NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement
Rookie Compensation and Rookie Compensation Pool
Section 7(g)(vi)Fifth-Year Option for First Round Selections
(g)(vi)
The Fifth-Year Option Paragraph 5 Salary for any player drafted with any selection (1-32) of the first round of the 2018 or any subsequent Draft shall not be considered Rookie Salary and will not count against the Total Rookie Compensation Pool, or against the Club’s Total Rookie Allocation, or for purposes of the 25% Increase Rule.