NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 23
Preseason Training Camps

Section 7(g)
Conduct of Practices

(g)

Joint practices involving two Clubs may be conducted on no more than two days in any week of the preseason and are prohibited on the day before a preseason game for either Club. In any League Year of this Agreement, the maximum number of joint practice days that any Club may schedule shall be determined by the number of preseason games the NFL elects to schedule (not including the Canton Hall of Fame Game or any American Bowl) in that League Year as follows: (i) three or more preseason games: maximum of four joint practice days; (ii) two preseason games: maximum of six joint practice days; and (iii) one preseason game: maximum of eight joint practice days; provided, however, that in the event a Club has a bye week during the final week of the preseason, no joint practices may be held during that week.