N. American Dynasty League - Official Rules

These are the official rules for the North American Dynasty League -

Roster size: 13 starters, 17 bench players, 2 practice squad players

Starters -
Offense: QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, TE
Defense: DL, DL, LB, LB, DB, DB
SPTs: K

Scoring -
Offense:
Passing Yards, 25 yards per point
Passing Touchdowns, 6
Interceptions, -1
Rushing Yards, 10 yards per point
Rushing Touchdowns, 6
Reception Yards, 10 yards per point
Reception Touchdowns, 6
2-Point Conversions, 2
Fumbles Lost, -1
Offensive Fumble Return TD, 6
Kickoff and Punt Return Touchdowns, 6

Kickers
Field Goals 0-39 Yards, 3
Field Goals 40-49 Yards, 4
Field Goals 50+ Yards, 5
Point After Attempt Made, 1

Defensive Players
Tackle Solo, 1
Sack, 2
Interception, 3
Fumble Force, 2
Defensive Touchdown, 6
Safety, 2
Kickoff and Punt Return Touchdowns, 6
Block Kick, 2

There are no fractional points.



Playoffs (awarded to top 3 teams in each conference (2 division winners / wildcard winner))
Division Winner Tie-Breakers:
Division Record
Most Points
Conference Record
Head to Head
Player with Most Points (season: offensive or defensive)
Kicker with the Most Points (season)

Wildcard Winner Tie-Breakers:
Conference Record
Most Points
Head to Head
Player with Most Points (season: offensive or defensive)
Kicker with Most Points (season)

Conference Winner Tie Breakers:
Conference Record
Most Points
Head to Head
Player with Most Points (season: offensive or defensive)
Kicker with the Most Points (season)

Individual Game Tiebreakers:
Higher bench points total
Highest individual starter score
Most total starter Offensive + Special Teams TDs

 

2024 League Calendar

League Dues: February 13th
League dues are required to be paid no later than February 13th (11pm).

Official start of the 2024 Season: February 14th
This date has been amended to reflect a zero roster change policy until all dues are paid for the 2022 season.

Off-Season Roster Cut Deadline: May 4th
Rosters must be brought down to the 30 player maximum by 7pm. Rosters do not have to be in starters compliance. IF YOU FAIL TO MAKE THE DEADLINE YOUR ROSTER WILL BE CUT DOWN TO 30. CUTS WILL BE MADE BY REMOVING PLAYERS IN THIS ORDER - PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS, SPTS, KICKERS, POSITION WITH THE MOST DEPTH.

Post Draft Roster Cut (Date/Time TBD)
Any moves that occur before the season opens officially will be rescinded. Rosters must be brought down to 40 (not including IR) prior to the open of free agency. IF YOU DO NOT MAKE THE DEADLINE THERE IS NO DO-OVERS OR TAKE BACKS. IF YOU DID NOT MAKE THE NECESSARY CUTS PRIOR YOU FORFEIT THE ABILITY TO DECIDE YOUR OPENING 40 MAN ROSTER.

Monday, August 12th (8pm) - Waiver Wire Enabled
The regular season league waiver wire goes live at 8am on Tuesday, August 12th.

Monday, August 12th (8pm) - First Cut Deadline at 8pm ET
The initial cut from 45 down to 36 must be made by 8pm on August 12th. If you fail to cut your roster down before the deadline at 8pm your roster will automatically be trimmed starting with your 10th round pick and moving backwards through the draft until the roster maximum is reached. That number is 36 (not including IR). IF YOU DO NOT MAKE THE DEADLINE THERE IS NO DO-OVERS OR TAKE BACKS. IF YOU DID NOT MAKE IT PRIOR TO 8PM YOU FORFEIT THE ABILITY TO DECIDE YOUR OPENING 4 CUTS.

Monday, September 2nd (pm) - Roster Limit Deadline at 8pm ET
If you fail to cut your roster down before the deadline at 8pm your roster will automatically be trimmed down starting with your 10th round pick and moving backwards through the draft until the roster maximum is reached. That number is 30, plus 2 *practice squad players for a total of 32 (not including IR). IF YOU DO NOT MAKE THE DEADLINE THERE IS NO DO-OVERS OR TAKE BACKS. IF YOU DID NOT MAKE IT PRIOR TO 8PM YOU FORFEIT THE ABILITY TO DECIDE YOUR FINAL OPENING DAY ROSTER.

Wednesday, September 4th (8pm) - Deadline for Practice Squad designations
2 players may be placed on the PS prior to the deadline at 8pm. IF YOU FAIL TO MAKE THE DEADLINE YOUR ROSTER WILL BE ADJUSTED AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ADD/DROP PLAYERS TO THE PS TILL AFTER KICKOFF THURSDAY NIGHT (REGULAR PS RULES APPLY FOR ACTIVATION (WEEKS 4, 8 & 12)

Tuesday, November 26th (6am) - Trade Deadline
All trading for the current league year will close at 6am on Tuesday, November 23rd. TRADING WILL NOT REOPEN UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW LEAGUE SEASON

Playoffs are Week 15 - 17
The first round of the playoffs (divisional round) begins on week 15 with the conference leaders receiving bye week. The second round of the playoffs is on week 16 (conference championships). The Super bowl will be held on week 17.



*Practice squad players will be kept in the 2 TAXI spots.

The maximum number of draft picks (after initial draft) is 20. If you make trades that land you more than 20 picks you will receive your highest 20 selections. All others will be forfeited.

Trading is open and every player that is currently on your roster is in fact on your roster, meaning you have the rights to move them for players or future picks. This opens up the possibility of still getting something in return for a player that you may be looking to release to get down to the 40 man roster or potentially get up to the 40 man limit ahead of free agency.

 

Initial Draft and Yearly Draft Rules

The initial draft will consist of 32 draft picks. On the Monday of the final week of the preseason you must designate 2 players to the practice squad (one offense one defense). If you have practice squad players they must be brought onto the active roster, meaning 2 players from the active roster will need to be cut to make space.

Every draft thereafter will consist of 10 draft picks. Your number of picks will be set at 10 though you may trade picks for picks, picks for players or picks for players and picks. Prior to the draft your max roster availability is 30. At the end of the draft your max roster availability is 40. If you make trades prior to the draft that will push your roster over the 40 player max you have until the Thursday following the draft to cut players from your roster to bring your franchise within the 40 player limit. If you have less than 40 you may sign free agents to bring you up to 40 or you may continue on with less than 40. You have until the Monday of the third week of the preseason to make roster cuts to bring your roster down to 32 with 2 players designated to the practice squad.

The draft goes from worst to first (does not snake) and the previous seasons standings are set as follows -
Non-playoff teams are all in the top half of the round (1-6) and are based upon record followed by tiebreakers.
Playoff teams are all in the bottom half of the round (7-12) and based upon elimination followed by record followed by tiebreakers.

All trading for draft picks and players will be concluded on Thursday at 10pm EST the week of the draft.

The draft will always be held on a Sunday afternoon/evening in July either on the second to last or the last weekend of the month.

All available free agents including the most recent draft class are eligible to be drafted.

 

Trading, Free Agency and Waiver Wire

Trading Deadline
The deadline for trading is the Tuesday morning (8am) following week 10/beginning of week 11.

The Waiver Wire works in reverse order of the current standings. It is a 2 day waiver wire.

Trades are to be approved by the commissioner. Courtesy trading and bye week help in the form of two teams making a transaction at one point in the year then returning those players at another point is not allowed.

The Waiver Wire works in reverse order of the current standings. It is a 2 day waiver wire.

Trades are to be approved by the commissioners. Courtesy trading and bye week help in the form of two teams making a transaction at one point in the year then returning those players at another point is not allowed.

Conditional Trading
Trading players for conditional picks is allowed and the guidelines can be determined by the individual parties. If a player is traded for a conditional pick that the owner trading the pick no longer possesses, it will be replaced by the next pick in reverse order (higher pick).

Examples -
Team A trades RB Bob to Team B for their 3rd round pick with a condition set that if Bob rushes for over 1,500 yards it becomes a 2nd round selection. Team B trades away their second round pick in another transaction. Bob rushes for 1,501 yards. Being that team B no longer possesses their original 2nd round pick they must give up the immediate higher pick. Team B does not possess another 2nd round pick so they must give up their first round selection.

Team C trades WR Mike to Team D for their 3rd round pick with a condition set that if Mike does not catch MORE than 4 touchdowns it becomes a 4th round selection. Team D then trades away their 4th round pick in another transaction that nets them a higher selection in the 4th round. Mike only makes 3 TD receptions, but since Team D no longer possesses their original 4th round pick they must give up the newly acquired 4th round selection being that it is their next highest draft slot (or equal round selection) they possess.

 

Practice Squad Players

You will have 2 roster spots designated for the practice squad. THESE PLAYERS MUST BE KEPT IN THE TAXI SPOT.

You may activate these players after weeks 4, 8 and 12 (transactions must be completed before the scheduled kickoff of the following Thursday night game/beginning of weeks 5, 9 and 13). When you activate a player for the practice squad you must either send a player from your regular roster to the PS or cut a player from your regular roster so that you stay within the 30 player limit. If you cut a player from your regular roster to make space for a PS player you may fill the PS spot with any available FA.

At the end of the season our ADD/DROPS will close until the start of the new year (by FleaFlicker's calendar) so the date to finalize the 30 man roster is May 1st. If you wish to retain your practice squad players they must become part of your active 30 prior to 11pm of May first.

The PS: Add/Drops and the Waiver Wire
When making waiver claims in regards to the PS - If you are making a claim for an offensive player it must be in replacement of an offensive player. If you are making a claim for a defensive player it must be for a defensive player. All add/drops and waiver claims must follow the regular practice squad rules.

If you cut a player from your PS and want to move a player from your roster down you are free to do so. Once they are on the PS it would follow normal squad rules (weeks 5/10) after that. Basically, if you have a RB on the PS and cut him you are opening up an offensive spot on your PS that you can then fill with a player from your roster or from free agency.

Trading Practice Squad Players
Practice Squad players are trade eligible. Players that have been received that were on the trade partners practice squad are immediately roster eligible. Both teams have 24 hours from the time of the trade to declare a player to the practice squad or to make the necessary drop from the regular roster to remain roster compliant.

EXAMPLE
Team 1 trades a RB that is on the practice squad
Team 2 trades a DB

Team 1 will need to either move an offensive player onto the PS from their roster or drop a player from their regular roster to become roster compliant. The DB they received is immediately eligible to start.

Team 2 has not moved a practice squad player so they need to make no additional moves to become roster compliant. The RB they received is immediately eligible to start.

Penalty for Roster Violations (practice squad)
If an owner does not follow the regular rules for the practice squad they ay be subject to league discipline:

• 1st offense - warning issued
• 2nd offense - PS player removed and placed in free agency
• 3rd offense - both PS players removed and placed in free agency
• 4th offense - owner loses the ability to roster any PS players for the remainder of the season.

Injured Reserve Rules
Any 4 players from your roster may be placed on the IR. In the event that you have a player on the IR that no longer carries an injury designation you will have until normal weekly waivers process (Tuesday night at 11:59pm) before facing potential disciplinary action.

• 1st offense: Warning
• 2nd offense: Player cannot be used in the starting lineup for one full cycle
• 3rd offense: Player cannot be used in the starting lineup for the remainder of the season
• 4th offense: Owner loses all IR privileges for the remainder of the season

 

Inactivity Rule

All starting roster spots must be filled with a player that is eligible to be listed as a starter. No bye week or injured players* are allowed in a starting line up. If a player does not have an injury designation 24 hours prior to the kickoff of their game the manager of that roster will not receive a warning if that status changed during that 24 hour window with no line up adjustment.

Eligible Roster Guidelines:

1. Under no circumstances may an owner start a back up quarterback that is not slated to start that week. In other words, you have to field a passer that will be starting on game day. No exceptions.
2. You cannot start a player that is listed with a team but is on their practice squad. You must field starters that are actually on the game day roster. No exceptions.
3. Under no circumstances may an owner start a back up kicker that is not slated to start that week. In other words, you have to field a kicker that will be starting on game day. No exceptions.
4. Any and all back ups at RB, WR, TE, DL/EDGE, LB or DB may be utilized as starters.

The penalty structure for infractions is as follows:

1. Official Warning
2. Loss of Second Round Pick
3. Loss of First Round Pick
4. Removal From League

Individual circumstances will be taken into consideration.


Additionally, for any player that is inserted into/left in the starting line up that does not meet the outlined criteria there will be an additional 12 points added to your total to end out the season. Points totaled is a tie breaker for draft slotting. These points do not count towards winning the points title at the end of the regular season.

*In the case of injuries, there will be exceptions made if it is deemed detrimental to a franchise to field starters on game day. This determination will be made by the league commissioner.


League Dues and Payout
The league dues are $25 a season.
The league winner receives $250.
The runner-up (Super bowl loser) receives $25.
Most points receives $25.


The yearly $25 league dues deadline is Monday, February 13th at 11pm.

2024 Dues Paid:
Dynamos
Stiff Armed and Dangerous
Meat Pies
Tennessee Flood
The Accountant
Fightin' Irish Hounds
HELLCATS
Steel City Goons
Team 9 Route
Hard Rockers
Blitz Kriegers
Gang Green

2025 Dues Paid:
Tennessee Flood
Team 9 Route

 

RULES CLARIFICATIONS

In the event that there are any discrepancies with the rules, or how they may be interpreted differently depending on in season changes for unique situations or wording that may reflect multiple meanings, the league commissioner has the final word.

All questions, complaints or concerns should be directed to the league commissioner for immediate consideration.