NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 13
Salary Cap Accounting Rules

Section 3
Calculation of Salary and Team Salary

(a)

Subject to Subsection (b) below, Salary and Team Salary shall be determined in accordance with the rules set forth in Sections 5–8 below.

(b)

For Preexisting Contracts, Salary and Team Salary shall be determined in accordance with the rules set forth in Article XXIV of the Prior Agreement; provided that if any Preexisting Contract is renegotiated or extended after July 25, 2011, it shall immediately be treated as a new Player Contract, subject to the rules set forth in Sections 5–8 below. (For the avoidance of doubt, if a Preexisting Contract is renegotiated or extended after July 25, 2011, the renegotiated or extended contract is not subject to the 30% Rule set forth in the Prior Agreement, but may be subject to the 30% Rule set forth in this Agreement).