| The Masters League Constitution | ||
| 1 | All owners have veto power when changes are proposed to: | |
| This rule | ||
| Expansion | ||
| New Ownership | ||
| Reducing Roster Size | ||
| Reducing the amount of players protected | ||
| Drastic changes in scoring | ||
| Changes in the starting line-up | ||
| Changes proposed outside draft weekend | ||
| Any attempt to change the existing reward structure | ||
| 2 | All proposed rules changes require a minimum of 70% owner support | |
| 3 | The Masters League Draft will be held during the second full weekend | |
| after the 4th of July | ||
| An owner or their representative (non-Masters-owner) must be present in | ||
| order to participate in the draft. Each owner has 2 online-waivers each five year period, starting with 2022. | ||
| 4 | The schedule will be determined by the previous year's draft order | |
| 5 | The league season will be comprised of the entire NFL regular season schedule | |
| 6 | Each week two franchises will compete head-to-head | |
| Whoever scores the most "game points" will earn one "win point" | ||
| In the case of a tie each team will earn one-half of a "win point" | ||
| 7 | If there is an odd number of teams there will be no head-to-head games | |
| Total points will decide the order of finish | ||
| 8 | All franchises may protect a maximum of 16 roster positions from the draft. These "keepers" are due | |
| by 1am ET the day of the Masters Draft. After 1 am ET a team may protect a maximum of 8 players. | ||
| 9 | In expansion years all owners may protect a maximum of 13 positions | |
| Expansion teams will each get 13 alternating picks (no rookies) before auction draft | ||
| Expansion teams will get 125 draft dollars in first year | ||
| Expansion teams may not trade any of their picks or dollars til each draft begins | ||
| Expansion teams will get free transactions for two years | ||
| Expansion teams will get free entry for the first year | ||
| We will pay out one additional spot the year following expansion | ||
| 10 | All E*OFFICE fees must be paid prior to the Masters League Draft. | |
| Failure to pay in full will result in your exclusion from the draft. | ||
| No line-ups will be accepted until fees are paid in full. | ||
| If payment is still not paid in full by the kick-off of week 2, the team may be | ||
| seized by the League Office and new ownership may take over the team | ||
| 11 | Prior to the start of the draft one owner will select a draft bubble | |
| Whatever that owner selects will be their draft position | ||
| The owner to the left of the selector will be the next in draft order, etc… | ||
| 12 | Each franchise will begin with 100 draft dollars for each draft | |
| Draft dollars may be traded from future drafts | ||
| Only current NFL players are available to be drafted | ||
| A player can only be drafted at a position they are currently listed on an official NFl roster | ||
| One minute will be given for each owner to bring up a player | ||
| An owner can place an initial bid from zero to however much money they have | ||
| Owners will have thirty seconds to top the current bid in even dollar amounts or pass | ||
| Once an owner passes on a particular player or defense they are out of the bidding | ||
| The last player to place a bid on a player is rewarded that player | ||
| This process will continue until the completion of the eight-round draft. | ||
| Each team will have one week to add two free waiver pick-ups. | ||
| 13 | The waiver hiatus will end following the completion of the draft | |
| Initial waiver pick-ups will be submitted in writing directly after the draft | ||
| If multiple people want the same player/defense a die roll will determine the winner | ||
| 14 | All players can be inserted or removed from the starting line-up until that player's | |
| round of games kicks-off or until the final deadline. | ||
| Final starting line-ups are due by 1et for Sunday's first round of games | ||
| Final Starting line-ups are due by 4et for Sunday's second round of games | ||
| All players from a previous line-up will be retained if not pulled by their deadline | ||
| No players can be started after their game kicks off or their deadline passes | ||
| 15 | Trades will cost .50 | |
| Waivers will cost 3.00 | ||
| Both are unlimited | ||
| A player must be on or have been on a NFL roster to be added | ||
| A player can only be added at a position they are currently listed at on an official | ||
| NFL roster | ||
| 16 | There will be a trade and waiver hiatus between the first kick-off of week 11 and | |
| the completion of the NFL regular season | ||
| The waiver hiatus will continue until the completion of the Masters Draft | ||
| Trades may resume following the NFL regular season | ||
| All off-season trades are free of charge | ||
| 17 | Reward and Fees post-2017 season (assuming total point leader also has best record) | |
| 1st place - $225 + transactions | ||
| 2nd place - $75 | ||
| 3rd place - $55 | ||
| 4th place - $45 | ||
| 5th place - free transactions | ||
| 18 | Reward and Fees post-2017 season (when total point leader does not have best record) | |
| 1st place - $175 + transactions | ||
| 2nd place - $100 | ||
| 3rd place - $75 | ||
| 4th place - $50 | ||
| 5th place - free transactions | ||
| 19 | The Entry fee is 50 dollars. The teams that finish in the top-four of the standings are exempt from this fee. | |
| 20 | A roster may consist of a maximum of 4 qb, 8 wr, 2 te, 2 k, 2 defenses, and one bonus of any position. | |
| All rosters are set two weeks after the completion of the draft | ||
| 21 | A starting line-up may consist of a maximum of 1 qb, 3 rb, 4 wr, 1 te, 1 k, 1 def, 1 bonus | |
| If a starting line-up exceeds the maximum number of starters then the lowest | ||
| scoring players will be chosen to fill the line-up after all scoring for the week | ||
| 22 | A $5 dollars pizza fund violation will be charged to an owner who… | |
| Starts a player who is on any Injured Reserve list | ||
| Starts a player who is not currently on an NFL roster | ||
| Starts a player on a bye week | ||
| All fees due at the next draft | ||
| 23 | The team who finishes the year with the fewest "game points" will be re-named | |
| The other owners will choose the new name by a majority vote. | ||
| $5 dollars will be charged to any owner who changes their team name | ||
| Team names may only be changed during the draft | ||
| An owner will be charged .25 for every zero they score at any position | ||
| 24 | Each even-numbered week will be designated a "skins Week" | |
| The owner or owners who have the highest point total for that week will win the skin | ||
| Each owner will contribute 8 dollars for the skins contest | ||
| An owner will win 2 dollars with their first skin (8 dollars kept to pay for skins entry) | ||
| Each subsequent skin will carry a 10 dollar award | ||
| Any ties for skins will result in an even split of the proceedings among all qualifing teams | ||
| Offensive Scoring | ||
| 25 | Touchdowns | |
| 01-09 yards = 6 points | ||
| 10-39 yards = 9 points | ||
| 40+ yards = 12 points | ||
| Out of position TD = 6 point bonus | ||
| (rb throws or catches a td, wr runs or throws a td, or qb runs or catches a td) | ||
| All two-point conversions = 2 points | ||
| Any TD scored on defense or on a kick/punt return = 6 points | ||
| 26 | Yardage | |
| Every 10 yards rushing = 1 point | ||
| Every 10 yards receiving = 1 point | ||
| Every 30 yards passing = 1 point | ||
| 27 | Kickers | |
| FG's less than 50 yards = 3 points | ||
| FG's of 50 yards or more = 5 points | ||
| Extra Points = 1 point | ||
| Defensive Scoring | ||
| 28 | All defensive TD's = 6 points | |
| All Punt/kick return TD's = 6 points | ||
| Safeties = 2 points | ||
| Fumble recoveries = 1 point | ||
| Interceptions = 1 point | ||
| Sacks = 1 point | ||
| 29 | Points allowed bonus | |
| 00-02 = 10 points | ||
| 03-06 = 7 points | ||
| 07-13 = 4 points | ||
| 14+ = no bonus | ||
| 30 | All scores will be final at the very first kick-off of the following week. (Usually Thursday). | |
| For the last week of the season all scores will be final at 12ET, seven days from the kick-off of the last | ||
| game of that week. |