The five-day on-field acclimation period described in Section 7(a) and (b) below shall apply to players who report to preseason training camp, or are on a Club’s roster, or receive medical clearance to practice, up to and including the Club’s mandatory reporting date for veteran players under Section 5 above.

By way of example, if a Club opens its official preseason training camp for rookies and first-year players on July 22, the acclimation period for players who report on July 22 would be July 22-26. If the Club then directs its quarterbacks and “injured players,” as defined in CBA Article 21, Section 6, to report on July 24 pursuant to that Section’s “five-day rule,” the acclimation period for players who report on July 24 would be July 2428. Finally, if the Club directs its remaining veteran players to report on July 29, the acclimation period for players who report on July 29 would be July 29-August 2.

In the above examples, if any rookie, first-year player, quarterback, injured player or veteran player under contract reports to training camp after his assigned reporting date but prior to the conclusion of the five-day acclimation period for veteran players who reported on the mandatory reporting date for veteran players (July 29 in the above example), the player would still be required to undergo five days of acclimation, or as much of the five-day acclimation period that remains for veteran players who reported on July 29. If such a late-reporting player reports to camp after the conclusion of the July 29- August 2 acclimation period for veteran players, the player is not required to undergo any acclimation period. Such a player may practice and play (including the wearing of pads) immediately after passing a physical examination that allows such participation.

The foregoing rules shall also apply to players who join a Club’s roster or who receive medical clearance to practice before, during, or after the conclusion of the five-day acclimation period for veteran players who reported on the mandatory reporting date for veteran players (July 29 in the above example).