MAFL owners may keep up to three players each year, subject to the following mandatory salary escalation schedule:
| Keeper Year | Salary Increase |
|---|---|
| 1st | $3 |
| 2nd | $5 |
| 3rd | $10 |
| 4th | $14 |
| 5th+ | $20 |
Here is the official "keeper" list for the 2008 season:
| Team (Owner) | Player Name (POS, Team) | Years Kept | 2007 Salary | 2008 Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club 216 (Jeff Aitken) | None | |||
| Total Remaining For Auction | $160 | |||
| Endowed Black Snakes (Eric Grant) | None | |||
| Total Remaining For Auction | $170 | |||
| Macho Combo Burrito (Mark Barger) | Clinton Portis (RB, WAS) | 1 | $27 | $30 |
| TJ Houshmandzadeh (WR, CIN) | 2 | $21 | $26 | |
| Kellen Winslow (TE, CLE) | 1 | $1 | $4 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $100 | |||
| Chris Hobbs (Chris Hobbs) | JaMarcus Russell (QB, OAK) | 1 | $2 | $5 |
| LenDale White (RB, TEN) | 2 | $10 | $15 | |
| Calvin Johnson (WR, DET) | 1 | $16 | $19 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $121 | |||
| Return of the Ding (Rafer Dingledine) | Jason Campbell (QB, WAS) | 1 | $1 | $4 |
| Santonio Holmes (WR, PIT) | 1 | $11 | $14 | |
| Chris Chambers (WR, SDC) | 1 | $10 | $13 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $129 | |||
| The Untouchables (Cindy Aitken) | Tony Romo (QB, DAL) | 1 | $18 | $21 |
| Marshawn Lynch (RB, BUF) | 1 | $35 | $38 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $101 | |||
| There is no Spoon (Craig Lovell) | Brett Favre (QB, NYJ) | 1 | $9 | $12 |
| Derek Anderson (QB, CLE) | 1 | $10 | $13 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $135 | |||
| Texas Totalitarians (Zee French) | Ben Roethlisberger (QB, PIT) | 1 | $7 | $10 |
| Earnest Graham (RB, TBB) | 1 | $10 | $13 | |
| Larry Fitzgerald (WR, ARI) | 3 | $22 | $32 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $105 | |||
| Tushar Garg (Tushar Garg) | Andre Johnson (WR, HOU) | 1 | $18 | $21 |
| Jason Witten (TE, DAL) | 1 | $2 | $5 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $134 | |||
| El Chupacabra (Kevin Stevenson) | Adrian Peterson (RB, MIN) | 1 | $43 | $46 |
| Jamal Lewis (RB, CLE) | 1 | $22 | $25 | |
| Ryan Grant (RB, GBP) | 1 | $10 | $13 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $76 | |||
| McLovin (Emily Stevenson) | Jay Cutler (QB, DEN) | 2 | $6 | $11 |
| Willie Parker (RB, PIT) | 3 | $10 | $20 | |
| Greg Jennings (WR, GBP) | 1 | $6 | $9 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $120 | |||
| Tsunamis (Tyler Wright) | Steven Jackson (RB, STL) | 4 | $27 | $41 |
| Frank Gore (RB, SFO) | 3 | $10 | $20 | |
| Braylon Edwards (WR, CLE) | 1 | $13 | $16 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $83 | |||
| Winslow's Chosen Ones (Mike Osganian) | Eli Manning (QB, NYG) | 1 | $7 | $10 |
| Ricky Williams (RB, MIA) | 1 | $13 | $16 | |
| Jerry Porter (WR, OAK) | 1 | $1 | $4 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $130 | |||
| Legion of Doom (Chris Brundick) | Michael Turner (RB, SDC) | 2 | $4 | $9 |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $151 | |||
| Patriot Missiles (Eric McVicker) | Tom Brady (QB, NEP) | 1 | $43 | $46 |
| Joseph Addai (RB, IND) | 2 | $30 | $35 | |
| Brandon Jacobs (RB, NYG) | 3 | $9 | $19 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $60 | |||
| Al's Dirty Jumpsuit (Marwan Mina) | Marion Barber (RB, DAL) | 2 | $11 | $16 |
| Terrell Owens (WR, DAL) | 1 | $33 | $36 | |
| Randy Moss (WR, NEP) | 1 | $26 | $29 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $79 | |||