NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 13
Salary Cap Accounting Rules

Section 5(e)
Computation of Team Salary - Grievances

During any League Year in which the Salary Cap is in effect, all of the following amounts shall be included every day in determining a Team’s Team Salary:

(e)Grievances.

When a player salary grievance is filed against a Club, 40% of the amount claimed (or, for a player whose contract qualifies under Article 27, 40% of the player’s Salary Cap count, prorated to reflect the number of weeks remaining in the regular season) will be counted in Team Salary until the grievance is resolved or until the end of the League Year, whichever comes first; at the end of the League Year, if any grievances have been settled or awards have been made, if the net total grievance amounts paid by the Club are more than the original 40% attributions and put the Club over the Salary Cap, the excess will be deducted from the Club’s Team Salary in the following League Year; if the net total grievance amounts paid are less than the original 40% attributions and the Club finishes the season at the Salary Cap or below the Salary Cap by less than the amount of the unawarded attributions, the difference will be added to the Club’s Team Salary for the following League Year. If an award or settlement is made for a grievance in a League Year after the grievance was filed, and the grievance amount paid is more than the original 40% attribution, the excess shall be included in Team Salary when paid; if the grievance amount is less than the original 40% attribution, the difference shall be deducted from Team Salary when the award is made. If a player files a salary grievance against a Club for Injury Protection or Extended Injury Protection, the “amount claimed,” as that term appears in this Subsection, shall be net of any salary guaranteed to the player under Article 45, Section 3 or Article 45, Section 8 of this Agreement, as applicable, for the purposes of calculating the required 40% charge to the Club’s Team Salary under this Subsection.