1. The team who is up for drafting tells which veteran they would like to select. After making the player selection, the team must assign a dollar value that they would like to pay for this veteran. A veteran is defined as an NFL player that has any NFL experience before the upcoming season.

2. The commissioner asks if there are any teams that would like to place a 'challenge' bid, or possess an equal interest in signing said player, thus, placing an increased bid upon the original bid. The increased bid has a fixed dollar value above the original bid depending upon the round. (See Figure 1 pertaining to 'Challenge Bids' below.)

3. If no team makes a 'challenge,' the player is declared 'signed' by the original bidding club. No further bidding takes place upon this player.

4. If one club makes a 'challenge,' the salary for the drafted player is increased by the amount required in Figure 1.

5. If more than one club makes a 'challenge,' the 'challenging' clubs start their increased bids at the amount required in Figure 1 and an auction ensues until only one clubs remains, and then that increased bid becomes the drafted player's new salary. Bidding during the auction must be done in $100,000 increments.

6. If the original drafting club declines to 'counter,' the player is declared 'signed' by the 'challenging' club. No further bidding takes place upon this player.

7. If the original drafting club decides to 'counter,' the salary for the drafted player is increased by the amount required in Figure 2 pertaining to 'Counter Bids,' (see below) and the player is declared 'signed' by the original drafting club. No further bidding takes place upon this player.

8. After the player has been 'signed,' the next club in the draft order selects a player. If the players is a veteran, then the process begins again at Rule 1 above.