This is just a quick forum that I wanted to share with the league. It will definitely help out and examples given can improve the understanding of the off-season.
Disclaimer: There Were No Awards Last Season Due To The Lack Of Games
Draft Order (As Of November 20th)
(1st Round)
1st Overall- Giants
2nd Overall- Bears
3rd Overall- Chiefs
4th Overall- 49ers
5th Overall- Dolphins
6th Overall- Chargers
7th Overall- Saints
8th Overall- Steelers
(2nd Round)
9th Overall- Giants
10th Overall- Bears
11th Overall- Chiefs
12th Overall- 49ers
13th Overall- Dolphins
14th Overall- Steelers
15th Overall- Saints
16th Overall- Steelers
(3rd Round)
17th Overall- Giants
18th Overall- Bears
19th Overall- Chiefs
20th Overall- 49ers
21st Overall- Dolphins
22nd Overall- Chargers
23rd Overall- Saints
24th Overall- Steelers
How Trading Works
Trades Are Exactly Like How They Are In The NFL. Where Teams Can Trade Players Or Draft Picks Away To Other Teams In Exchange For More Players, More Draft Picks, Less Players, Less Draft Picks, Etc. It’s Pretty Self Explanatory If Your Familiar With CFL’s Trade System From The Past, Or The NFL’s Trade System. There Are No 3 Team Trades Allowed, And All Trades Will Be Reviewed By CFL Commissioner FatPotateo Before They Are Official. Captains Can Not Be Traded, And Will Remain With The Team At All Times. There’s No Limit To How Many Picks Or Players You Can Trade Away, And Talking With Other Team Captains Are Fine. Trading Begins November 16th At 7:00PM Central Time.
How Free Agency Works
Unless Your Captain Was Personally Notified, Each Team Is Required To Find 2 Players They Want To Release And Release Them Into Free Agency. This Creates The Free Agency Class For The Off-Season. These Free Agents Are Free To Sign Anywhere With Any Team. In Order To Sign A Free Agent, A Captain Must Say On The Group Wall "(Enter Your Team Here) Sign Free Agent (Name Free Agent Here). If Your Releasing Someone, It’s Going To Be The Same Template. Except You Will Say Release Instead Of Sign Free Agent. After The Commissioner Is Notified Of The Message, They Will Instantly Go To The Team With No Questions Asked And Boom. A Very Simple Process That Gives A Proper Re-Shuffling Of Team’s Depth Players Or Even Starters. If 2 Teams Want A Player Then They WIll Enter A Bidding Process, And The Player Themselves Will Choose. Free Agency Also Begins November 16th At 7:00PM Central Time.
The Draft Process
The CFL Has A Combine. Which Is A Private Event Where The Draft Class Does Workouts And Show Off Their Skills To The Attending Team Scouts Or Captains. This Is Important As It Helps The Captains Understand Who They May Want And May Not Want In The Draft. This Also Is Important For The Players Since They Are Trying To Get Their Draft Stock Up And Get Selected Higher. The Draft Works Exactly How The NFL Draft Works. The Only Thing That We Don’t Do Is Trade Picks And Players During The Draft. If A Captain Is Not Able To Show Up To The Draft, There Picks Will Get Added To Another Team’s. Nobody Else Will Be Able To Select For You So If Your A Captain And Your Reading This, You Should Really Consider Emptying Your Schedule For That Day. Speaking Of That, The Draft Will Take Place Sometime This Weekend.