NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 17
Anti-Collusion

Section 16
Termination

The NFLPA shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, under the following circumstances:

(a)

Where there has been a finding or findings of one or more instances of a violation of Section 1 of this Article with respect to any one NFL season which, either individually or in total, involved five or more Clubs and caused injury to 20 or more players; or

(b)

Where there has been a finding or findings of one or more instances of a violation of Section 1 of this Article with respect to any two consecutive NFL seasons which, either individually or in total, involved seven or more Clubs and caused injury to 28 or more players. For purposes of this Subsection 16(b), a player found to have been injured by a violation of Section 1 of this Article in each of two consecutive seasons shall be counted as an additional player injured by such a violation for each such NFL season; or

(c)

Where, in a proceeding brought by the NFLPA, it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that 14 or more Clubs have engaged in a violation or violations of Section 1 of this Article causing injury to one or more NFL players.

(d)

In order to terminate this Agreement:

(d)(i)

The proceeding must be brought by the NFLPA;

(d)(ii)

The NFL and the System Arbitrator must be informed at the outset of any such proceeding that the NFLPA is proceeding under this Section for the purpose of establishing its entitlement to terminate this Agreement; and

(d)(iii)

The System Arbitrator must find that the Clubs engaged in willful collusion with the intent of restraining competition among teams for players.