Emerald - Fantasy Football Ultimate Keeper Cap League

Rookie/Free Agent draft will start on August 12th, all Leagues will participate in the Rookie/Free agent draft to fill all open roster spots. Each team must have at least 1 QB 2 RB 2 WR 1 TE 1 K and 1 D. The remaining 9 positions will be left to you. Any team that does not draft the required players will have their pick removed and a player added for them. Please make sure to draft what you need. The drafts will be held live in our programs draft room. I will turn these on over the next week so teams can start ranking their players. The first round will have a max time limit of 6 hours. This will be done to ensure that all owners are alive and picking. If pick times run out, the commissioner will be forced to make the selection for that team. There will be auto que pick selections owners can use to help ensure you get your pick in as fast as possible.
All drafts need to be completed by August 20. The timer for rounds 2 and so on will have a 4 hour time limit. All rounds will have a delay between 11pm and 6am. If drafts are not completed by August 22, the draft timer will be turned on to two minutes at 7PM ET, that day to complete the draft. All draft orders are posted on the leagues homepage. All rosters are listed on the salary page as well as in the program.

Rosters with Salaries:

Emerald Salary Cap information - FD Totals and Team Cap
Restricted free agent list - Restricted Free Agents for 2025 free agency

Winter Meetings - May 21 - May 24 for 2024
All teams can talk trade this week and prepare for free agency. Trading will begin weekly during the trading period starting in free agency. Weekly trading rules apply with the last Thursday in the free agency period as the last day trades can be submitted in free agency (6/9/24). Trading will reopen at the start of the season. League Fees are due no later than 5/27/2024 for all teams. If your league fee is not paid, your team will not be allowed to make trades and may be subject to be posted for sale or late fees.

Free Agency Bidding period will be as follows:
Periods: 1 & 2

1) From 5/28 at 12:00 AM until 6/4 at 11:59 PM
Stale bid is 5 days from last bid cast on a player.

2) From 6/5 at 12:00 AM until 6/9 at 6:00 PM
Stale bid is 2 days from last bid cast on a player.

Any bids made after Period two ends will have a 24 hour Stale time from the last bid made. No New Players can be added after period 2. Players on the board will last until they go stale.

Bids must be a minimum of 1 and in minimum increments of .5. You may start a bid at what you feel a player should be bid at as long as it is equal to or greater then 1.

See the rules for penalties for over bidding and restrictions on releasing players in free agency and in the Rookie/Free Agent draft

Bids should be posted like this:
Position and Player or Team Name / Bid amount / Team making the bid
Examples: QB Joe Montana / 7 FD's / Executioners
DEF Cowboys / 5 FD's / Executioners

Once a player or team has been bid on, any further bids on that player or team should be done on the same thread. If you want to bid on a posted player or team, click on the bid and post a reply to the post. Each post has the time and date listed. Every time a bid is made the time starts over again just like a new bid. Any Restricted Free Agents not bid on during the free agent period will become a unrestricted free agent and will be available for the FA/Rookie Draft. Once a bid has been placed on the board it is deemed official and will not be removed.

After the 2024 Rookie/Free Agent draft has been completed, the rosters will be locked until the week prior to the start of the season. Trading will then open that week as well per our league rules.

Trading will start one week prior to the start of the season when the leagues reopen for the 2024 season.

A reminder on what can be traded:
Active roster players, FD's, Future Draft picks only if you are paid in full for that season.

Trading of Future Draft Picks (You will only be allowed to trade a future draft pick if you are paid in full for that season. If you are not paid in full for that season, please do not submit the trade as it will not be sent out for a vote) This will be strictly enforced so if you want to trade future draft picks, you should pay for your future years prior to submitting that kind of trade.

Trading Submits:

All trade requests must be E-mailed to the Commissioner. You must include your team name, player (s) being traded, Salaries of the players in the trade, team name that you are trading with, and the player (s) being acquired with their salaries. Please include the salary of the players in the trade when submitting a trade or it will be sent back to you to resubmit. Trades must be submitted by both teams before the trade deadline each week. The trade deadline is prior to week 11. Rosters must be complete at all times and minimum positions requirements must be maintained. Once a trade is sent out for a vote by the commissioner, the trade is considered official and cannot be taken off the trade board until voted on. The vote will determine the approval or disapproval. The salary of your team must never exceed the salary cap of 45 years. Weekly trading is Tuesday at 9:00 AM EST through Thursday at 9:00 PM EST each week during weeks 1 through 9. The season trade deadline is the Thursday prior to week 11.

2014 Season: Champion Ruptured Ducks 92.5 vs Alan`s Colts 74.2
High Points Ruptured Ducks 198.2 Division winners: Alan`s Colts, Gridiron Glory II

2015 Season: Champion Executioners 97.8 vs Alan's Colts 87.6
High Points P.T. Players 241.8 Division winners: Alan's Colts , Midnight Enterprise

2016 Season: Champion Alan's Colts 163.6 vs Executioners 145.6
High Points: Midnight Enterprise 220.1 Division winners: Birmingham Apaches , Bengals

2017 Season: Champion Midnight Enterprise 142.7 vs Ruptured Ducks 70.5
High Points: Doylestown Dominators 213.1 Division winners: Birmingham Apaches , Alan's Colts

2018 Season: Champion Bucks County Blitz 161.5 vs Midnight Enterprise 150.7
High Points Executioners 238.6 Division winners: Team 1, Midnight Nexus

2019 Season: Champion Midnight Enterprise 185.4 vs Ghostzapper 172.5
High Points PA Punishers 240.9 Division winners: Bucks County Blitz, Ghostzapper

2020 Season: Champion PT Players 134.6 vs Alan's Colts 97.8
High Points Ghostzapper 210.2 Division winners: Nashville Vikings, PT Players

2021 Season: Champion Midnight Enterprise 151 vs Nashville Vikings 92.4
High Points PA Punishers 248.8 Division winners: Executioners, PA Punishers

2022 Season: Champion Nashville Vikings 121.2 vs PT Players 113.7
High Points Executioners 216.7 Division winners: Executioners, PA Punishers

2023 Season: Champion Alan's Colts 189.6 vs Doylestown Dominators 133.9
High Points Executioners 214.2 Division winners: P.T. Players, Executioners

Fantasy Football
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Emerald League Homepage 2024

Link to the Emerald League weekly Program
League fees for this league are due by 5/27/24
League Payment Information is at the bottom of this page

Rosters with Salaries:

Free Agency Period for 2024:

Trading Submits:

Payments:

League History:

Fantasy Football Keeper Cap Expert Leagues

Emerald League Homepage 2024

Link to the Emerald League weekly Program League fees for this league are due by 5/27/24 League Payment Information is at the bottom of this page

Rosters with Salaries:

Free Agency Period for 2024:

Trading Submits:

Payments:

League History:

Fantasy Football
Keeper Cap Expert Leagues

Link to the Emerald League weekly Program
League fees for this league are due by 5/27/24
League Payment Information is at the bottom of this page