NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 28
Performance-Based Pool

Section 5(b)(vi)
Methodology

(b)(vi)

For any player with a stated Paragraph 5 Salary of less than the Minimum Salary of a player with seven or more Credited Seasons on a Club’s Active/Inactive List for that League Year, the player’s Paragraph Salary will be deemed to be equal to the Minimum Salary of a player with seven or more Credited Seasons on a Club’s Active/Inactive List for that League Year. Notwithstanding anything in this Article, the imputation of Paragraph 5 Salary shall not affect in any way the actual Paragraph 5 Salary earnable by or payable to the player as stated in Paragraph 5 of the player’s NFL Player Contract.