NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 30
Termination Pay

Section 1(d)
Eligibility

(d)

A player will not be entitled to Termination Pay more than once during his playing career in the NFL, except that if the amount of Termination Pay to which such player becomes entitled and paid under this Article is less than or equal to the equivalent of six weeks of the player’s applicable Paragraph 5 Salary, then such player shall become eligible to collect Termination Pay a second time during his playing career, under either Subsection 1(b) above or Subsection 2(a) below, for a future regular season. No player may collect Termination Pay from more than one Club for the same regular season.