NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 37
Postseason Pay

Section 4(d)
Conference Championship; Super Bowl Game

(d)

A player who at the time of the game in question is not on the Active List or Inactive List of a Club participating in the game, but who was on the Club’s Active List or Inactive List for at least three and not more than seven games (i.e., regular and postseason) will receive one-half the amount designated in Section 2 for such game, provided he is not under contract to another Club in the same Conference at the time of the game in question.