NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 30
Termination Pay

Section 3(e)
Ineligibility For Termination Pay

(e)

A player shall not be eligible for Termination Pay if, without missing a game check at the Paragraph 5 rate stated in his terminated contract, he signs a Player Contract with the same Club that terminated his contract, which new contract provides for Paragraph 5 Salary at a rate equal to or greater than that of his terminated contract. If the player’s new contract is subsequently terminated, however, he shall be eligible for Termination Pay for such subsequent termination, but the amount of Termination Pay for such player shall be the amount he would have received if his previous contract had not been terminated until such subsequent termination.