The “trade deadline” setting determines if the league uses a deadline for trading players between teams. This option is offered to prevent teams from sandbagging their team at the end of the season by trading blue-chip players for average players.

All Standard Leagues use the following trade deadline:

• All trades must be accepted before Friday, March 4, at 12pm ET.
• The trade deadline is only for trade transactions between teams. team managers are still free to add and drop players via free agency and waivers throughout the entire season.

Set Trade Deadline (Web Only)

• In League Manager Leagues, this setting can be changed by the League Manager at any time during the season by clicking on the “League” tab
• Click on “Settings”
• Click on “Transactions and Keepers” ​
• Click on “Edit Transactions and Keepers”.

NOTE: The trade deadline is only for trade transactions between teams. Team managers are still free to add and drop players via free agency and waivers throughout the entire season.