HIFL SEASON 17 LEAGUE OFFICE (6/24/23 - 5/11/24)

[GM Oldfield]

London Harriers sign DE Isaac Oldfield on a 2 year deal at 3MM per year. Should he achieve either 50 tackles or 10 sacks in season 17, then his contract in season 18 increases to 6M.

London Harriers send 2.5M in international bonus funds to the United Kingdom (50% IPS discount) 

[GM Black Death]

The San Antonio Knights pay the posting fee of 12 million from International bonus funds  to Samoan Team for CB Joe Kimakala

San Antonio Knights Sign CB Joe Kimakala to Deal worth 3 years 11 million

[GM Fosters]

The Salt Lake Renegades are delighted to announce the following:

- Renegades pay the 30MM posting fee in International Bonus Pool funds to Team Nigeria for DE Ojo Oluwademilade
- Renegades pay DE Ojo Oluwademilade a one-off 2MM signing bonus from our off season bonus funds.

The contract is as follows:

Year 1: 12MM and 2.5MM in bonus
Year 2: 15MM
Year 3: 20MM (Mutual option)

[GM Adam Wrong]

Rapid City Inferno pay 5mm International Bonus Funds for the posting fee for C/G Kaji Yamazaki

Rapid City Inferno are delighted to announce the signing of Kaji Yamazaki to a 2 year, 9mm deal with a mutual option on year 3 for a further 3 years at 10.5mm

[GM Gates]

The Miami Killer Whales pay $2.5 million International Bonus money to Team Spain for posting fee for SS Jaime Marquez

The Miami Killer Whales sign SS Jaime Marquez to a 2 year deal worth $5 million a season.

[GM Black Death]

San Antonio Knights announced payment of incentive to RB David Wharton for 5 million from bonus pool.

[GM Franchise]

Music City Kings payment of incentive to WR Ryan Ryan for $2MM from the bonus pool

[GM Dazz]

Vancouver Wolfpack announce the following deals:

Vancouver pay $8MM from International bonus funds to Team Austria for the posting fee for Sebastian Reigns

Vancouver sign G Sebastian Reigns for 3 years at $7MM salary and $2MM in bonus.

[GM Rebel]

Orlando pays $15MM from International bonus funds to Team France for the posting fee for CB Isaac Bonnet

Orlando signs CB Isaac Bonnet for 3 years at $16MM salary and $2MM in bonus.

[GM Anelli]

Pearl Harbor pays $7MM from International bonus funds to Team USA for the posting fee for WR Joe Wilcox

Pearl Harbor signs WR Joe Wilcox for 3 years at $6 million per season

[GM Lane]

The Charlotte Crows pay $25MM in International Bonus Funds to Team USA for the posting fee of SS Jeffery Hughes.
He has been signed for 10 years, $14MM salary, $1MM bonus per season.

$2MM off-season bonus payment any season that he reaches 10 INTs or 10 Sacks, and $1MM for any season he reaches 75 tackles.   

40 career INTs triggers an player option for the remaining years.

[GM Gooch]

Myrtle Beach proudly does the following:

- Pays the $15mm in International Bonus Funds to Team USA for the posting fee of CB Melo Simone.
- Signs Melo Simone to a 4 year contract worth $22mm w/ $5.25mm in bonus per season.

[GM Gravedigger]

Oakland spends $500k on scouting

[GM Bennett]

Atlanta spends $500K via offseason bonus pool

[GM Gooch]

Dallas receives:
S17 Dallas 1st Rd pick

Myrtle Beach receives:
DE - David Nutt
S17 Miami 1st Rd Pick
S18 Dallas 1st Rd Pick

[GM Lucas]

Sydney Stingrays spend 3mil from Off season BP for scouting

[GM Eli]

Cancun spends 1.5MM from off-season bonus funds on scouting.

[GM Metro]

Las Vegas pays there 6.26MM Luxury Tax out of there off-season budget.

[GM Thad]

Amsterdam Smoke spend 1M in off-season funds on scouting

[GM Metro]

Sydney Stingrays and Las Vegas Scorpions agreed to a trade

Las Vegas Scorpions Receive
3 million in Off Season Bonus

Sydney Stingrays Receive
S17 4th Round Pick (Vancouver)

TRADE VOIDED -- SYDNEY EXCEEDS THEIR OFF-SEASON BONUS BY $250K -- FINE ASSESSED

[GM Storm]

The New Jersey Dragons Announce The Following Transactions:

New Jersey pays the $25 million dollar posting fee for LB Edy Bravo from International Bonus funding.

New Jersey signs LB Edy Bravo to a 7 year, 20 million dollar fully guaranteed contract.

[GM Oldfield]

London Harriers sign FB/RB Pip Oliver in a 3 year deal at 3M per year

[GM Evans]

Lincoln Pride spend $2m off-season bonus money on scouting

[GM Oldfield]

London Harriers pay the United Kingdom 2.5MM in international bonus funds for the posting fee of Pip Oliver

[GM Thad]

The Amsterdam Smoke announce the following transactions...

Pay 5M in International Funds to IFAF Netherlands for the posting fee of Robert Zaragoza.

Sign TE Robert Zaragoza to 4 years, at 5.5 million per season starting S17

[GM Eli]

The Cancun Mutineers are Proud to Announce the Following Transactions:

- The Mutineers pay the $5MM IPS discounted posting fee in International Bonus Pool funds to the IFAF Israeli National Team for RB Uri Bitton

- The Mutineers sign RB Uri Bitton to a 3 year, 5MM contract.

[GM Dario]

The Kansas City Bruins sign SS Isma Soliman from Egypt to a 3 Year, 24.75M Deal (8.25M base salary per season) with a "Fiddy Performance Package Bonus"

Bonus Package-
Every Tackle over 50= $50k per
Every INT, Sack, FF, and DefTD = $50k per

No Cap on the bonus
Bonus is paid in the off-season

Kansas City spends $2.5M International Bonus Monies for the Posting Fee to Complete the Transaction.  (50% discount from 5M)

[GM Rebel]

The Michigan Monsters and Orlando Stampede have agreed to the following trade:

MICHIGAN RECEIVES
Orlando S17 6th Round Pick

ORLANDO RECEIVES
$1MM in international bonus money

[GM C4]

Winnipeg spend $1mm on scouting

[GM Pancho]

The Alabama Nighthawks Announce the following contract and expenditures:

Spend 1M in off-season bonus funds on scouting

[GM Thad]

The Amsterdam Smoke and San Antonio Knights announce the following trade

Amsterdam gets
RB David Wharton

San Antonio gets
LB Christopher Metzler
S17 4th Round Pick (Las Vegas)
S17 6th Round Pick (Amsterdam)

[GM Stark]

The Seattle Lumberjacks announce the following contract negotiations:

The Seattle Lumberjacks pay the $5MM posting fee in the International Bonus Pool funds to Team Russia for Kicker Pavel Bondarenko.

The Lumberjacks sign Kicker Pavel Bondarenko to a 5-year, $6.5MM deal.

[GM Evans]

Lincoln Receives:
- $3m international bonus money

Music City Receives:
- Lincoln S17 6th Round Pick
- Lincoln S17 7th Round Pick

[GM Evans]

Lincoln Pride pay the $5m posting fee from International Bonus Money to Germany for the rights to sign Jakob Neumacher, G

Lincoln Pride sign Jakob Neumacher, G, to a 4-year, $14.5m, fully-guaranteed deal

Lincoln Pride spend $500k S17 bonus on marketing for Jakob Neumacher

[GM Dougie]

The Tucson Stars have signed Greece RB Kostas Moustakas to a 3 year contract worth $2.5MM per season starting S17.

Tucson pays $2.5MM from IBP in posting fees.

[GM Pancho]

The Alabama Nighthawks & Portland Brewers Have Agreed To A Trade!

Alabama Nighthawks Receive:
$5 Million INTL Bonus

Portland Brewers Receive:
S17 Alabama 5th Round Pick
S17 Sydney 5th Round Pick
1 Million in Off Season Bonus

[GM Gates]

The Miami Killer Whales pay $2.5 million International Bonus money to Team Spain for posting fee for LB Jose Garrido

The Miami Killer Whales sign LB Jose Garrido to a 4 year deal as follows:

S17 and S18: $2 million a season
S19 and S20: $4 million a season

[GM Metro]

Las Vegas receives

2 million International bonus money

San Antonio receives

CB Kenneth Ponce

[GM Gravedigger]

Oakland signs K Carrots McCoy to the following contract:

4 years, $6.5 million. If Carrots converts 100 percent of his kicks in any season, an opt out clause is triggered in the contract.

As part of this deal, Oakland sends a $10 million IB posting fee to the United States

[GM Franchise]

Music City Kings pay $3MM International Bonus Money to Team Japan for posting fee for TE Mosu Ishikawa

Music City Kings sign TE Mosu Ishikawa for 3 years for $5MM

Starting this season through the end of the contract he will also get $1 million in bonus pay if he achieves any of the following ($1 million per achievement made):
Scores more than 10 touchdowns in a season
Has a game with 10 or more catches
Has 1000 yards receiving in a season

[GM Lucas]

Sydney Stingrays pay the following posting fee's and sign the following players

$5 million posting fee to Croatia for WR Marko Novak

Sydney Stingrays sign WR Marko Novak for a 3-year deal worth 7 million per. If Marko Novak makes 60 receptions OR Catches 10 TD's he will receive a 3-million-dollar bonus raising his contract to ten million for the life of his contract. IF he reaches those incentives on the last year, he will still receive a 3-mil bonus.

$10 Million posting fee to Egypt for DE Seif Sharqawi

Sydney Stingrays sign DE Seif Sharqawi for a 3-year deal at 7 million dollars per. The third year will be an option year in which if he re-signs with Sydney, he will receive a 3 Millon dollar raise.

$20 Million in posting fee to Japan for Safety Hideki Okada

Sydney Stingrays sign Safety Hideki Okada for a 6-year deal for 26 million dollars per with 2 million in BP, Fully Guaranteed. Okada will receive a 4th year option to become a free agent or re-sign for the final 3 years for equal value of the current highest paid player at his position. The BP will go towards PR, English Lessons and a translator for the life of his contract.

[GM Rebel]

Orlando spends $7m of international bonus money to Nigeria for the posting of DT Joseph Ayodele

Orlando signs DT Joseph Ayodele to a 3 year deal, worth $10M per season. If Ayodele reaches double digit sacks in year one or two, Orlando will amend his salary the following season(s) to $18m.

[GM Evans]

Lincoln Pride pay the $8m posting fee from International Bonus Money to Ukraine for the rights to sign Apostol Ponomarenko, LB

Lincoln Pride sign Apostol Ponomarenko, LB, to a 4-year, $12m deal

[GM Metro]

Las Vegas spends 1.5MM on scouting

[GM C4]

Winnipeg Arctic Foxes pay the $5m posting fee from International Bonus Money to Zimbabwe for the rights to sign (CB) Somtochukwu Bukar

Winnipeg sign (CB) Somtochukwu Bukar to a 2yr, $4m with a $1m bonus.

[GM Rinaldi]

The Seattle Lumberjacks and Michigan Monsters have agreed to the following trade:

SEATTLE RECEIVES
$6MM in international bonus money

MICHIGAN RECEIVES
LB Frederic Wheeler
Milwaukee S17 5th Round Pick
Seattle S17 6th Round Pick

[GM Eli]

The Cancun Mutineers are Proud to Announce the Following Transactions:

- The Mutineers pay the $8MM posting fee in International Bonus Pool funds to the IFAF Argentina National Team for OT Ranco Diaz

- The Mutineers sign OT Ranco Diaz to a 4 year, 7MM contract.

[GM Jon]

The St. Paul Lynx announce the following signing:

The St. Paul Lynx pay the $8MM posting fee in the International Bonus Pool funds to Team Mexico for Quarterback Domingo Guerrero.

The Lynx sign (QB) Domingo Guerrero to a 6 year deal with the following pay structure:

Years 1 & 2:  $3MM
Years 3 & 4:  $8MM
Years 5 & 6: $16MM

Additionally, each season will have player options attached.

[GM Gravedigger]

Oakland signs WR Sundae Ade to a 3 year, $7 million contract.

As a part of this deal, Oakland sends a $12 million IB posting fee to Nigeria.

[GM Gates]

Miami Receives:
DT Michael Ocasio
$2 Million Off Season Bonus Money

DC Receives:
S17 3rd Round Pick (Vancouver)