Player Release and Amnesty Regulations

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Player Release Regulations

• Team rosters must not fall below 12 players when a player is released, and must not exceed 15.

• Players who are released must still have their remaining salary paid by their team.

• The contracts of released players can be traded to other teams. 

• When waiving a player, salary cap hit must be included in the body of the post.
  

• You may not release a player for the purpose of re-signing them outside of the Off Season.

• You may not release a player in Off Season Free Agency towards the end when most teams have no cap space and sign him. 

The Amnesty Clause

• The amnesty will completely remove a player's remaining contract from your books and make the player a free agent immediately. 

• The amnesty clause can be used on players and on waived contracts.