NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 45
Injury Protection

Section 1
Transition Rules

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, all claims, payments, and awards of the Injury Protection Benefit and/or the Extended Injury Protection Benefit shall be subject to the transition rules set forth in this Section 1.

(a)

With respect to (i) any injury in the 2018 season for which the player claims, or is paid or awarded, the Injury Protection Benefit applicable to the 2019 season and/or the Extended Injury Protection Benefit applicable to the 2020 season; and (ii) any injury in the 2019 season for which the player claims, or is paid or awarded, the Injury Protection Benefit applicable to the 2020 season and/or the Extended Injury Protection Benefit applicable to the 2021 season, all such claims, payments, and awards shall be governed by Article 45, Article 13, Section 5(h), and Article 12, Section 2(a)(iii) of the 2011 CBA, which provisions are carried forward without amendment and incorporated by reference in this Agreement as if fully set forth herein, but such carry forward and incorporation is only for the purpose of this Subsection 1(a).

(a)(i)

In the case of a claim for the Extended Injury Protection Benefit applicable to the 2021 season, the maximum amount of such Extended Injury Protection Benefit shall be $575,000.

(b)

With respect to any injury in the 2020 season (or any subsequent season) for which the player claims, or is paid or awarded, the Injury Protection Benefit applicable to the 2021 season (or any subsequent season covered by this Agreement) and/or the Extended Injury Protection Benefit applicable to the 2022 season (or any subsequent season covered by this Agreement), all such claims, payments and awards shall be governed by Article 45, Article 13, Section 5(h), and Article 12, Section 2(a)(iii) of this Agreement.