How Fantasy Football Works from an Owner Perspective
Once the NFL season begins, you'll be tasked with a number of activities each week. The following chart can give you an idea of what to expect
each day of the fantasy week. All times are Eastern Time.
| Monday Midnight | Trade Window Opens | The new week begins. Trades may be proposed and accepted throughout the week. |
| Wednesday 10pm | Waivers Processed | Waiver wire players are players that were recently dropped from another team. You may place blind bid on these players each week. You'll have $500 of bidding money to last all year, so be frugal. |
| Wednesday 10:30pm | Free Agency Opens | All players who received no bids during the waiver wire process now become free agents, and may be picked up for free by any team. Of course, you must drop unwanted players to make room for any pick-ups. |
| Thursday Game Time | Players Locked | Have your starting lineups ready by game time. As the Thursday games begin, any players in games are locked in place, whether in your starting lineup or on your bench. You cannot drop players after their game starts, and you cannot pick up free agents after their game starts. |
| Saturday 10pm | Trade Window Closes | Saturday evening, the trade window closes. No more trades may be proposed or accepted for the week. This leaves a few hours for trade reviews before the majority of Sunday's games begin. |
| As Each Game Begins | Players Locked | Modify your lineups as you wish before each game. As the weekend progresses, more and more players become locked in place, and unavailable as free agents. Take time to watch the games. |
| Monday Night | Final Results | Approximately one hour after the Monday night game, results are made final and are posted. Even if the NFL changes its statistics after this time, it will no longer change your fantasy game results. |
