NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 7
Rookie Compensation and Rookie Compensation Pool

Section 4(c)(iii)
Proven Performance Escalator

(c)(iii)

The Level Two and Level Three Proven Performance Escalators for players selected in the third through seventh rounds shall begin to apply to players who were selected in the 2018 Draft, such that any escalation of the player’s Paragraph 5 Salary shall occur in the 2021 League Year. Players who were selected in the third through seventh rounds of any Draft prior to the 2018 Draft are not eligible to earn the Level Two or Level Three Escalators.