NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement
Article 34Meal Allowance
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Section 1. Reimbursement
A player will be reimbursed for meals not furnished by his Club on travel days during the preseason, regular season and postseason as follows:
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 (Min.) $12,000 $14,000 $15,400 $16,100 $16,800 $17,500 $18,350 $19,200 $20,050 $20,900 $21,750 (Max.) $12,000 $14,000 $19,900 $20,600 $21,300 $22,000 $22,850 $23,700 $24,550 $25,400 $26,250 For purposes of this Article, commercial airline meals or the equivalent shall not be considered as furnished by the Club.
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Section 2. Travel Day
Each travel day will commence at the time a Team leaves its home city and will terminate at the time the Team arrives back at its home city. If a Team is traveling for a day game and leaves its home city after 2:00pm on the day prior to the game, players will receive dinner money if the Team does not eat dinner together. When the pre-game meal on a travel day is after 9:00am, players will receive breakfast money.