NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 10
Franchise and Transition Players

Section 14(a)
Signing Period for Transition Players

(a)

In the event that a player who is designated and tendered as a Transition Player has not signed a Player Contract with a Club by July 22 in the League Year following the expiration of his last Player Contract, the Prior Club shall be the only Club with which the player may negotiate or sign a Player Contract during the period from such date until the Tuesday following the tenth week of the regular season, at 4:00 pm New York time.