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 2009 season:
| Team (Owner) | Player Name (POS, Team) | Years Kept | 2008 Salary | 2009 Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Tyrod We Trust (Jeff Aitken) | Matt Schaub (QB, HOU) | 1 | $21 | $24 |
| Matt Cassel (QB, KAN) | 1 | $10 | $13 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $123 | |||
| Endowed Black Snakes (Eric Grant) | Joe Flacco (QB, BAL) | 1 | $1 | $4 |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $156 | |||
| Macho Combo Burrito (Mark Barger) | Clinton Portis (RB, WAS) | 1 | $30 | $35 |
| DeAngelo Williams (RB, CAR) | 1 | $19 | $22 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $103 | |||
| Chris Hobbs (Chris Hobbs) | Drew Brees (QB, NOS) | 1 | $44 | $47 |
| Steve Slaton (RB, HOU) | 1 | $5 | $8 | |
| Calvin Johnson (WR, DET) | 2 | $19 | $24 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $81 | |||
| Ding Boyz (Rafer Dingledine) | Anquan Boldin (WR, ARI) | 1 | $29 | $32 |
| Derrick Ward (RB, TBB) | 1 | $10 | $13 | |
| Darren Sproles (RB, SDC) | 1 | $1 | $4 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $111 | |||
| The Untouchables (Cindy Aitken) | Tony Romo (QB, DAL) | 2 | $21 | $26 |
| Marshawn Lynch (RB, BUF) | 2 | $38 | $43 | |
| Steve Smith (RB, BUF) | 1 | $22 | $25 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $66 | |||
| There is no Spoon (Craig Lovell) | Kevin Smith (RB, DET) | 1 | $30 | $33 |
| Roddy White (WR, ATL) | 1 | $10 | $13 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $114 | |||
| Texas Totalitarians (Zee French) | Matt Ryan (QB, ATK) | 1 | $5 | $8 |
| Ray Rice (RB, BAL) | 1 | $3 | $6 | |
| Larry Fitzgerald (WR, ARI) | 4 | $32 | $46 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $100 | |||
| Tushar Garg (Tushar Garg) | None | |||
| Total Remaining For Auction | $160 | |||
| El Chupacabra (Kevin Stevenson) | Adrian Peterson (RB, MIN) | 2 | $46 | $51 |
| Peyton Manning (QB, IND) | 1 | $50 | $53 | |
| Ryan Grant (RB, GBP) | 2 | $13 | $18 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $38 | |||
| McLovin (Emily Stevenson) | Jay Cutler (QB, DEN) | 3 | $11 | $21 |
| Aaron Rodgers (RB, PIT) | 1 | $22 | $25 | |
| Greg Jennings (WR, GBP) | 2 | $9 | $14 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $100 | |||
| Tsunamis (Tyler Wright) | Kurt Warner (QB, ARI) | 1 | $13 | $16 |
| Frank Gore (RB, SFO) | 4 | $20 | $34 | |
| Eddie Royal (WR, DEN) | 1 | $2 | $5 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $105 | |||
| Winslow's Chosen Ones (Mike Osganian) | Eli Manning (QB, NYG) | 2 | $10 | $15 |
| Matt Forte (RB, CHI) | 1 | $28 | $31 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $114 | |||
| Legion of Doom (Chris Brundick) | Michael Turner (RB, SDC) | 3 | $9 | $19 |
| Chris Johnson (RB, TEN) | 1 | $20 | $23 | |
| Pierre Thomas (RB, NOS) | 1 | $10 | $13 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $105 | |||
| Monique Hurley (Monique Hurley) | Philip Rivers (QB, SDC) | 1 | $9 | $12 |
| Brandon Jacobs (RB, NYG) | 4 | $19 | $33 | |
| Baltimore Ravens (D/ST, BAL) | 1 | $6 | $9 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $106 | |||
| Jon Redden (Jon Redden) | Marion Barber (RB, DAL) | 3 | $16 | $26 |
| Randy Moss (WR, NEP) | 2 | $29 | $34 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $100 | |||