Reminder On Contract Rules

[Suicane]

From The constitution,

2. League Contract Rules

2a. Yearly Bonus Rule For One and Two Year Deals:
The yearly bonus amount in one-year AND two-year deals offered to free agents cannot exceed the yearly amount of salary. Here is an example of a contract that is illegal.

Total Bonus - 8 million
Year 1 Salary = 2 million, Year 1 Bonus = 4 million
Year 2 Salary = 2 million, Year 2 Bonus = 4 million

The maximum total bonus allowed with those salaries would be 4 million (two million in year 1 and year 2).

Any contract that violates this rule will be voided during the next sim.



In other words, if it's a 2 year deal and the bonus is higher than the salary in either of years, it's null and void. West Virginias signing of Ty Fryar violates this rule. I'm sorry I didn't bump this warning earlier, but please take it into consideration for the rest of Free Agency and if you have any improper offers make sure to correct them.

[Kobeck]

Thanks for the reminder

[Kozure]

oops

[Kozure]

and guys, can you get the constitution linked on the front page of the web site updated. It doesn't say anything about 1 or 2 year contracts. It's what I look at usually when I have questions. Its my fault, should have remembered about the rule, but I forget this kind of crap all the time. ops:

[Mike17]

Its my fault, should have remembered about the rule, but I forget this kind of crap all the time. ops:

Translation: I was a bad, bad boy... Please spank me

[markc]

request for clarification

From The constitution,

2. League Contract Rules

2a. Yearly Bonus Rule For One and Two Year Deals:
The yearly bonus amount in one-year AND two-year deals offered to free agents cannot exceed the yearly amount of salary. Here is an example of a contract that is illegal.

Total Bonus - 8 million
Year 1 Salary = 2 million, Year 1 Bonus = 4 million
Year 2 Salary = 2 million, Year 2 Bonus = 4 million

The maximum total bonus allowed with those salaries would be 4 million (two million in year 1 and year 2).

Any contract that violates this rule will be voided during the next sim.


In other words, if it's a 2 year deal and the bonus is higher than the salary in either of years, it's null and void. West Virginias signing of Ty Fryar violates this rule. I'm sorry I didn't bump this warning earlier, but please take it into consideration for the rest of Free Agency and if you have any improper offers make sure to correct them.

Just a quick clarification,

Stanfield is asking for a bonus of 2.76 mil
1st yr - 1.11
2nd yr - 1.74

So, I can't make him an offer of say,
bonus - 2.5 mil
1st year - 2.0 mil
2nd year - 3.5 mil

Such that bonus >= avg(year1,year2)?

i.e. - max bonus is 2.0 mil?

thanks

[DakotaGeorge]

Just a quick clarification,

Stanfield is asking for a bonus of 2.76 mil
1st yr - 1.11
2nd yr - 1.74

So, I can't make him an offer of say,
bonus - 2.5 mil
1st year - 2.0 mil
2nd year - 3.5 mil

Such that bonus >= avg(year1,year2)?

i.e. - max bonus is 2.0 mil?

thanks

2.5 mil bonus
2.0 mil 1st year
3.5 mil 2nd year

Am I a homer or does that seam like a legal contract to me. matter of fact you could offer him a 4 mil bonus with that current structure above.

[DakotaGeorge]

the bonus is equal every year so a 4 mil bonus would be 2 mil bonus for each year. meaning as long as you pay him atleast 2mil in each year thats legal.

[markc]

the bonus is equal every year so a 4 mil bonus would be 2 mil bonus for each year. meaning as long as you pay him atleast 2mil in each year thats legal.

Thanks DG - for a minute I was confused that the wording "and the bonus is higher than the salary in either of years" referred to the total bonus and not the bonus spread equally to both years, but the example makes it clear it is the way you explained it.

[JesterBlaze]

Line for line the player can never make more bonus than salary might be a better way to state it.

[Suicane]

Yeah, DG and Jester have it right. Sorry if I don't explain myself very well.

[Suicane]

Texas contract to Mark McMurray is illegal and will be voided during tonights sim. Sorry Tim.