Don't forget most teams relegating usually cut down salaries to avoid luxury taxes, as they lose fan base, merchandise $$ and tv contracts $$, for relegating.
Sometimes you will see teams holding on to some of their big starters or all of them, but letting go of their bench.
Rarely you see a team holding on to their whole squad usually those have $$ to spare or they trimmed down their squad to tank collect money and but keep squad good enough bounce right back and get the bonuses for promoting.
Unless Burger Chefs and all the new teams go shopping to readjust their rosters, You and Blue Viking should be the top two teams on your side this seasons, just make sure you avoid last season start, that cost you.
Just get your squad healthy again and keep their game shape right, you got this