NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 34
Meal Allowance


  • Section 1. Reimbursement

    A player will be reimbursed for meals not furnished by his Club on travel days during the preseason, regular season and postseason as follows:

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    (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

    For purposes of this Article, commercial airline meals or the equivalent shall not be considered as furnished by the Club.

  • Section 2. Travel Day

    Each travel day will commence at the time a Team leaves its home city and will terminate at the time the Team arrives back at its home city. If a Team is traveling for a day game and leaves its home city after 2:00pm on the day prior to the game, players will receive dinner money if the Team does not eat dinner together. When the pre-game meal on a travel day is after 9:00am, players will receive breakfast money.