Post by Washington Imperials GM on Sept 14, 2010 22:15:06 GMT -5
If a player retires with years left on contract you may keep them on your active roster and pay thier salary as normal or you may move them to a reserved retired list (no limit to players but you must provide link to prove player is retired) once on the reserve retired list his salary does not count against your cap.
If the player does not come back to the NFL by Week One of the season he retires the player must be dropped at no penalty. This drop may not happen until the start of Week One of the Regular Season.
If a player unretires by week one of the NFL season he must be moved back to the active roster or bought out using regular buyout rules by week one of the regular NFL Season. This move must happen immediately unless the action would put the team the retired player is on over the salary cap.
If buying out the player causes the owner to be over the salary cap he must then be moved to the active roster instead.
If moving the player to the active roster causes the team to go over the cap he remain on the reserved retired list until that team reduces his salary cap to a point where the retired player will not cause the team he is on to be over the salary cap.
If by Week One of the NFL regular season the (unretired) player is still on the retired reserved list he will be cut for no cost to the free agent pool but the team he played for will be penalized by losing a draft pick.
Players on the reserved retired list can not be traded unless they return to the NFL.
Determining the draft pick penalty.
If the retired player that causes the loss of a draft pick costs $5 or more in annual salary the offending team loses a 1st round draft pick.
If the retired player that causes the loss of a draft pick costs $3-$4 in annual salary the offending team loses a 2nd round draft pick.
If the retired player that causes the loss of a draft pick costs $2 or less in annual salary the offending team loses a 3rd round draft pick.
If the player does not come back to the NFL by Week One of the season he retires the player must be dropped at no penalty. This drop may not happen until the start of Week One of the Regular Season.
If a player unretires by week one of the NFL season he must be moved back to the active roster or bought out using regular buyout rules by week one of the regular NFL Season. This move must happen immediately unless the action would put the team the retired player is on over the salary cap.
If buying out the player causes the owner to be over the salary cap he must then be moved to the active roster instead.
If moving the player to the active roster causes the team to go over the cap he remain on the reserved retired list until that team reduces his salary cap to a point where the retired player will not cause the team he is on to be over the salary cap.
If by Week One of the NFL regular season the (unretired) player is still on the retired reserved list he will be cut for no cost to the free agent pool but the team he played for will be penalized by losing a draft pick.
Players on the reserved retired list can not be traded unless they return to the NFL.
Determining the draft pick penalty.
If the retired player that causes the loss of a draft pick costs $5 or more in annual salary the offending team loses a 1st round draft pick.
If the retired player that causes the loss of a draft pick costs $3-$4 in annual salary the offending team loses a 2nd round draft pick.
If the retired player that causes the loss of a draft pick costs $2 or less in annual salary the offending team loses a 3rd round draft pick.