NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 30
Termination Pay

Section 3(g)(1)
Ineligibility For Termination Pay

(g)(1)

The Club may assert as an affirmative defense in any grievance in which a Player claims Termination Pay that the player failed to make a full and complete disclosure of his physical or mental condition in connection with a physical examination if the Club can demonstrate that (1) the player affirmatively misrepresented or omitted from his medical history when questioned (orally or in writing) in connection with a physical examination that he: (A) had a surgical procedure for an injury, or (B) missed game(s) due to injury; (2) the player subsequently suffered a new injury related to the prior injury (i.e., same body part); and (3) the new injury was materially and directly related to the termination that gave rise to the player’s claim for Termination Pay.