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2026 TalkBears Fantasy Football League

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Welcome Back GMs! I just wanted to send out a early notice before the seasonal break before things ramp back up in a month. We will schedule the draft for the last week before the regular season kickoff (AUG 31st to SEP 7th).

I would like to have Keepers identified and dues submitted a week prior to that (by AUG 24) to give everyone some time to set their draft order knowing who is already taken. So once we set an exact draft date, I will also set the keeper and dues date at that time.

These were the keepers from last year, you cannot keep the same player in back-to-back seasons:

2025 TB Keepers

The Bunny - Nabers & Hubbard

Bum Fights - Pollard

My Team Sucks - Thomas Jr.

Trench Warfare - Hockenson & Burrow

Nips&Tips - Henry & Brown

Scotty Doesn't Know - Higgins & Williams

Hock Tua on my Chubby - Bowers

SAVAGEw/LOOSEMORALS! - Swift

Nopper - Barkley & Jeudy

Win in Rome - Cook

For keepers, the first keeper loses one round, so a guy picked in the 3rd last year would cost you your 2nd rounder this year. For the 2nd keeper, you would lose 2 rounds, so a 6th from last year loses you a 4th from this year. Keepers are optional. To qualify, they must have been drafted by you and on your final roster:

Final rosters: https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/97918/lastseason

Draft results:

https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/97918/draftresults?drafttab=team&draft_results_period=previous

If you have any questions, let me know.

I will check with my friends that were in the league, I am pretty that Mike, Chad and me are back but will need a new body for Scott. He didnt pay his money and I paid it to not screw up the league .

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17 hours ago, Stinger226 said:

I will check with my friends that were in the league, I am pretty that Mike, Chad and me are back but will need a new body for Scott. He didnt pay his money and I paid it to not screw up the league .

No prob, and thanks for doing that. We can ask the board to see if there are any members wanting to participate.

I have played a ton of redraft leagues in the past, but never a Keeper League. I "MIGHT" be interested in filing an opening for a manager position, but would love to review your league's rules and the details of the team I would inherit before committing.

I once ran a redraft league for this site many years ago. It was a 12-team league, free to join, played for bragging rights only. (I never had a chance to brag. LOL) Interest in the league dropped, so it was unfortunately discontinued. I really enjoyed engaging in the competition with forum members.

20 hours ago, Pixote said:

I have played a ton of redraft leagues in the past, but never a Keeper League. I "MIGHT" be interested in filing an opening for a manager position, but would love to review your league's rules and the details of the team I would inherit before committing.

I once ran a redraft league for this site many years ago. It was a 12-team league, free to join, played for bragging rights only. (I never had a chance to brag. LOL) Interest in the league dropped, so it was unfortunately discontinued. I really enjoyed engaging in the competition with forum members.

I have been in this league since it started and Adam is the only I always notice off this thread. ( he seems to always win all the time)

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21 hours ago, Pixote said:

I have played a ton of redraft leagues in the past, but never a Keeper League. I "MIGHT" be interested in filing an opening for a manager position, but would love to review your league's rules and the details of the team I would inherit before committing.

I once ran a redraft league for this site many years ago. It was a 12-team league, free to join, played for bragging rights only. (I never had a chance to brag. LOL) Interest in the league dropped, so it was unfortunately discontinued. I really enjoyed engaging in the competition with forum members.

Pix, this 10-man league started in 2010 and I joined in 2012. The "dues" are $75 with winnings:

1st - $440
2nd - $200
3rd - $75
4th - $35

The team you would assume finished in 2nd last year, so they would be picking 9th in a snake draft (so 9th, 11th, repeat). Here is their final roster:

Keeper Eligible for 2026:
Jonathan Taylor Ind - RB Round 2, Pick 5
George Kittle SF - TE Round 3, Pick 6
TreVeyon Henderson NE - RB Round 4, Pick 5
Breece Hall NYJ - RB Round 5, Pick 6
Brock Purdy SF - QB Round 7, Pick 6
Deebo Samuel Was - WR Round 9, Pick 6
Jared Goff Det - QB Round 12, Pick 5
Jake Bates Det - K Round 14, Pick 5

Not Keeper Eligible:
Matthew Stafford LAR - QB - Not drafted by team
Justin Jefferson Min - WR - Last Year's First Rounder
Jameson Williams Det - WR - Last Year's Keeper
Juwan Johnson NO - TE - Not drafted by team
Tee Higgins Cin - WR - Last Year's Keeper
Christian Watson GB - WR - Not drafted by team
Kimani Vidal LAC - RB - Not drafted by team
Parker Washington Jax - WR - Not drafted by team
Patriots NE - DEF - Not drafted by team

We allow up to 2 keepers per season. They have to be drafted by you and on your final roster. The cost of the keeper is +1 round for the first keeper, and if you want a second one, that will cost +2 rounds. For example, if you wanted to keep Deebo Samuel and Jared Goff, Samuel would cost your 8th rounder, and Goff would cost your 10th rounder.

The league is a PPR league with the following roster spots: QB, WR, WR, RB, RB, TE, W/R/T, W/R/T, K, DEF, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, IR, IR, IR. 2 flex, 7 bench, and 2 IR slots. Most of the scoring is traditional with bonuses for 100 yard rushing/receiving or 300 yard passing. Everything else is pretty standard stuff.

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59 minutes ago, Stinger226 said:

I have been in this league since it started and Adam is the only I always notice off this thread. ( he seems to always win all the time)

I finished in 5th last year. It was pretty competitive with the 6th place team winning the championship, and 9 out of 10 teams with a chance at making the playoffs in the last week of the season.

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