NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 7
Rookie Compensation and Rookie Compensation Pool

Section 1(i)
Definitions

(i)

Undrafted Rookie Reservation. For the 2020 League Year, the maximum amount per Club that may be paid to Undrafted Rookies as signing bonus or amounts treated as signing bonus (the “Undrafted Rookie Reservation”) shall increase over the maximum amount permitted for the 2019 League Year (i.e., $109,115) by the percentage increase of the Total Rookie Compensation Pool. For the 2021 League Year, a maximum of $160,000 per Club may be paid to Undrafted Rookies as signing bonus or amounts treated as signing bonus. For the 2022 League Year and each subsequent League Year, this amount shall increase by the percentage increase of the Total Rookie Compensation Pool. For purposes of this Subsection, Total Rookie Compensation Pool shall exclude any signing bonus (including any amounts treated as signing bonus) for an Undrafted Rookie (i.e., the Pool shall exclude any amounts included in the Undrafted Rookie Reservation) and shall be adjusted to account for any forfeited Draft selections or supplemental Draft selections pursuant to Subsections 5(b)(i)-(ii) and 2(a)(vi) of this Article.