NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 3
No Strike/Lockout/Suit

Section 3(a)
Releases and Covenants Not to Sue

(a)

The NFLPA on behalf of itself, its members, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, agents, successors and assigns, releases and covenants not to sue, or to support financially or administratively, or voluntarily provide testimony of any kind, including by declaration or affidavit in, any suit or proceeding against the NFL or any NFL Club or any NFL Affiliate with respect to any antitrust claim, or any other claim relating to conduct engaged in pursuant to the express terms of any collective bargaining agreement during the term of any such agreement, with respect to any League Year prior to the 2020 League Year, including, without limitation, any such claim relating to any restrictions on free agency, any franchise player designations, any transition player designations, the Draft, the Entering Player Pool, the Rookie Compensation Pool, or collusion. For purposes of clarity, this release does not cover any claim of any retired player.