The League of Football Nations
Welcome to The League of Football Nations
LFN is a spirited approach to dynasty in which owners will select and support a single NFL team as the core of their entire dynasty roster. This is a full IDP league with 40 roster slots.
Buy-In is $50, due by April 1st each year for the following season. If you have not paid by this date, your team will be forfeited, and you are not able to make trades involving draft picks until the year has been paid for. You may pay by LeagueSafe at https://www.leaguesafe.com/join/3866086 , PayPal: davidxhorn@yahoo.com, or Venmo: davidxhorn. LeagueSafe is the recommended method of payment for accountability purposes.
PAID for 2023: Chase, Wren, David, Jon, Bill, Ray, Steve, Andy, Tyler O, Tyler B, Tony
PAID for 2024: Steve, Luke, Tyler B, David, Chase, Andy
Snapshot:
20 starters each week: 10 on offense (1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 SUPERFLEX, 2 FLEX) and 11 on defense (3 DT/DE, 3 LB, 2 S, 2 CB)
20 Bench Slots
2 IR Slots (PUP and worse only)
0.5 PPR, 0.5 PP1D
PAYOUT:
Win in 1st Round of Playoffs - $25
Win in 2nd Round of Playoffs - $50
Championship - $400
How It Works
Team Selection
Owners will be given a randomized draft order as soon as all have paid the $100 league dues. When the selection process begins, they will have 12 hours to select an NFL team to support. Once they have selected their team, they then begin to choose 15 players from that team's roster to draft onto their fantasy team. All owners must have their 15 players submitted to David (you may email at davidxhorn@yahoo.com) within 24 hours of the last team selected. Teams must be named (Insert Team) Nation.
Rookie Drafts
Each rookie draft will be 4 rounds long, and take place on May 1. Before the rookie draft begins every year, a team may opt to gain exclusive rights to a rookie on their chosen NFL team before the draft occurs. This player is added to the owner's roster, and then the draft continues as normal.
Trading Players
Any player can be traded for other players or for future draft capital (if those years ave been paid for). Whatever trade is worked out between owners must be presented to the Commissioner, and the Commissioner will approve or veto and then push it through.
Roster Requirements
Each roster should have at least NINE players from the Nation they are representing. If at any time the team does not meet this requirement, the Commissioner will drop the last added player from the team, and replace him with an appropriate player. If there is a trade that would put either owner below this threshold, it will be vetoed.
Waiver Wire
From August 1 to December 31, waivers clear on Wednesdays and will use a waiver claim system. From January 1 until July 31, no players/free agents may be added, but owners may trade between themselves.
Calendar of Events for 2023
Dec 24, 2022 - Final waiver processing for offseason
Jan 2023 - League Survey goes out
April 1, 2023 - League fees due.
April 30, 2023 - Roster expands to 45 to account for new rookies
May 1, 2023 - Rookie Draft (5 rounds, 1st round is done by selecting your team's best rookie)
Aug 1, 2023 - Roster returns to 40.
Aug 2, 2023 - Waivers open.
League Rule Changes
New league rules and rule changes will be presented in the week prior to the rookie draft each year. A new rule must pass an 80% vote to be accepted.
2021
Reduce number of players required from your NFL team to 9 (down from 10)
2022
Remove 1 starting RB position and replace it with FLEX
Miscellaneous Rules
Playoff Seeding
6 teams will make the playoffs. The top two teams in each division will make the playoffs. The 1st place teams will be seeded #1 and 2, and the 2nd place teams in each division will be seeded as #3 and 4. The next best two records make it as the wildcard. Tiebreakers are as follows:
Best Head-to-Head record
If in same division, best Division Record
Highest Average Points per Game
Hardest Schedule (based on record)
Hardest Schedule (based on points)
Expansion
Expansion Teams
Each existing owner will choose 12 players on their roster to be marked an "Untouchable" in the Expansion Draft. Then, the new owner(s) will select one player from each team to add to their own roster. This must be done before the FA Draft, as the new owner will then be able to fill out their roster via free agency.