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 2012 season:
| Team (Owner) | Player Name (POS, Team) | Years Kept | 2011 Salary | 2012 Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return of the Ding (Ray Dingledine) | Tom Brady (QB, NWE) | 2 | $49 | $54 |
| AJ Green (WR, CIN) | 1 | $7 | $10 | |
| Marshawn Lynch (RB, SEA) | 2 | $4 | $9 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $87 | |||
| Rob Caughey (Rob Caughey) | Ray Rice (RB, BAL) | 4 | $21 | $35 |
| Drew Brees (QB, NOS) | 1 | $51 | $54 | |
| Dez Bryant (WR, DAL) | 2 | $9 | $14 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $57 | |||
| Hammer Time (Stan Ward) | Arian Foster (RB, HOU) | 2 | $30 | $35 |
| Victor Cruz (WR, NYG) | 1 | $10 | $13 | |
| Eric Decker (WR, DEN) | 1 | $10 | $13 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $99 | |||
| El Chupacabra (Kevin Stevenson) | Kevin Smith (RB, DET) | 1 | $10 | $13 |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $147 | |||
| Fred Richardson (Fred Richardson) | Jordy Nelson (WR, GBP) | 1 | $5 | $8 |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $152 | |||
| Buc You Up! (Tushar Garg) | Ryan Mathews (RB, SDC) | 1 | $33 | $36 |
| Matt Forte (RB, CHI) | 2 | $41 | $46 | |
| Hakeem Nicks (WR, NYG) | 3 | $11 | $21 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $57 | |||
| Andy Shappell (Andy Shappell) | Aaron Rodgers (QB, GBP) | 4 | $40 | $54 |
| Darren Sproles (RB, NOS) | 1 | $1 | $4 | |
| Houston Texans (D/ST, HOU) | 1 | $1 | $4 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $98 | |||
| Past Their Prime (Steve Kuennen) | Total Remaining For Auction | $160 | ||
| I'm Rick James Bitch (Chris Brundick) | Chris Johnson (RB, TEN) | 4 | $38 | $52 |
| Matthew Stafford (QB, DET) | 1 | $10 | $13 | |
| Donald Brown (RB, IND) | 1 | $10 | $13 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $82 | |||
| Lou Guido (Lou Guido) | Ben Roethlisberger (QB, PIT) | 1 | $22 | $25 |
| Steve Smith (WR, CAR) | 2 | $25 | $30 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (D/ST, PIT) | 1 | $11 | $14 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $91 | |||
| The Untouchables (Cindy Aitken) | Cam Newton (QB, CAR) | 1 | $2 | $5 |
| Percy Harvin (WR, MIN) | 1 | $18 | $21 | |
| Willis McGahee (RB, DEN) | 2 | $4 | $9 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $125 | |||
| Belders Brawlers (Shaun Belders) | Eli Manning (QB, NYG) | 1 | $21 | $24 | Total Remaining For Auction | $136 |
| Tsunamis (Tyler Wright) | Julio Jones (WR, ATL) | 1 | $11 | $14 |
| Brandon Marshall (WR, CHI) | 1 | $21 | $24 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $122 | |||
| Chris Hobbs (Chris Hobbs) | LeSean McCoy (RB, PHI) | 3 | $19 | $29 |
| Calvin Johnson (WR, ATL) | 1 | $39 | $42 | |
| Jimmy Graham (TE, NOS) | 1 | $3 | $6 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $83 | |||
| TDs 'n Beer (Jeff Aitken) | Michael Vick (QB, PHI) | 2 | $13 | $18 |
| Darren McFadden (RB, OAK) | 1 | $39 | $42 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $100 | |||
| Rams in 2020 (Nick Colley) | Demarco Murray (RB, DAL) | 1 | $2 | $5 |
| Fred Jackson (RB, BUF) | 1 | $19 | $22 | |
| Rob Gronkowski (TE, NEP) | 1 | $1 | $4 | |
| Total Remaining For Auction | $129 | |||