Except as otherwise required by operation of Section 1 above, a player qualifying under Section 7 above will receive an amount equal to 100% of his Paragraph 5 Salary for the second season following the season of injury. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, under no circumstances shall the above-described amount (i.e., 100% of the player’s Paragraph 5 Salary) exceed the following maximum payments: $1,000,000, for the 2022 League Year; ; $1,025,000, for the 2023-24 League Years; $1,050,000, for the 2025-26 League Years; $1,090,000, for the 2027-28 League Years; and $1,130,000, for the 2029-30 League Years unless he has an individually negotiated contract that provides an Extended Injury Protection amount or guaranteed salary amount that exceeds the player’s maximum Extended Injury Protection entitlement for the applicable League Year.