NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 41
Workers’ Compensation

Section 4(ii)(C)
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)(C)

In the event that an arbitrator awards Paragraph 5 Salary in an Injury Grievance, injury guarantee, or other arbitrable claim where workers’ compensation offsets or credits is at issue and within the jurisdiction of the arbitrator, for the same period of weeks for which a player has already been awarded workers’ compensation benefits or received a workers’ compensation settlement, the Club shall be entitled to a reduction of 1.5 weeks of the player’s workers’ compensation award or settlement for each week the player is deemed entitled to receive his full Paragraph 5 Salary pursuant to the arbitrator’s award. For example, if an arbitrator awards a player 3 weeks of Paragraph 5 Salary pursuant to an Injury Grievance award and the player has already been awarded workers’ compensation benefits or received a workers’ compensation settlement for that same period, the arbitrator shall reduce the award by an amount equal to 4.5 (= 3 × 1.5) weeks of workers’ compensation benefits.