NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 29
Waivers

Section 7(a)
Procedural Recall Waivers

(a)

A player with four or more Credited Seasons who is subject to procedural recall waivers from the Reserved/Retired or Reserve/Military status, and who opts for Free Agency in lieu of assignment, cannot, during the same season, re-sign or return to the Club that originally requested such waivers.