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Fleaflicker offers extensive waiver wire options. Waiver claim systems exist to ensure everyone has fair access to newly released players and free agents. Without a waiver system in place, free agents are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Many leagues find such a system unfair because not everyone has readily available Internet access. For example, owners that work at a computer all day are at an unfair advantage--they have a good chance of being the first to add a free agent. |
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To remedy this problem, waivers are used. There are two ways a player can end up on waivers: a player is placed on waivers when that player is dropped from an owner's roster, becoming a free agent; a free agent player is placed on waivers when that player's real NFL game begins. Both of these are optional. Players that are on waivers cannot be signed outright. Instead, all owners must go through the claim system. Claims for dropped players are processed continuously. Claims for free agents on kickoff waivers are processed the following week. In both cases, Fleaflicker will automatically process your league's claims. If more than one team tries to claim a player, the team with the better waiver position will be awarded the player (usually waiver position is determined by power/playoff rank, which is shown on the league standings page under Rank). This gives everyone a fair opportunity to obtain new players each week. |
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The Claims Process
Waiver processing works similarly to the draft. The team with the highest waiver position will have its highest priority claim processed. Then the team with the second-highest waiver position will have its highest priority claim processed, and so on, until the team with the lowest waiver position is reached. The process repeats, until there are no more claims left. After clearing waivers (the amount of time a player spends on waivers is customizable by league), a player becomes an unrestricted free agent. |
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Example 1: Peyton Manning is dropped by a team in your league on Thursday. No team will be able to add Manning without first going through the claim system. Manning is placed on waivers for 24 hours (or 48 hours, depending on league settings). After that time, Fleaflicker automatically processes all claims for Manning and awards him to the team with the best waiver position. If nobody claims Manning, he becomes an unrestricted free agent. (Why is this done? The NFL and most professional sports leagues have a similar rule in place. Just because Manning is released by one team doesn't mean he has no value to the rest of the league. If you can't get to a computer immediately, you will miss out on signing Manning, and that is unfair.) |
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Example 2: Donald Brown is an unrestricted free agent and is playing on Sunday at 4 PM. After 4 PM, Brown will be placed on waivers. Teams wishing to add him to their roster must submit a claim for him. All claims are processed during the league's kickoff waiver processing day (Wed, Thurs, Fri, or Sat). If nobody claims Brown during that time, he becomes an unrestricted free agent. (Why is this done? Imagine starter Joseph Addai gets injured during the 4 PM game. Brown's value instantly skyrockets. If you can't get to a computer immediately, you will miss out on signing Brown, and that is unfair.) |
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