The Champion wins 50% of the pot.
2. Second Place wins 25% of the pot.
3. Third Place wins back his team fee ($50 from 2017 to the present).
4. "Most Points" and "Best Record" will split what is left over.  The prize breakdown below is for the 12-team league in 2017 with a total pot of $600.

Winning	Percent	Amount
1ST Place	50%	$300
2ND Place	25%	$150
3RD Place	8.33%	$50
Most Points	8.33%	$50
Best Record	8.33%	$50

SAMUEL JACKSON "WHAT'S IN YOUR WALLET?" RULE

1. AN OWNER MUST REPORT BACK TO THE LEAGUE IF/WHEN THEY GET PAID BY YAHOO.
2. See SAMUEL JACKSON "WHAT'S IN YOUR WALLET?" RULE.

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