NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 65
Mutual Reservation Of Rights: Labor Exemption

Section 1
Rights Under Law

Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, no party shall be deemed to have waived, by reason of this Agreement, or the settlement of any action, or the entry into or effectuation of this Agreement or any Player Contract, or any of the terms of any of them, or by reason of any practice or course of dealing between or among any of the Parties, their respective rights under law with respect to the issues of whether any provision or practice authorized by this Agreement is or is not then a violation of the antitrust laws. Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, the Parties shall be free to make any available argument that any conduct occurring after the expiration or termination of this Agreement is or is not then a violation of the antitrust laws, or is or is not then entitled to any labor exemption..