NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 7
Rookie Compensation and Rookie Compensation Pool

Section 1(h)
Definitions

(h)

Year-One Minimum Allotment. “Year-One Minimum Allotment” means, for each Drafted Rookie, a fraction (or such other amount to which the parties may agree) that shall equal the selection’s absolute minimum share of the Year-One Rookie Compensation Pool, calculated based upon the player’s round and position in the Draft and expressed as a percentage of the Year-One Rookie Compensation Pool. The YearOne Minimum Allotment for (i) every selection in the first and second round of the Draft, and (ii) the first twenty-six selections in the third through seventh rounds of the Draft shall equal the Year-One Formula Allotment for the final non-compensatory selection in that round. The Year-One Minimum Allotment for the twenty-seventh through the final selection in the third through seventh rounds of the Draft (excluding any compensatory selections) shall equal (A) the Year-One Formula Allotment for the final non-compensatory selection in that round minus (B) $4,000 divided by the Year-One Rookie Compensation Pool. The Year-One Minimum Allotment for any compensatory selection in each round shall equal the average of (A) the Year-One Formula Allotment for the final non-compensatory selection in that round and (B) the Year-One Formula Allotment for first selection in the succeeding round, minus (C) $4,000 divided by the Year-One Rookie Compensation Pool. The Year-One Minimum Allotment for Compensatory Draft Selections shall be altered in a manner to be agreed upon by the parties if the position of compensatory selections within each round is changed.