is there a contingency plan for if teams don't submit keepers or are we going to potentially end up with another dalvin cook situation?

Good calls, we'll definitely learn from that situation last year. 

Gritty, out of curiosity, when will we know which of the redesigned jerseys won for Carolina and Miami?

Thank you everyone for your patience as we get this season off of the ground. I want to draw your attention to a few items that I have been working on. 

1.) New Uniforms!

The Reapers and Hammerheads have winning designs. Both were presented to the owners who then were able to choose between them and their originals. In this case, both teams chose to go with the new options.

2.) The Schedule

The schedule has been updated. We had a few tweaks that we needed to make. The format is still the same:
-The first two weeks of the season are divisional games.
-The last three weeks of the season are also divisional. The last game of the week is rivalry week. It is important to note that the order of the opponents within the division is different this year.
-Then each division will play all 6 teams from another division. This is the third and final year of that cycle. Meaning the East will play the West and the Central will play the South. 
-The middle game of the season will be a random opponent that was determined based on needs of having the same amount of home and away games. 

3.) Keepers
Keepers are officially in. That is a pretty labor intensive process and was the element that was slowing me down. Please check your roster to make sure that I didn't miss any of your keepers. I tried really hard to triple check the rosters. But with all of that data input I am sure I missed something. Once the draft begins that you are S.O.L. so check now.

4.) The Draft 
-Will be this Saturday at 8PM ET.
- The order will be randomized and snake format. 

If you have any questions please reach out. 
 

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