Premier Dynasty

1. League Overview

The purpose of these bylaws is to (1) ensure a fair and fun league for all owners, (2) promote the long-term viability of the league. If a rule is not explicitly stated, interpretations will consider these criteria and new rules will be voted on and documented. If this document disagrees with league site settings, site settings prevail until corrected.

• 12 teams playing a 13-game schedule with 3 weeks of playoffs.
• 41 roster spots — 492 players on rosters at a time during the regular season.
• 17 starters: QB / 2RB / 3WR / TE / 2 FLEX (RB/WR/TE) / K / 3LB / 2DB / 2DL / 1 IDP FLEX
• 2 Injured Reserve slots.
• No league dues — this is a FREE, competitive league on FleaFlicker.
• Bad language is frowned upon. Team names should be relatively appropriate.
• 4-round rookie draft completed after the NFL Draft and before the preseason.
• Rookie draft order: reverse standings for playoff teams, potential points for non-playoff teams.
• Unlimited taxi squad available only for drafted rookies placed immediately after drafting. Taxi squad players can be traded but cannot be re-added after removal.
• Full 1.0 PPR scoring system.
• Free agents acquired by Blind Bid Auction (FAAB) processed on Wednesdays.
• Three-week, six-team playoff structure (NFL Weeks 14–16). Top 2 teams by record get a bye.
• First tiebreaker: head-to-head record. Second tiebreaker: points scored.
• Trading prohibited from the beginning of NFL Week 14 to the end of Week 16.
• INACTIVITY WILL BE PUNISHED BY REMOVAL. Inactivity includes failure to respond to messages, trade offers, league votes, and setting lineups.

2. Inaugural Draft (Historical)

The league was established with a 36-round startup draft completed on June 19th, 2017. All current NFL players and 2017 rookies were eligible. The draft was conducted in a snake format, and trading inaugural draft picks, players, and future picks was permitted during the draft. Initial draft position was selected at random.

3. Annual Rookie Draft

Each year after the NFL Draft, Premier Dynasty holds a 4-round rookie draft. Only players who are rookies that year are eligible. The draft is not a snake draft — the order stays the same in every round, so the team picking 1st overall picks 1st in all four rounds.

Draft Order

The system rewards bad records while preventing tanking:

• Non-playoff teams: Ordered by potential points (optimal lineup score), not actual points. This prevents tanking by benching star players.
• Playoff teams: Champion picks 12th, Runner-Up picks 11th, Semifinal losers at picks 9–10 (ranked inversely by optimal points), First-round losers at picks 7–8 (ranked inversely by optimal points).

Roster Cutdown

At the beginning of the new league year, all teams must reduce their rosters to 41 players or fewer, including IR and taxi squad players. Taxi squad players are cleared at the end of the season and must be promoted or released before the new league year begins.

4. Injured Reserve & Taxi Squad

Injured Reserve

Two (2) IR slots are available for players with the official NFL "Injured Reserve" designation. Players on IR during the season do not count as a roster spot (up to 43 players on the team), but must be removed when the new league year starts.

Taxi Squad

The taxi squad is an unlimited holding area for players you draft as rookies. Players can be stashed there immediately after being drafted and do not count against the 41-man roster limit.

• Players can only be placed on the taxi squad immediately after being drafted. You cannot add someone to the taxi squad later.
• Moving a player from the taxi squad to your active roster is permanent. They cannot be sent back, regardless of whether they played or sat the bench.
• Taxi squad players can be traded. If you receive a taxi squad player via trade, you may immediately place them on your own taxi squad.
• Taxi squads are cleared at the end of each season. Players must be moved to the active roster or released before the new league year begins.

5. Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB)

FAAB allocates a budget of fake money to each team each season for bidding on free agents on waivers. Waiver claims go to the highest bidder. If two bids tie, the player goes to the team with the worse record.

Do not blow the entire budget early. Save some for injury emergencies mid-season when key players at thin positions become available.

6. League Resources

• FleaFlicker: fleaflicker.com/nfl/leagues/294367
• GroupMe: Main league chat. Type @commands to access league links and bot commands.
• Google Drive: Bylaws, trade history, spreadsheets — link available via @commands in GroupMe.

GroupMe is the primary communication platform. All owners are expected to have access. If GroupMe is unavailable to you, notify the Commissioner of an alternative.

7. Starting Lineup & Rosters

Rosters are capped at 41 players during the season (excluding taxi squad). Each week you submit 17 starters:

• Players are locked into the starting lineup at game kickoff on a player-by-player basis.
• Inactive players and bye-week players in the starting lineup will not be tolerated.
• If you know you'll be unavailable, contact the Commissioner to arrange lineup management.

8. Scoring

Offense

Defense (IDP)

Kicking

9. Playoffs

Playoffs take place during NFL Weeks 14–16. The six playoff teams are seeded by regular season record.

• Top 6 teams by overall regular season record qualify.
• Tiebreaker: head-to-head, then total points scored.
• Top 2 seeds receive a first-round bye in Week 14.
• Playoff bracket is not reseeded after Round 1 upsets.
• Trading closes at the start of Week 14 and remains closed through the end of Week 16.

Playoff Tiebreakers (no ties allowed)

1. Most starter TDs
2. Highest individual starter score
3. Total bench points
4. Coin toss

10. Waivers & Free Agency

Any player not on a league roster is a free agent. Free agents can be claimed during two periods each week:

• Waiver Period: Begins after the final NFL game of each week. Bidding is processed Wednesday mornings (~8 AM ET). Highest FAAB bid wins. Ties go to the team with the worst record.
• First Come, First Served (FCFS): After waivers process on Wednesday, remaining unclaimed free agents are available instantly on a FCFS basis.
• Free agents whose NFL teams have played in a game, and players dropped since the last Waiver Period ended, are not eligible until the following Waiver Period.
• Dropped players sit on waivers for a minimum of 24 hours.

11. Trades

Trading is the lifeblood of a dynasty league. Limits on trading shall be rare, and when in doubt, a trade will be allowed.

Trade Rules

• All trades go through a 48-hour review window after being accepted.
• Trading is prohibited from the start of Week 14 through the end of Week 16 (playoffs).
• FAAB budget cannot be included in trades.
• Future draft picks can be traded just like players.
• Conditional trades (based on standings or player performance) are allowed but must be documented on the league spreadsheet.
• "Delayed" or "two-part" trades where players are agreed to be traded but withheld for a week or more are prohibited.
• Owners must respond to trade offers within 24 hours.

Commissioner Trade Veto

The Commissioner may veto a trade that is obviously anti-competitive or not in the league's best interest. A Commissioner veto can be overridden by 6 of the 10 non-commissioner owners. In trades involving the Commissioner's team, the Assistant Commissioner approves, or a 48-hour majority vote is held.

Trade Rescission

Once a trade is proposed and accepted, it cannot be rescinded except for legitimate owner error reported within 5 minutes of acceptance. Buyer's remorse, seller's remorse, or failure to do due diligence do not qualify.

12. Offseason Acquisitions

During the offseason, owners may trade, add, and drop an unlimited number of players, provided they do not violate existing rules. FleaFlicker allows offseason transactions normally. Offseason free agent pickups are first-come, first-served — no FAAB bidding required.

13. Changing League Rules

Proposed rule or scoring changes must be communicated to all owners, typically via the official GroupMe chat during the offseason.

• Binary votes: 7 of 12 owners voting in favor results in a successful change.
• Multi-option votes: The option with the most votes wins. If no single option receives the most votes, the proposal fails. The proposer gets one additional opportunity to resubmit a variation in the same calendar year.
• Changes take effect the following league year unless otherwise specified.

14. Owner Responsibilities

Participation is the lifeblood of this league. Owners are expected to stay active and engaged year-round — during both the season and offseason.

• Set a current, legal lineup every week (no bye-week or inactive starters).
• Respond to trade offers within 24 hours.
• Respond promptly to Commissioner communications and private messages.
• Participate in league votes and debates.
• Keep team names clean and appropriate.
• Notify the Commissioner if you'll be away for an extended period.
• Maintain the required minimum/maximum roster size.

15. Anti-Competitive Conduct

The following are strictly prohibited and subject to sanctions including immediate removal:

Tanking

Owners must set their best available lineup every week, even if out of playoff contention. Knowingly benching star players in favor of marginal, injured, or bye-week players to improve draft position is tanking. A first offense brings Commissioner sanctions; a second offense results in immediate removal.

Anti-Competitive Trades

Trades that worsen your own team to benefit another team competing against a third team you want to lose are prohibited. Owners intending not to return to the league may not make trades; they must announce their retirement and let the replacement owner inherit an intact team.

Collusion

Any arrangement between two or more owners to influence game outcomes, draft standing, or player availability is collusion. Trading a player with the condition that it be traded back is collusion and expressly prohibited.

Dumping

Cutting obviously valuable players without good reason — to boost draft position, make players available through collusion, or sabotage the league — is not tolerated.

Indifference

Failing to set a starting lineup or replace clearly inactive/injured/bye-week starters through indifference is a sanctionable offense. Doing it twice in a season results in removal.

16. Owner Sanctions

The Commissioner has authority to impose sanctions against any owner found to have violated league rules. Sanctions will be rare, appropriate to the offense, and proportionate to its severity.

Possible sanctions include: public warning, point deductions, retroactive trade cancellation, suspension of waiver or trading rights, forced player drops, loss of future draft picks, loss of waiver priority, and removal from the league.

The Commissioner may use an owner's past record in considering length or severity of sanctions. All Commissioner sanctions are final, binding, and can only be overturned by a unanimous vote of all other owners.

17. Commissioner Committee

The Commissioner Committee (Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner) has final authority over all actions, activities, votes, and rule changes necessary to run a fair and competitive league.

Commissioner duties include maintaining league logistics, facilitating drafts, setting orphaned team lineups, applying penalties, voiding rules-violating trades, and managing the league calendar and resources.

In the rare case of a situation not covered by the bylaws, the Commissioner Committee reserves the right to rule in the best interest of the league. The intent is not to grant unchecked power but to ensure fair and necessary executive action.