NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 41
Workers’ Compensation

Section 4(ii)
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)

“Time” Credits or Offsets. All Clubs are instead entitled only to a “time” credit or offset under Paragraph 10 of the NFL Player Contract or state law, as set forth more specifically in Subsections (A)–(E) below. This “time” credit or offset shall in all cases be expressed or granted as a reduction in the number of weeks of a player’s workers’ compensation award or settlement that is attributable to the same period of weeks in which the player is deemed entitled to salary payments described in this Section. The credit or offset shall be at the weekly rate specified under the state workers’ compensation law in question. The parties agree that, in calculating the “time” credit or offset as set forth more particularly herein, the Club is entitled to a reduction of 1.5 weeks of a player’s workers’ compensation award or settlement for each week during the regular season for which a player is awarded or executes a settlement agreement for workers’ compensation benefits and for the same period of weeks is paid his full Paragraph 5 Salary. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Article 41 is intended to expand, reduce, or otherwise limit the Time Credits or Offsets available to the Clubs under prior agreements, regardless of any changes to the number of weeks in the regular season or to the intervals and frequency of payments made to players pursuant to Paragraphs 5 or 6 of the NFL Player Contract.