NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 12
Revenue Accounting and Calculation of the Salary Cap

Section 3(a)(i)(A)
Accounting Reports & Projections

(a)(i)(A)

As provided below, each League Year the parties will be provided with one or more “Special Purpose Letters” by an independent accounting firm (hereinafter “the Accountants”) which report the AR, Player Cost Amount, Team Salary, Cash Spending, and Benefits of each Club and the NFL for that League Year, utilizing information reported by independent Club and League accounting firms, and information obtained by the Accountants through its review procedures. The Accountants shall be a nationally recognized accounting firm jointly appointed by the NFL and the NFLPA. The parties agree to share equally the cost of the Accountants. The Reporting Package to be used by the Clubs and the League in providing information to the Accountants (“Revenue Reports”) in each of the NFL playing seasons covered by this Agreement shall be agreed to by the parties, and shall be reported on a March 31 year-end basis unless otherwise agreed by the parties. The basic review procedures to be performed by the Accountants are set forth below, and may be modified and/or supplemented by mutual agreement of the parties. The engagement of the Accountants shall be deemed to be renewed annually unless the Accountants are discharged by either party during the period from May 1 to July 1 of that year. Each Special Purpose Letter shall be based upon the best available information at the time of its issuance, and shall include a report of adjustments and new information obtained with respect to amounts previously reported for prior League Years.