NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement
Players’ Rights To Medical Care and Treatment
Section 13(d)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:
Each participating player shall own his individual data collected during participation in the Sleep Study. Throughout or at the conclusion of a Sleep Study, each participating player shall be given (i) a complete copy of his results from the Study and (ii) the prescriptive performance plan used to improve player’s sleep, if applicable. Ownership of any and all data collected during the course of a Sleep Study shall remain with the individual player(s) participating in the Sleep Study. Participation in a Sleep Study shall not require or cause a player to transfer ownership of his data to the Club or any other thirdparty. No exchange or transfer of player data collected during the course of a Sleep Study will result in a transfer or change of ownership.