Franchise Player

Each Franchise can appoint one (1) Franchise Player, this player is considered the “face” of the organization.

Each Franchise is limited to just one (1) Franchise player.

Franchise Player is selected during the off-season, and only after any previous Franchise Player Contract has expired (or none existed prior). The player must be under contract.

Franchise Player Rating

 * Franchise Player is given a Four (4) Year - No Trade Clause (NTC), This Contract replaced his existing contract.
 * Franchise Player is given an automatic 25% raise to his existing salary (to a maximum of player salary cap).
 * Franchise Player can-not be traded until all Four (4) years of NTC have expired, EVEN if another NTC is involved. Not trade-able for the duration of the Franchise Contract.
 * Franchise Player gets +5 to Experience (EX), +5 to Leadership (LD) and +10 to Morale (MO) at the time of signing. This bonus can only applied ONCE (1) to a player, even if he is re-signed as a Franchise Player multiple times.
 * Franchise Player status can-not be revoked until the duration of the contract is expired. Even if the General Manager of the Franchise is replaced.

Re-Signing Franchise Player
In Order to Re-Sign a Franchise Player as a Franchise Player at the end of their contract, they must re-sign with the team via contract extension (or Free Agent if unable to sign via extension) and be under contract. Once under contract the same initial Franchise Player Rating rules apply with the exception of the increase to EX, LD and MO - they get no such bonus as a re-sign.