NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 27
Veteran Salary Benefit

Section 9
Player Benefit Calculation for Four-Year Player Qualifying Contracts

The difference between the Salary Cap count for a Four-Year Player Qualifying Contract and the Four-Year Player’s stated Paragraph 5 Salary shall be counted as a Player Benefit (“the Four-Year Player Benefit”). For example, if in the 2020 League Year a Four-Year Qualifying Player with five Credited Seasons signs a Four-Year Player Qualifying Contract with a Paragraph 5 Salary of $2,160,000, only $910,000 shall count against his Club’s Team Salary. The difference of $1.25 million shall be counted as a Player Benefit