2022 FFL Rule Changes

The following are changes to the FFL Rule Book for the 2022 season that clarify and modify certain items based on prior seasons' precedents (more details on each of the below items can be found in the Rule Book itself):

Rule 2-A and 2-B:
Rosters expand from 18 to 19 players, with number of wide receivers going from 5 to 6; lineups will have 3 wide receivers (this was announced prior to 2022).

Rule 2-D: Upon FFL re-opening, coaches over roster limits at given position must address situation before being able to re-sign any of their Restricted Free Agents.

Rule 3-B:
If a depth chart is submitted that includes practice squad rookies, then those players will be presumed activated if a coach does not clearly indicate the same at the time of submission.

Rule 4-B: Lineups sent to only the commissioner must be re-submitted to the entire league before it can be accepted (normal lineup submission deadlines still apply).

Rule 4-C: Emails simply stating that the coach wishes to use the same lineup as the prior week are no longer valid lineup submissions; all lineups must be fully typed out in the email body. Coaches do not need to include the player's position or first name, but if the coach has multiple players with the same last name, it is strongly suggested the coach clearly indicate which player(s) are to be in the lineup.

Rule 4-I: Depth Chart Instance Policy has been updated for the 2022 season; see updated Policy for a more detailed explanation.

Rule 9-A: Coaches who sign players must email the transaction to the entire league; emails sent only to the commissioner will not be processed, and he will ask the coach to forward the email to the league or re-send the email to the league; if another coach signs the player under the correct procedure before this can occur, then that coach would receive the player instead of the first coach.

Rule 9-B: If a player is eligible for multiple positions on other fantasy football sites, his FFL eligibility will be based on his listed position on NFL.com; multi-position eligible players can only be inserted in lineups once.

Rule 9-F: Changed to reflect expansion of NFL schedule to 18 weeks.

Rule 10-E: If the commissioner wishes to make a waiver claim, he can either send the email to a coach lower on the waiver list than his team, or he may opt to send the claim to the coach who cut the player since that coach cannot make a waiver claim in this case.

Rule 13: Defense returning a missed field goal for a touchdown will earn 6 points (like a blocked field goal).

For Pro Bowl only, additional scoring brackets have been added: scoring plays of 75+ yards will count 15 points (30 points for out-of-position scores), field goals of 60+ yards will count 8 points, and special teams touchdowns (i.e. kickoff and punt returns) will count 6 points for a team defense (with that position changing from DEF to DST for the Pro Bowl only).

Rule 14-F
: Changed to reflect the expansion of the NFL schedule to 18 weeks; if the Week 16 Fantasy Bowl ends in a tie, then the Pro Bowl will be moved to Week 18 to enable a champion to be determined in Week 17.  If there is still a tie in Week 17, then the championship tiebreaker rules will apply.

Players on Injured Reserve can be named to all-division teams, but are ineligible to play in Pro Bowl even if they are no longer injured; injury replacements will be designated by commissioner for these and other players injured/inactive between team announcements and start of Week 17 based on points scored for season, with highest-scoring players not already on Pro Bowl rosters being chosen first.

Rule 14-G: Commissioner will nominate and coaches (excluding commissioner) will vote for FFL Awards, using ranked choice voting; see primer on main page for full details.

Rule 15-B: It is the coach's responsibility to request a scoring review; if one is not requested, the score as of the Wednesday deadline is final regardless of whether or not score is 100% accurate.


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