NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 9
Veteran Free Agency

Section 5(a)(iv)
Individually Negotiated Limitations on Player Movement

(a)(iv)

Any player that is designated a Franchise Player or a Transition Player may not negotiate and contract for an individual Right of First Refusal with any Club. (v) Any individual Right of First Refusal that is negotiated and contracted for pursuant to Subsections (i) and (ii) above shall be void and unenforceable unless it is specified in a separate document signed by such player in the form annexed hereto as Appendix D, acknowledging such player’s waiver of the express right that Free Agents have under this Agreement to be free of any Right of First Refusal restriction on their freedom of movement.