Fantasy Football, Military Style

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Registration Opens for Military.com Salary Cap Football

In Military.com's Salary Cap Football, you're the General Manager of your very own football team. We give you 20 million fantasy dollars to build your team who will score points for you based on how they play in real-life football games. And, even better, with Military.com's Salary Cap Football, along with competing for individual honors and great prizes, you get to pick the branch of service you want to play for. Want Navy to crush Army? Want the Marines to dominate the Air Force? Game on.

If one of your players is in a bad slump, or if he gets hurt, you can cut him and pick up another player to join your team, provided you can afford him. Manage your team wisely, though -- you have a limited amount of moves you can make.

Military.com Fantasy Football is fun for both experienced fantasy players and first-timers. Here are a few basic questions and answers:

How do I create my team?

If you're already a Military.com member, log in. Otherwise, you must register a free Military.com member account. Your member account will give you easy and convenient access to your Salary Cap Football team.

Once you've logged in to your account, click on any of the links on the front page of the game.

You'll be asked to create and name your team. Once you've created your team, you'll be asked to pick a service you want your team to play for.  

After you've picked your service, you can join or create a league to compete against buddies and family members.

Create your team now.

Can I create multiple teams?

Playing multiple teams in Salary Cap Football is a great and fun way to try out different strategies and compete with different people. You can create up to 50 teams.

How much does it cost to play?

Salary Cap Football is free to play (premium options are available).

What prizes can I win?

At the conclusion of the Game, MILITARY.COM will provide prizes ("Prize(s)") to winners ("Prize Winners") as follows:

One (1) Overall Grand Prize Winner with the most total points in the Game at the conclusion of the Game will receive a 60" LCD TV.

Four (4) Division Winners with the most total points in their respective divisions (Branches of Service) at the conclusion of the Game will receive a 40" LCD TV.

Seventeen (17) Weekly Winners with the most total points from the previous week from the highest scoring division as of the Tuesday following that week's games, will receive an official jersey of the NFL team of their choice.

The TOTAL APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE OF ALL PRIZES is $15,000.

PRIZE CONDITIONS: No transfers, alterations, substitutions or cash redemptions of the Prizes will be permitted, except as provided herein. Prize Winners may be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and where lawful, a Publicity Release which must be returned with the Affidavit of Eligibility. MILITARY.COM reserves the right to substitute prizes of like value in the event described prizes are unavailable for any reason. Subject to the terms of these Official Rules and Regulations, an eligible participant may receive the following prizes: one (1) among the Grand Prize through Five Hundredth place prizes (whichever has the highest approximate retail value) and, one (1) Top Franchise Value prize and, one (1) Weekly prize. All federal, state or other tax liabilities will be the sole responsibility of the prizewinners.

Salary Cap Premier Prizes

Global (most points)

Rank	Prize
1st	$1000
2nd	$400
3rd	$300
4th	$200
5th	$100
6th to 10th	$75
11th to 15th	$50
16th to 25th	$25
Per League:
League Winner	$50

What's the basic strategy?

There's no one tip we can give you to guarantee victory. Winning at Free Salary Cap Football takes intuition, luck, research, and trial and error. Here are some basic principles to get you started:

-- Spot the bargains. If you pick a player that performs better than his salary would otherwise dictate, you improve your team's score as well as save money to spend on the rest of your team.

-- Play the Market. Buy low, sell high. By buying players in high demand and then selling them to reap the gains, you can increase your total team value and buy better, higher-priced players.

-- Know who's hurting. Paying attention to injuries is vital in fantasy football. Be sure to keep an eye on who is out, who may have gotten banged up in practice and who is trying to play through pain. Sometimes a great player playing at 75 percent is not as good as an average player playing at 100 percent.

-- Know where they're playing. Weather plays a larger role in football than in any other sport. Some stadiums, depending on the time of year, greatly affect a team's strategy. Sometimes the best defense against a strong passing attack is 45 mph gusting winds in Chicago, or a snow covered field in Green Bay.

-- Know who they're playing. There are good and bad defensive teams in the league each year. After a few weeks you'll know which teams these are. Make sure you take advantages of a good matchup. A mediocre running back playing against a weak defense might be a safer bet than a good running back going up against a killer defense.

-- Know when they're playing. Each year the NFL's schedule seems to get more confusing. There are now games on Thursdays and Saturdays throughout the season. Keep track of when your players are playing and when they have byes. If a player suffers a minor injury on Sunday and is playing the following Thursday, the injury may not have had time to fully heal. Having a player on roster during his bye week could also set you way back.

Please return after Wednesday, August 4 to sign up for Military.com Salary Cap Football and help your service dominate.

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