NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 33
Practice Squads

Section 3
Salary

Except as provided in Section 5 (Standard Elevation Addendum) and Section 7 (Standard Contagious Disease Addendum) of this Article, the salary for a Practice Squad player shall be limited to the following fixed amounts per week, including postseason weeks in which his Club is in the Playoffs:

(a)

Any Practice Squad player who falls within categories (i), (ii) or (iii) in Section 4 of this Article shall receive a fixed weekly Paragraph 4 Salary in the following amounts for each League Year of this Agreement:

20202021202220232024202520262027202820292030
$8,400$9,200$11,500$12,000$12,500$13,000$13,750$14,500$15,250$16,000$16,750

(b)

Any Practice Squad player who does not fall within categories (i), (ii) or (iii) in Section 4 of this Article shall receive a fixed weekly Paragraph 4 Salary within the following minimum and maximum amounts in each League Year of this Agreement, as agreed upon by the Club and the player:

20202021202220232024202520262027202820292030
(Min.)$12,000$14,000$15,400$16,100$16,800$17,500$18,350$19,200$20,050$20,900$21,750
(Max.)$12,000$14,000$19,900$20,600$21,300$22,000$22,850$23,700$24,550$25,400$26,250

(c)

No Practice Squad Player Contract may provide for Salary guarantees, bonuses, incentives or compensation of any kind other than the fixed weekly Paragraph 4 amounts set forth in Subsections 3(a) and (b) of this Article, as applicable. For the sake of clarity and the avoidance of doubt, during the 2022 League Year, any Practice Squad player who falls within categories (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 4 below must contract for a fixed Paragraph 4 Salary of $11,500 per week. Alternatively, during the 2022 League Year, any Practice Squad player who does not fall within categories (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 4 below must contract for a Paragraph 4 Salary of between $15,400 and $19,900 per week.