NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 41
Workers’ Compensation

Section 4(ii)(A)
Workers’ Compensation Offset Provisions

The parties agree that the following provisions shall exclusively govern any and all rights Clubs have with respect to workers’ compensation credits or offsets during the term of this Agreement.

(ii)(A)

In the case of salary payments pursuant to Paragraph 5 or 9 of the NFL Player Contract, the Club shall be entitled to a reduction of 1.5 weeks of a player’s workers’ compensation award or settlement for each week during the regular season in which the player is physically unable to perform his services under his contract due to an injury he suffers while performing services during that contract year, to a maximum of 25 weeks, provided that the player receives his full salary as set forth in Paragraph 5 of his contract for the period in question. For example, if a player receives 3 weeks of Paragraph 5 Salary subsequent to an injury that rendered him unable to perform for three games (regardless of whether the payments were made on a weekly or bi-weekly basis), the Club will be entitled to a reduction of 4.5 (= 3 × 1.5) weeks of the player’s workers’ compensation award or settlement. As another example, if a player receives 17 weeks of Paragraph 5 Salary subsequent to an injury that rendered him unable to perform all 16 games of the regular season (regardless of whether the payments were made on a weekly or bi-weekly basis), the Club will be entitled to a reduction of 25 (= 17 × 1.5) weeks of the player’s workers’ compensation award or settlement.