League Rules

This league will consist of the 9 current CFL teams and will start with Season 1 and move forward from there.
Historical players will be used starting with 1970 then 1971, 1972 etc..
The league will use REAL progression.

SCHEDULE
18 game regular season

PLAYOFFS
6 teams will make the playoffs - top 3 teams from each Division
Regular Season Standing Tie breakers will be based on highest point differential first, then vs record, followed by pennant chase power ranking.
Crossover Rule: It is possible for 4th place team in one division to take over the 3rd seed in the opposite division if their win % is higher.,
Top team in each division receives a bye in the Division Semifinals
#2 and #3 seeded teams play each other in the Division Semifinals
Winner of Division Semifinals plays the #1 seed in the Division in the Division Final
Winners of the Division Finals play for the Grey Cup

CONTRACTS
Players will be signed to contracts via the pennant chase contract feature. Max contract is 5 years and players CAN be resigned when their contracts expire.

ROOKIES
Rookie draft will be 3 rounds.
Rookies will be randomly imported as required by position and will continuing with years 1971, 1972, 1973 etc...
The following guideline will be used for deciding how many players to import for each position. Looking to have enough players in the league so that every team could potentially have the following number.
QB -3
RB -4
WR - 4
TE- 3
OL - 10
DE - 4
DT - 4-6
LB - 4-6
CB - 5
S - 3

SALARY CAP
The initial salary cap will be set at the highest team salary once all contracts have been signed prior to the start of the inaugural season. The salary CAP will increase by 5% when 5 or more teams are within 2% of the CAP ceiling. Player raises and base rates will also increase over time. The salary cap will retract by 5% if there are zero teams within 2% of the the cap ceiling,

FREE AGENTS
Free Agency will be handled differently in this league and will be run through a supplemental draft. The bigger Free Agents tend to go to the competitive teams so the first round order will be based on competitiveness.
For the 1st round: The Grey Cup Winner will select first overall followed by the runner up, the division/league champs will draft next (highest record). The rest of the first round will be based on that seasons standings. Tie breakers will be based on highest point differential first, then vs record, followed by pennant chase power ranking.
Remaining Free Agent Rounds: draft order will be random (using the pennant chase random function) to fill out rosters. Teams will then have the opportunity to sign the free agents to contracts via PC contract feature.

Players with gap years in their historical stats due to injury etc.. These players can be advanced a year when they reach their year off.The onus is on the team that signs the player to let the commish know what players when the year arrives.

ALL-PROS Team Selection
All-Pro Teams will be selected at the conclusion of the season.

Trade Deadline
Week 18

League Settings

Year Range of Stats	1970 - 2023
Roster Size	45
Rules	Pro (NFL)
Two Point Conv	Yes
Defense	Draft Individual Players
O-Line	Draft Individual Players
Keepers	(45 keepers)
Change Stats Allowed
Free Agency
Drops
No-Drop List
Injuries	(17 games max)
Player Training	(1 schedule days)
User Sims