Holdout
Renegotiations
Players
retiring before their MAX retirement year as listed
below are considered "holdouts" rather than
retired, dissatisfied with their current contract
arrangement and unwilling to play for their team in
the upcoming season unless their deal is restructured.
Position |
Max
Age |
QB |
15 |
HB/FB |
13 |
WR/TE |
12 |
C/G/T |
14 |
DE/DT |
13 |
LB |
14 |
CB/S |
12 |
K |
15 |
P |
11 |
RESTRUCTURED
CONTRACT SALARY GUIDELINES
GMs may elect to restructure the contracts of
any "holdout" as follows:
A player making between $0.500 and $4.000
at the time of his holdout will end his holdout for
a salary equivalent to 2x his previous salary
(i.e. a player making $3.000 the prior season will
earn $6.000 during the upcoming season under a Restructured
Contract).
A player making more than $4.000 at
the time of his holdout will end his holdout for an
additional $4.000 per season (i.e. a player
making $6.000 the prior season will earn $10.000 during
the upcoming season under a Restructured Contract).
LEAGUE
NOTIFICATION
GMs must notify the League Office of holdouts
on their team who will receive Restructured Contracts
by 9:00 p.m. ET on the Monday immediately following
the conclusion of the Regular Season (Week 15;
Round 1 of the Playoffs).
All submissions must be made using the Submit Restructured
Contract link on the Team Page in the Management
Console.
GMs
reserve the right to restructure the contract of any
player who holds out. By default players will not
have their contracts restructured unless the contract
is selected as such in the console. By not selecting
a player using the link on the Team Page by the Monday
deadline, the player's contract is not restructured
and he officially retires from the USAFL.
GUARANTEED
1-YEAR CONTRACTS
A player with a Restructured Contract can NOT
be cut by the team during the offseason in which he
had his contract restructured (as is the case with
rookie draft picks). In the first year of a restructured
contract, the player will show on the team's roster
with the "RN" designation and wiil not be
eligible to be cut.
MULTIPLE
HOLDOUTS
A player can hold out and have his contract restructured
multiple times throughout his career.
UNLIMITED
RESTRUCTURED CONTRACTS
Beyond salary cap constraints, there is no limit
to the number of players a GM can offer Restructured
Contracts to during a given season, or to the number
of players on a team's roster that can have Restructured
Contracts at any given time.
FREE
AGENCY
A player currently showing YR 6 or YR 11 on the
Team Roster who previously signed a Restructured Contract
remains eligible for Free Agency that offseason, even
if the player restructured his contract earlier that
same offseason. As per existing Free Agency rules,
a player who signed a Restructured Contract must be
offered a Free Agency contract that is equal to, or
greater than, his current salary at the time of Free
Agency. If a YR 11 player that had previously
signed a YR 6 Free Agent contract holds out for a
new contract, because that player now earns a salary
of $1.000 at the time of his holdout, the player will
end his holdout for a salary of $2.000 and will still
be eligible for Free Agency that same offseason.
FRANCHISE
PLAYERS
A player currently showing YR 3 or YR 5 on the
Team Roster who previously signed a Restructured Contract
remains eligible to be designated a Franchise Player
per the Franchise Player designation rules currently
in place in the USAFL. Players who due to an earlier
restrutured contract have a salary at or above the
standard FP salary ($6 for FP3 and $10 for FP5) will
have their current salary increased by $2 at the time
of Franchise Player designation. A current Franchise
Player who signs a Restructured Contract will retain
his "FP" designation in the Team Management
console, and will continue to count towards that team's
allowed allotment of FP contracts for as long as the
player is with the team.
TRADES
A player with a Restructured Contract can be traded
at any time per existing USAFL rules and related deadlines.
ROSTER
CUTS
A player with a past Restructured Contract who
is officially released on the Roster Cut Deadline
can be claimed by any other team later that offseason
as a Waiver Claim in WWC for the veteran salary of
1.000. If that player is not claimed in WWC then he
will officially retire from the USAFL.
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