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'Draft Experts' Online Satellite Rules

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The Fantasy Football Players Championship ("FFPC") is a fantasy football game of skill that offers guaranteed cash awards to its top entrants.  This contest will test a participant's ability to predict player performance both over time and on a weekly basis, as well as to value certain players and positions within the framework of our scoring system, place appropriate bids on free agents based on the relative future value to the entrant's team, and create a balanced fantasy team that will maximize scoring output over the length of the season.  FFPC award winners are determined based on the criteria listed in the Rules below.

Overview

The Rules below govern the ‘Draft Experts' and 'Draft Experts Plus' format FFPC Online Satellite Leagues.

Draft Experts:  The Draft Experts format is a 26 round serpentine draft with a 16 week season.  Optimized scoring lineups are automatically started each week and there are no in-season transactions, waiver pickups or lineup submissions.  Each team will receive the optimum point total for the week which means that fantasy points of the top-scoring QB, 2 RBs, 2 WRs, TE, D/ST, K, and 2 Flex will be awarded.  The highest scoring team over the course of the season wins.  Fantasy players like this format as it allows players to "draft it & forget it".  It also allows for great draft practice and competition prior to the Main Event drafts.

Draft Experts Plus:  A modified version of Draft Experts, the Draft Experts Plus format is a 22 round serpentine draft that automatically starts the optimum lineup each week.  The "Plus" stands for the ability to make free agent moves during the course of the season by way of blind bidding.  This format combines the benefit of the optimum lineup format with in-season roster management.

The FFPC Satellite Leagues are open to individuals who are 21 years of age or older and are legal residents in a jurisdiction in which the contest is permitted by law.  Residents that live in the states where the FFPC is prohibited or regulated by law are not permitted to enter.  Employees and immediate family members of For Players - By Players LLC are not eligible to win awards.  All players must have Internet access to draft and manage their team throughout the duration of the FFPC.  The FFPC may (at its discretion) deny eligibility of any entrant to participate in the event.  Under no condition shall For Players-By Players, LLC be held responsible for any loss or liability related to any expenses incurred by a denied entrant or anybody else affiliated with that denied entrant.

How To Enter:

The entrance fee for the FFPC Draft Experts Online Satellite Leagues range from $77 to $1250 per entry.  Credit cards and checks/money orders are accepted as payment for FFPC Satellite leagues.  No refunds will be issued after draft slots are drawn and/or the draft taking place. :

Mail-in Registration:  Entrants may register by mailing payment by check or money order to the address below.  Please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   to notify us of pending payment.  By sending payment, entrants agree to abide by the official rules and regulations governing the FFPC. 

For Players - By Players, LLC

243 Fifth Avenue, Suite 520

New York, NY 10016

Online Entry Form:  Entrants may register via the online entry form and agree to abide by the official rules and regulations governing the FFPC.  Upon completing the online entry form, the full entry amount must be paid by credit card to reserve the team.  After registering and making payment online, participants will receive an email confirmation of their entry into the FFPC Satellite league.

FFPC Draft Experts Online Satellite League Prizes (in US dollars):

FFPC Free-peat^TM Team Achievement Bonuses:

Owners that win a FPPC Satellite League in two consecutive years will be awarded a free entry into the following FFPC Satellite League.  If the 2 winning leagues are of different entry fee, the free league will be awarded in the form of the lower of the two entry fees.  There are no limitations to the amount of satellite leagues a single participant may entry to qualify for the Free-peat^TM Bonuses.  

**Please note that the FFPC 77s Satellites are eligible for Free-peat bonuses in conjunction with other 77s satellites ONLY.

$77 Draft Experts - FFPC 77s 

1st Place:  $500 FFPC Dollars*

2nd Place:  $250 FFPC Dollars* 

*FFPC Dollars can be used towards entry fees of any future FFPC contest or event. 

 **Please note that the FFPC 77s Satellites are eligible for Free-peat bonuses in conjunction with other 77s satellites ONLY.

$150 Draft Experts - 1st and 2nd Place Format

1st Place:  Free Entry - 2011 FFPC Main Event ($1450+ Value -- Events fees not included) | Cash Option: $1400 

2nd Place:  Free Entry - 2011 FFPC 77s Satellite league  ($77 value) 

$250 Draft Experts

1st Place:  Free Entry - 2011 FFPC Main Event ($1450+ Value -- Events fee not included) | Cash Option: $1400 

2nd Place:  $800

3rd Place:  Free Entry - 2011 $250 FFPC Satellite League

$500 Draft Experts

1st Place:  $1650 Cash plus Free Entry - 2011 FFPC Main Event ($1450+ Value -- Events fees not included) | Cash Option: $3000

2nd Place:  Free Entry - 2011 FFPC Main Event ($1450+ Value -- Events fee not included) | Cash Option: $1400 

3rd Place:  Free Entry - 2011 FFPC $500 Satellite League

$1250 Draft Experts

1st Place:  $8500 Cash 

2nd Place:  $2000 Cash + Free Entry - 2011 FFPC Main Event ($1450+ Value -- Events fee not included) | Cash Option: $3400

3rd Place:  Free Entry - 2011 FFPC Main Event ($1450+ Value -- Events fee not included) | Cash Option: $1400 

*** Please note: Prizes of a FFPC Main Event entry with Event Fees will include any prize or event fee increases as part of the prize. ***

FFPC Satellite League Scoring:

Each team's roster will have a maximum of 26 players (22 for DE Plus).  Lineups do not need to be submitted in Draft Experts leagues.  The league management system will automatically start the optimal lineup based on that week's scoring.  The starting lineups will consist of: 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 2 Flex Players (RB, WR or TE), 1 PK and 1 Team Defense/Special Team.   There are no lineup changes in Draft Experts leagues. 

The following is the scoring system used for every player in FFPC.  Scoring will be calculated to the hundredth of a point.  Negative yardage will count as a negative score:   

Passing:

20 yards passing = 1 point (Divide total yards by 20. Example: 275 passing yards = 13.75 fantasy points)

Passing TD = 4 points

Interception thrown = Minus one point (-1).

2-point conversion = 2 points 

Rushing:

10 yards rushing = 1 point (Divide total yards by 10. Example 126 rushing yards= 12.6 fantasy points)

Rushing TD = 6 points

2-point conversion = 2 points  

Receiving:

10 yards rushing = 1 point (Divide total yards by 10. Example: 93 receiving yards = 9.3 fantasy points)

Receiving TD = 6 points

1 point per Reception for RB, WR, QB, K  

1.5 points per Reception for TEs

2-point conversion = 2 points 

Placekicking:

Extra Point = 1 point

3 points for every FG of 1 - 30 yards plus .1 point for every yard thereafter.

Example: a 45-yard FG would be worth 4.5 points 

Team Defense/Special Teams:

1 point for every sack

2 points for every team takeaway (interception or fumble recovery)***

6 points for every TD (via interception return, fumble return, punt or kickoff return, blocked FG

return, missed FG return, blocked punt return)***

5 points for every safety

12 points for every shutout **

8 points for allowing between 1- 6 points **

5 points for allowing between 7 - 10 points ** 

** Any points scored against a team counts towards their defensive points allowed, whether the scoring came by an offensive, defensive or special team score.  

Touchdowns:

FFPC implements Action scoring for all touchdowns.  A TD scored in any way by an individual player is awarded to that player whether he is on offense, defense or special teams, whether that TD came as a result of a fumble, interception, double turnover***, lateral, special teams or any other football play.  To reiterate:  If a player scores a TD during a game and he is in your starting roster, you are awarded 6 points.  (The exception is when a quarterback throws a passing touchdown.  Those are awarded 4 points.) Please note that this scoring is separate and unrelated from any points which Team Defense/Special Teams may also receive for this TD.  

No rushing or receiving yards will be awarded for a TD scored on a fumble, interception, kickoff or punt return. 

Touchdowns scored by the offensive team as a result of Fake FG, Fake Punt, Blocked FG or Blocked Punt do not count as Defensive/Special Teams scoring.   

*** A double-turnover is when the Offense turns the ball over to the opposing Defense, which subsequently turns the ball over back to the Offense.  In this case, neither the Offense's ball recovery nor any subsequent TD scoring on that particular play are scored as Defensive/Special Team scoring for that team.  Defensive team fantasy points for touchdowns, fumble recoveries and interceptions are ONLY scored when the defensive unit is on the field. 

FFPC Satellite League Free Agency Acquisitions and Blind Bidding:

There are no transactions in standard Draft Experts leagues.

The Draft Experts Plus leagues have the following free agent blind bidding process and it is the only means by which free agents may be acquired in the this format.  Any active NFL player which is not on a roster in the Draft Experts Plus league is considered a free agent for that league and may be available for pick-up.  Players dropped by a team are placed into the free agent player pool and will be available for pick-up (see below for exclusions).

The free agent acquisition process is made by way of "blind bidding".  Each team is given 1,000 free agent "dollars" at the start of a season (not real money), which they may use to bid on free agents during a weekly blind bidding process.  Bids will remain hidden from the rest of the league until after all the winning bids have been awarded.  Free agent players will be awarded to the team with the highest bid for that free agent and the winning bid amount will be deducted from that team's free agent dollars.  Besides the winning bid, all other bids for that free agent are considered losing bids and are cancelled.  At this point, the highest remaining bid by any team for any remaining free agent will be considered.  The team with this winning bid will be awarded the free agent and all losing bids for that free agent will be cancelled.  This process will continue until every remaining bid has been considered.

Bids shall be placed individually, or in groups, with conditional bids following the primary bid.  The top bid is the primary bid in a bidding group.  The bids underneath are conditional bids.  If you lose the primary bid, the first conditional bid directly below will be considered next.   If you lose the primary and the first conditional bid, then the second conditional bid will be considered, etc.  The rest of your bidding groups will be processed in the same manner.  A maximum of one player can be won in each bidding group.  Bids within a group may have different designated drop players.  It's important to remember when placing multiple free agent bids that you cannot win two players if they both have the same drop player.  You may not place different bid amount on the same player.  In this case, only the highest dollar bid will be considered.

Dollar amounts do not determine preference of bids - only the order in which the bids are placed determine preference.  Example: conditional bid#3 can be a higher dollar amount than the primary bid.

Teams may submit as many bids as they like.  There are no limitations as to the amount of players may be acquired by any one team during the course of the weekly blind bidding process or during the course of the year, provided teams remain within the maximum number of 20 players allowed on each roster.

Teams will no longer have the ability to acquire or bid on free agents once their initial $1,000 free agent "dollars" have been spent.  All bids must be in increments of dollars, with no cents.  The minimum bid amount is $1.

Bids may only be accepted on each individual FFPC league pages, on the RTSports.com website.  No bids will be accepted by telephone, email, message boards or via any other form.  In the event that RTSports.com website is not able to accept bids, team managers are instructed to go to the  www.myffpc.com  website or call the FFPC customer service number at 1-888-898-FFPC or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  for further instructions.

The blind bidding process will be available after the completion of Week 1 and end prior to Week 16 on Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010 at 8 PM EST.  Rosters will be updated with the results of all successful bids after 8:00 PM EST, following the completion of the blind bidding process.  

Bids will be allowed to be entered from Tuesday at 9:00 AM EST until Friday 8:00 PM EST for weeks 1 through 9.  During Weeks 10 through 16, bids will be allowed to be entered from Tuesday at 9:00 AM EST until Wednesday 8:00PM EST due to games on Thursdays and/or Fridays.  All bids will be processed after 8:00 PM that Wednesday and this will be the ONLY bidding process for that week.

All team managers are strongly encouraged to place their bids as early in the week as possible.

Players cut during Week 10 (November 12, 2010) and any following week of free agent bidding processes will be removed from the free agent pool and may not be re-acquired by any team.  This is done to minimize potential collusion.

FFPC Commissioners and For Players-By Players LLC reserve the right to remove a dropped player from the free agent pool or reinstate that player back to its original team, if FFPC Commissioners and For Players-By Players LLC determine that doing so is the interest of upholding the integrity of the contest, or that the dropped player would unfairly impact the outcome of the FFPC, or to correct an error.  In this rare instance, all participants will be notified and an explanation will be given. 

In the event that there is a tie between bids, the team which is awarded the player will be determined in order by:

1. Worst total points.

2. Worst won/lost record, if applicable.

3. Worst previous week score.

4. Loser of Head to Head match-up, if applicable.

5. Virtual coin toss.

Draft/Event Information

The draft schedule is available for viewing via a league link at  www.myffpc.com.  The draft is conducted by RTSports.com in their "live draft" room.  Participants must check in a few days before the draft and familiarize themselves with the draft room.   The draft room will open 30 minutes prior to the draft start time.  It is strongly recommended that each participants signs in at this time.  The draft will be conducted in a serpentine method starting the first round with team 1, proceeding through team 12.  The second round will start with team 12 and will proceed through team 1; the third round will begin with team 1 and end with team 12, etc. until 26 rounds have been completed (22 for DE Plus).  This will result in a 26 player roster (22 for DE Plus).  There is no requirement for any team to draft a specific number of players at any specific position; however, there are lineup submission requirements.  It is the participant's responsibility to draft the appropriate players in order to fill the necessary positions for the lineup submission requirements.  Most drafts last approximately 2 ½ hours, however, participants should allow for 3 hours or more. 

Online Draft Commissioner:

Each online draft will have a live draft commissioner to watch over the draft and assist as needed.  The commissioner will provide his or her contact phone number at the beginning of the draft.  Each participant must write the phone number and keep it nearby in case of an emergency.  If a participant has an issue or gets disconnected for a few minutes, please call the commissioner.  The draft commissioner will act in the fairest way possible to insure that no one gets passed over due to computer issues.  If a participant's computer is down for an extended period of time and they do not call in to the commissioner, the commissioner will be forced to continue the draft by having a surrogate take over the draft for that team or place that team on auto-pick.

Online Satellite Draft Attendance:

Draft attendance is mandatory.  Please contact For Players - By Players, LLC should you expect to be late for the draft.  Participants must login to their league and sign into the online draft no later than five minutes prior to the draft start time.  In the event that the participant (or co-manager) does not sign in to the online draft, a surrogate drafter may make selections for the team in question or the team may be placed on auto-pick.  If a participant signs into the online draft after the draft has started, he will be able to select his next player; however, if any previous surrogate selections have been made, they would still apply.  Check your connections in advance of the draft.  If you cannot gain access to the draft, you will need to arrange another method to access the draft.  The FFPC is not responsible for connection issues, and will not issue a refund.

Satellite leagues times and dates will vary.  All event times and schedules will be posted on the FFPC website.  For Players - By Players, LLC is not responsible for any loss or liability incurred by any participants or co-managers due to rescheduling of any or all events.  At its sole discretion, For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to terminate any FFPC Satellite Leagues at any time prior to its completion due to any acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, change in applicable law, interruption in the NFL season (including strikes, lockouts and/or use of replacement players), or failure or ceasing of operations by our fantasy league data host, www.RTSports.com.  In the event that For Players - By Players, LLC terminates the FFPC, all entry fees would be returned to the entrants.

The FFPC Satellite League season begins on Thursday, September 9, 2010 and ends on Monday, December 27th, 2010, which is the first 16 weeks of the NFL regular season.  If the NFL changes its season for any reason, For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to amend its FFPC league structure accordingly.  Any regular season NFL games that take place prior to the FFPC Satellite drafts WILL count towards Week 1 point scoring in the FFPC regular season.  If the NFL plays any games with replacement players during a formal league strike or lockout, statistics from those games shall not count for the purposes of this competition.

For Players - By Players, LLC uses RTSports.com as its league managements service to handle scheduling, blind bidding, transactions, win-loss records, etc.  All statistics as utilized by this service will be our basis for scoring.  Elias Sports Bureau will often have minor scoring changes during the season.  FFPC will automatically have the league management software make stat changes as they occur.  For Players - By Players, LLC will act as the commissioner of the overall event and will have final say over all decisions related and regarding the Fantasy Football Players Championship.  Entrants warrant that they are familiar with the workings of Elias Sports Bureau and RTSports.com, and agree not to hold For Players - By Players, LLC liable for any errors caused by, or potential failures of either Elias Sports Bureau or RTSports.com. 

In the event of a server failure or other technical issues, the last lineup that was submitted will be the official lineup for the week.  For Players - By Players, LLC. RECOMMENDS THAT PARTICIPANTS MAKE ALL LINEUP CHANGES AS SOON AS LINEUP SUBMISSION IS AVAILABLE EACH WEEK.  In cases of extreme emergency, line up changes may be submitted to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   with the words LINEUP CHANGE in the subject line, or called into 1-888-898-FFPC, as long as these changes are received prior to the weekly deadline for making such changes.  The following must be provided for a valid email or phone transaction: League number & team name, login name and password, name of player(s) to be placed in the starting lineup, name of player(s) to be removed from the starting lineup.   

If you feel there is a scoring error, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  with the words STAT APPEAL in the subject line.  Kindly detail the issue and we will look into it.  We are using Elias Sports Bureau to automatically correct any statistical errors, so an appeal is not needed for an error which would be corrected by Elias.  All scoring for the prior week will go FINAL by 3 PM EST on the Friday following that particular week, and at that time all contestants waive their right to any further appeals.  During weeks when there is an upcoming Thursday or Friday game, all scoring for the prior week will go FINAL by 3 PM EST on the Thursday following that particular week, and at that time all contestants waive their right to any further appeals.  It will be the sole discretion of For Players - By Players, LLC to make any changes not noted by Elias Sports Bureau.

Prize Distribution:

Winners will be notified by email or regular mail within 10 days after the final league and overall results are posted on the FFPC web site.  All award money will be paid in U.S. dollars and will be mailed out no later than January 10th, 2011 to all participants that have provided their tax reporting information.  All taxes associated with the receipt of any award are the sole responsibility of the winner.  For Players - By Players, LLC will pay 100% of all FFPC awards directly to each winning principal participant unless a prize split is requested by the principal participant, as described directly below.  For Players - By Players, LLC is not responsible for, or bound by, any agreement between the principal participant and any co-managers or group.  For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to substitute any non-cash award by cash or by an award of equal or greater value. 

Prize splitting amongst principal participant and their co-managers is now available.  The principal participant will always remain the sole legal prize winner and MUST authorize payment to his co-manager in writing.  The principal participant will fill out and sign the authorization form indicating the name & address of his co-manager and the amount he should receive.  Both the principal participant and the co-manager will each fill out a W-9.  Once these documents are received and approved by the For Players - By Players, LLC, the prize monies will be released to both parties. At year's end, both the principal participant and the co-manager will each receive IRS Form-1099 for their prize awards.

Limitations to prize splitting: prize splitting is limited to TWO persons only: the principal participant and the co-manager.  Under no circumstance will For Players - By Players LLC. will issue payment to anyone other than these two persons.  Only total prize awards of $2,000 or greater will be eligible for prize splitting.  This may can be a combination of any CASH prizes won in any FFPC tournament, league or contest.  FFPC Dollars or any non-cash prizes are not applicable for prize splitting.  Each share of prize split awards must be a minimum of $600.  There will be a $25 processing fee charged for the transaction and will be deducted from the primary owner's share of the prize money.  For Players - By Players LLC. may, at its own discretion, refuse to accept any prize splitting request and process the entire award to the principal participant.  Please email  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   with any further questions regarding the prize splitting process.  

If your prize winnings exceed $600.00, the Fantasy Football Players Championship must file a Form 1099 with the IRS at the end of this calendar year.  At that point, we may request your social security number (this will be kept strictly private unless required to be disclosed as a matter of law) to file your prize winnings with the IRS.  This Form contains the amount paid to the award principal participant and/or the co-manager, in cases where the prize split has been processed.  Award winners will receive a copy of the Form for tax purposes and are responsible for paying any taxes that result from your cash prize.  Please consult your income tax advisor for filing advice.  If you do not fill out this form and return it to us, you may not get your prize by our listed payout date of January 10th, 2011.

Legal

Any disputes or appeals regarding the FFPC rules will be decided by For Players - By Players, LLC using its interpretation of the rules.  In reaching its rulings, For Players - By Players, LLC will consider the intent and spirit of the rules, the fairness to the fantasy players and the integrity of the FFPC event, as well as the feasibility of accommodating any appeal.

If you have a concern about any league rule, you must email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   with the subject:  RULES APPEAL on it.  The deadline for submitting a rules dispute or appeal is by Friday, 12:00 AM EST, following the completion of that game or games in which the dispute has occurred.  The deadline for submitting a rules dispute or appeal for any week when there is an upcoming Thursday or Friday game is by Wednesday, 12:00 PM EST, following the completion of that game or games in which the dispute has occurred. The deadline for submitting disputes related to the operation of any league draft is 30 minutes after the conclusion of the draft itself. 

If you plan to file an appeal of any type, you must include a detailed account of the dispute and the resolution requested.  For Players - By Players, LLC will make a final ruling that is binding and cannot be contested.

We strongly urge players to double and triple check their lineup and free agent moves as For Players - By Players, LLC cannot be held responsible for errors in entering lineups and free agent bids.  For Players - By Players, LLC will not intervene or alter a transaction after free agent or lineup submissions are due.  

Team ownership is non-transferable at any time unless permission is specifically granted by For Players - By Players, LLC in writing, and For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to deny transfer of team ownership for any reason, or no reason at all.  In addition, For Players - By Players, LLC may reject any Participant Application or revoke ownership of any prospective entrant prior to the FFPC Draft, even for those participants who have paid monies to For Players - By Players, LLC.  Any rejected applications or revoked owners will receive a full refund.

Any attempt to tamper or interfere with the Fantasy Football Players Championship is a violation of criminal and civil laws.  For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to prosecute and seek damages permitted by law for any such behavior.

Any participants or co-managers who collude, or attempt to collude, in an effort to alter the standings, rankings, or fantasy point totals will be disqualified and be prohibited from winning any award money.  In addition, any participant that alone attempts to sabotage the results of the league by not giving equal effort against all competitors will be disqualified and prohibited from winning an award.  At the sole discretion of For Players - By Players LLC, in any of these above circumstances, the colluding or sabotaging owner's team may be taken over by a surrogate or agent of For Players - By Players, LLC, or be frozen by For Players - By Players LLC for the remainder of the season.  This rule also applies to any participant or co-manager that attempts to blackmail, bribe, coerce or otherwise influence any officers or agents of For Players - By Players, LLC in an effort to alter the standings, rankings, or fantasy point totals.  Any participant that does this will be prohibited from winning any award money and will further have his or her team taken over by a surrogate or agent of For Players - By Players, LLC.  Any criminal behavior by a participant or co-manager which attempts to corrupt or alter the fairness of the FFPC may result in civil and/or criminal prosecution.  Any attempt made to purposely damage or affect the web site, or to undermine the operation of this contest is a violation of civil and criminal law.  For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to seek damages and full criminal prosecution as permitted by law. 

Draft Experts leagues line-ups are auto-submitted so there is never an issue over abandoned teams. 

For Players - By Players, LLC is not responsible for any problem or technical malfunction which impedes or interferes with the transmission or receipt of any team transaction, including but not limited to free agent moves, or starting lineup submissions. For Players - By Players, LLC is also not responsible for the failure of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, equipment or software, or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, phone lines, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to a participant's computer related to or resulting from participation in the FFPC.

If, for any reason, the FFPC is not capable of running this competition as planned, including due to technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of For Players - By Players, LLC which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the FFPC, For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to modify the rules or suspend the FFPC.  Similarly, For Players - By Players, LLC may cancel the event due to any acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, change in applicable law, interruption in the NFL season (including strikes, lockouts and/or use of replacement players), failure or ceasing of operations by our fantasy league data host, RTSports.com, or failure to get the minimum number of intended registered participants.  For Players - By Players, LLC assumes no legal responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to the league management website.  All FFPC Main event Players must have Internet access along with a viable e-mail address for communication.  E-mail will be the primary method of contact and failure by a participant to check their e-mail, respond to our e-mail or lose e-mail use is in no way the responsibility of the FFPC.

FFPC is formed under the laws of the state of New Jersey, and this competition operates under the law of the state of New York.  All terms of this agreement, including the operation of this contest, as well as all claims arising against FFPC, irrespective of whether brought under theories of contract, tort, or otherwise, shall be interpreted under New York Law, irrespective of choice-of-law principles.

Participants and co-managers hereby release and agree not to sue For Players - By Players, LLC, their administrators, agents, officers, volunteers and employees, and other participants, organizers, any sponsors, licensors, vendors, media outlet, or advertisers.  Further, participants and co-managers agree to hold those parties harmless from all liability, claim, demands, losses, or damages caused or alleged to be caused in whole or in part by the negligence of For Players - By Players, LLC.  Participants and co-managers additionally agree that despite this waiver, if they or anyone on their behalf makes a claim against For Players - By Players, LLC, participants and co-managers will indemnify, save, and hold harmless For Players - By Players, LLC, their administrators, agents, officers, volunteers, and employees, organizers, sponsors, licensors and advertisers from any litigation expenses, attorney fees, loss liability, damage, or cost which may be incur as a result of such a claim.  Finally, if for any reason the above waivers, releases and other liability-limiting provisions fail, still in absolutely no event (under any legal theory, including contract, tort or otherwise) may any entrant or potential entrant hold For Players - By Players LLC liable for any sum of money greater than the amount of the entrant or potential entrant's entry free into the contest, subtracted by the amount that For Players - By Players LLC ultimately pays out, or promises to pay out, to all contestants in prize money.

To the extent any participant may bring any sort of a claim against For Players - By Players, LLC, such a claim, irrespective of whether arising based on this contract or under theories of tort, must be brought to binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"), which shall be the only forum for resolving disputes between parties to this agreement.  If for any reason this arbitration clause is deemed inapplicable, then any remaining claims must be brought, if at all, in the Southern District of New York in the forum of New York, NY. 

Participants and co-managers have read and fully understand the terms of this release, and further understand that they have given up substantial rights by signing the Official FFPC Participant Application, and have signed it freely and without any induction or assurance of any nature and intend it to be complete and unconditional release of all liability to the greatest extent allowed by law and agree that if any portion of this agreement is held to be invalid, the balance, not withstanding, shall continue in full force.

For Players - By Players, LLC is not responsible for any FFPC disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of For Players - By Players, LLC or any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the FFPC.  For Players - By Players, LLC and any subsidiary, affiliated company, licensor or vendor including but not limited to the Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino are not in any way responsible or liable for any damage, loss or injury (including death) resulting from any participant's or co-manager's or other guest's activity in the FFPC and related events, and/or acceptance and use of any award won.

For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to use the likeness or image of any and all participants or co-managers, without compensation, in advertising, marketing or in allowing the media to cover any and all FFPC events or activities including the draft and all related activities.  For Players - By Players, LLC is solely responsible for enacting, administering, enforcing the rules, and maintaining the integrity of the FFPC.  The FFPC and its web site are not sponsored, affiliated or endorsed by the National Football League or the NFL Players' Association.