NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 17
Anti-Collusion

Section 2
Other Club Conduct

No Club may have a policy not to negotiate with, or enter into a Player Contract with, any player who is free to negotiate and sign a Player Contract with any Club, on any of the following grounds, if such policy is inconsistent with Section 1 above:

(a)

that the player has previously been subject to the exclusive negotiating rights obtained by another Club in a College Draft, by virtue of a Required Tender to a player with less than three Accrued Seasons, or a Franchise Player designation; or

(b)

that the player has refused or failed to enter into a Player Contract for a prior season containing a Right of First Refusal or an option clause (i.e., any clause that authorizes an extension or renewal by a Club of a Player Contract beyond its stated term);

(c)

that the player has become a Restricted Free Agent or an Unrestricted Free Agent; or

(d)

that the player is or has been subject to any Right of First Refusal.