During Preseason Training Camp, as that term is defined in Article 23, Section 10 of this Agreement, all players will be permitted at least six days off subject to the rules set forth in this Subsection. The first mandatory day off for all players on the Club shall be on the day following the completion of the on-field acclimation period described in Article 23, Section 6 for players who report to training camp on the mandatory reporting date for veteran players, as specified in Article 23, Section 5. Thereafter, all players will be permitted at least one day off every seven days until the Club’s first preseason game. During the period following the Club’s first preseason game until the Sunday immediately preceding the first game of the NFL regular season, all players will be permitted one day off on the first or second day immediately following each of the Club’s preseason games except for players whose Club has a game scheduled on the fifth day (or sooner) following the Club’s immediately prior game. In no event shall players have fewer than six days off during the period between the mandatory reporting date for veteran players to an individual Club’s preseason training camp and the Sunday immediately preceding the first game of the NFL regular season. During any preseason day off players may not be given a curfew at the end of the 24-hour period any sooner than 10:30pm. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if after a preseason game the visiting Club arrives at its home city or the location of its training camp after 12:00 a.m., local time, and the Club elects to give players that day off (e.g., players returning after midnight on the Sunday following a Saturday game who are given that Sunday off), players may be required to report back to the Club no earlier than 10:00 a.m., local time, on the day following the day off (e.g., 10:00 a.m. on Monday after the Sunday day off).

If in any League Year (i) the NFL elects to schedule three or fewer preseason games (not including the Canton Hall of Fame Game or any American Bowl game scheduled around the date of the Canton Hall of Fame Game) the final week of the preseason shall be a bye-week, unless the parties agree otherwise, and all players will be permitted two additional days off, for a total of eight days off during the preseason. Four of the eight days off shall be given after the final preseason game, with three of the days occurring consecutively on the final three days of preseason training camp (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), except that, for any Club whose first regular season game is on a Thursday night, the three consecutive days off following the Club’s final preseason game need not be given on the final three days of preseason training camp (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) but shall be given following the Club’s final preseason game on three consecutive days determined by the Club. Subject to the foregoing, the schedule for days off during this period shall be determined by the Club.

Notwithstanding Sections 1(a) and 1(b) of this Article, players on Clubs who play their first regular season game on Monday night, and who therefore report to preseason training camp forty-eight days prior to their first regular season game shall receive a total of seven (7) days off during the preseason, in any League Year in which the NFL elects to schedule four (4) preseason games. In any League Year in which the NFL elects to schedule three (3) or fewer preseason games (not including the Canton Hall of Fame Game or any American Bowl game scheduled around the date of the Canton Hall of Fame Game), such players will receive a total of nine (9) days off in the preseason.