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Originally Posted by chasmvp19
As I see us mirror NFL as close as possible - no gm gets to ask another owner how many years are assigned in a trade...the whole contract goes money and years...in UFA esp since you bid against every owner to sign guy, then you "work" with another owner during a trade on years??? Doesn't seem right to me, but hey I'm still new working out that gray area, no matter how long it has been acceptable...
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While we mimic the NFL in many ways, we are by far an exact replica. Our RFA, UFA, and even Rookie Draft processes are entirely different.
By design we give teams the entire off-season to declare years for UFAs, RFA's, and Draft Picks to allow teams the ability to fully shape their roster before deciding on how to distribute the limited years we have to work with (keep in mind there are no year caps in the NFL).
That said, we do require years be declared in the event a UFA, RFA, or Rookie player is cut or traded. In the event of a trade, do indeed allow the receiving team of a UFA or Rookie to discuss the number of years they'd like assigned before a trade is made.
Further, while RFA trades are banned during the off-season, teams can coordinate a trade to take effect once the RFA trade freeze is lifted, and in these rare instances teams can indeed discuss years to be assigned prior the trade taking effect (keeping in mind the trading team must be able to accommodate the years declared before the trade is made to the receiving team).
The league rules were intentionally setup to operate this way all the way back to day 1 of the league.