NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement
Players’ Rights To Medical Care and Treatment
Section 13(c)Sleep Studies
For purposes of this Section “Sleep Studies” shall mean any effort to test, monitor, observe, analyze or collect information on or in connection with the sleep activity of an NFL player or players, without limitation, through the use of wearable sleep trackers and any future iterations thereof. This Section does not and is not intended to affect a Club physician’s ability to order sleep testing of an individual player when clinically indicated (e.g., to determine if such player is suffering from a medical condition, such as sleep apnea). The Parties hereby agree that NFL Clubs may perform Sleep Studies, subject to the following limitations:
Player participation in any Sleep Study is strictly voluntary. Clubs may not require player participation in a Sleep Study. Prior to conducting any Sleep Study, the Club shall inform each player in writing that such participation is voluntary.