KEEPER CONTRACTS
Searching for the perfect balance between redraft and dynasty formats, the contract system was created to have the best of both worlds.
Keeper Contracts allow team owners to retain players based on specific contract types. However, the total number of contracts limits owners from retaining their entire rosters, making the draft more than just an all-rookie selection while still allowing owners to keep their star players and build for future seasons. All contracts are year-to-year, so teams are still afforded flexibility in building their dream teams.
Commissioners will have full control over the types and number of contracts their league chooses to use, as well as using Legacy Football standard contract options.
Learn more about the different types of contracts below.
Keeper Contracts allow team owners to retain players based on specific contract types. However, the total number of contracts limits owners from retaining their entire rosters, making the draft more than just an all-rookie selection while still allowing owners to keep their star players and build for future seasons. All contracts are year-to-year, so teams are still afforded flexibility in building their dream teams.
Commissioners will have full control over the types and number of contracts their league chooses to use, as well as using Legacy Football standard contract options.
Learn more about the different types of contracts below.
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OFFENSIVE CONTRACTS:
(QB | RB | WR | TE) |
Offensive firepower is the key to success in fantasy football. These contracts allow you to maintain the offensive players you drafted and traded so hard to get.
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DEFENSIVE CONTRACTS:
(DT | DE | LB | CB | S) |
"Defense wins championships" and maintaining a stacked defensive core is key to that becoming a reality. Exclusive to leagues that use IDP roster settings.
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ROOKIE CONTRACTS:
(All positions if requirements are met) |
Rookie Contracts are reserved for players that were drafted during the fantasy draft of their rookie NFL season. These can be both offensive and defensive players.
For a player to maintain rookie eligibility, they must be: 1. Drafted during their rookie season 2. Never dropped and released to free agency 3, Kept under contract at the end of the season. If a rookie contract eligible player is cut, they lose their contract option. If they are traded, the rookie contract rights are transferred to the new team. If a rookie eligible player is kept under a different contract type, their rookie eligibility remains active but a year of eligibility is still used. Teams will most likely have a variety of players drafted from different seasons, staggering the rookie contracts. When a rookie contract expires, the player must then be kept on a traditional contract to remain on the team at the end of the next season. Example: Bijon Robinson (Drafted in 2023) Team A selects Bijon during the 2023 fantasy draft. Bijon is rookie eligible during the: 2023-24 Season (Year 1) 2024-25 Season (Year 2) 2025-26 Season (Year 3) Bijon would remain on Team A's roster at the beginning of the 2026-27 Season, but at the end of the 2027 Season, he is no longer rookie contract eligible. |
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PRACTICE SQUAD:
(All positions if requirements are met) |
Practice Squad Contracts are made to allow teams the opportunity to hold on to a young player for one season to see how they develop. Standard is any rookie player, but settings allow for it to be adjusted.
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FLEX CONTRACTS:
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Flex Contracts are designed for an additional player regardless of position.
These contracts do not count against other contract type position limits, allowing additional players to be kept if a team chooses to have a less balanced record and a higher positional strength. |
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SPECIALITY CONTRACTS:
(HC | D/ST) |
Specialty Contracts are used for specialty positions.
Leagues that use Head Coach or Team Defense positions have the option to keep a coach or D/ST under this contract type. |