NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 26
Salaries

Section 5(b)(iv)
Payment

(b)(iv)

Notwithstanding Section (b)(iii) above, if a bye week occurs during a suspension period, the player will receive his compensation for the bye week in equal installments over the remainder of the season after the expiration of his suspension for as long as he is under contract and with the Club that he was under contract with at the time of the commencement of his suspension.