If a place you declare as "Match Eligible" is bid on, in the case you decline to match the contract, you are entitled to future draft compensation from the player's new team. All selections awarded are for the following season. (For example: You lose a "Match Eligible Free Agent in the 2003 offseason, you will receive an equivalent draft selection in the 2004 SFL draft.)
Draft selections will be transferred from the signing team and are not additional picks, such as compensatory picks in the NFL. A team bidding on a match eligible player should be aware of the prices of potentially winning a designated player, as once the contract is submitted, it is final.
The round of the pick is determined by the first year contract of the player signed as a "Match Eligible Free Agent". Salary date is as follows:
Match Eligible Compensation for 2010 & beyond
1st Round Pick: $5.22M+
2nd Round Pick: $3.62M - $5.21M
3rd Round Pick: $2.34M - $3.61M
4th Round Pick: $1.81M - $2.33M
5th Round Pick: $1.15M - $1.80M
6th Round Pick: $1.02M - $1.14M
7th Round Pick: $1.01M or less
If you bid on two or more Match Eligible players within the same salary range, you must have draft equity for both players.
If you do not have the necessary draft equity, for any reason, you will surrender the next highest draft pick if the team declines to match the contract.
Example: You sign a player to 3rd round compensation and the original team declines. You do not have a 2nd or 3rd round pick but hold a 1st round pick. The compensation for that player now becomes a 1st round pick.
If you sign a player and do not have the appropriate compensation AND do not have any higher compensation, the Commissioner Committee reserves the right to determine appropriate action. Likewise, if you sign multiple players in the match eligible phase and do not have enough draft pick compensation for all of them, but have acceptable compensation for some of them, the Commissioner Committee will determine how to proceed. |