NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 39
Players’ Rights To Medical Care and Treatment

Section 19(b)(iii)(G)
Behavioral Health Program

(b)(iii)(G)

Contact all Players transitioning out of the NFL for a voluntary interview and mental health evaluation. During this interview, the Team Clinician shall explain to the Player all mental health and career transitioning programs available via the NFL and NFLPA. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties agree that any mental health evaluation of a Player shall be voluntary. The Parties further agree that the NFL, the Team Clinician, and the NFLPA shall comply with the ADA with respect to such voluntary mental health evaluation including, without limitation, the ADA’s confidentiality requirements.