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OFF-SEASON SCHEDULE
Before jumping to the off-season, be sure to review stats and league news from
the previous season. You can also view the draft order and check out current
rosters.
RETIRED PLAYERS View the retired players from every roster.
RE-SIGN PLAYERS Negotiate contracts with players from your own team.
Ü To begin contract negotiations, highlight a player and
press
A
. Adjust the salary and contract length and
press
A
to submit the offer sheet. You are notied if
the player has either accepted or declined the offer.
ROOKIE SCOUTING For more information,
‚
Rookie Scouting on p. 24.
NFL DRAFT Begin the seven-round rookie draft. Each team selects
one player per round. You can simulate the draft at any
time. The NFL Draft is run similar to a Fantasy Draft
(
‚
p. 17).
SIGN DRAFT PICKS After the draft, you must sign your draft picks to your
roster. You must t these players under the salary cap in
order to keep them on your roster.
FREE AGENT SIGNING Before the draft you have a 30-day period to sign
available free agents. You must t all players you wish to
sign under the salary cap.
RE-ORDER DEPTH CHARTS Modify the roster before the new season.
START NEW SEASON Begin a new year of football.
NOTE: If you wish to skip any steps in the off-season, you can simulate
past them. However, if your Coaching Options are not set to CPU for
a given step, then your team will not participate in that part of the off-
season. After all the off-season steps are complete, a new schedule is
generated, and the next season begins.