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The labor agreement classifies distribution of league revenues, sets health and safety standards and establishes benefits, including pensions and medical benefits, for all players in the NFL. The first collective bargaining agreement was reached in 1968 after player members of the NFLPA voted to go on strike to increase salaries, pensions and benefits for all players in the league. Later negotiations of the collective bargaining agreement called for injury grievances, a guaranteed percentage of revenues for players, an expansion of [[free agent|free agency]] and other issues impacting the business of the NFL. The NFLPA and team owners have negotiated seven different agreements since 1968.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>The '''NFL [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">collective</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">bargaining</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">agreement</ins>]]''' ('''CBA''') is a [[labour law|labor agreement]] which reflects the results of collective bargaining negotiations between the [[National Football League Players Association]] (NFLPA) and [[National Football League]] (NFL) (the commissioner and the 32 teams team owners). The labor agreement classifies distribution of league revenues, sets health and safety standards and establishes benefits, including pensions and medical benefits, for all players in the NFL. The first collective bargaining agreement was reached in 1968 after player members of the NFLPA voted to go on strike to increase salaries, pensions and benefits for all players in the league. Later negotiations of the collective bargaining agreement called for injury grievances, a guaranteed percentage of revenues for players, an expansion of [[free agent|free agency]] and other issues impacting the business of the NFL. The NFLPA and team owners have negotiated seven different agreements since 1968.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>The currently active agreement was ratified in 2020 and extends through the 2030 season, and includes changes to league revenue distribution, increases in player benefits and health and safety improvements,<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> eventually</del> increasing the regular season to 17 games played, and increasing active roster and practice squad limits.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>The currently active agreement was ratified in 2020 and extends through the 2030 season, and includes changes to league revenue distribution, increases in player benefits and health and safety improvements, increasing the regular season to 17 games played, and increasing active roster and practice squad limits.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>==1968 agreement==</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>==1968 agreement==</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>In 1968 the National Football League Players Association was first recognized in writing by National Football League team owners. This occurred after the player members of the NFLPA voted to go on strike, intending to pressure owners to increase minimum salaries, pensions and other [[Employee benefits|benefits]] for all players.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> In response, [[List of NFL franchise owners|NFL team owners]] locked out the players who were on strike.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> After eleven days of work stoppage, the first [[collective bargaining]] agreement (CBA) was reached between the NFL and the NFLPA.<ref name=ESPN11>{{cite web |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sports</del>.espn<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.go</del>.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history |title=NFL labor history since 1968 |date=March 3, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Rothschild11>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2011/07/26/labor-scorecard |title=Players vs. owners: Who came out on top in major labor disputes? |author=Richard Rothschild |date=July 26, 2011 |work=si.com |publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 18, 2014}}</ref> The agreement set a minimum salary of $9,000 per year for rookie players and $10,000 per year for veteran players. It also set aside $1.5 million of league revenue to be contributed to player pensions.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>In 1968<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">,</ins> the National Football League Players Association was first recognized in writing by National Football League team owners. This occurred after the player members of the NFLPA voted to go on strike, intending to pressure owners to increase minimum salaries, pensions and other [[Employee benefits|benefits]] for all players.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> In response, [[List of NFL franchise owners|NFL team owners]] locked out the players who were on strike.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> After eleven days of work stoppage, the first [[collective bargaining]] agreement (CBA) was reached between the NFL and the NFLPA.<ref name=ESPN11>{{cite web |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.espn.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history |title=NFL labor history since 1968 |date=March 3, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Rothschild11>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2011/07/26/labor-scorecard |title=Players vs. owners: Who came out on top in major labor disputes? |author=Richard Rothschild |date=July 26, 2011 |work=si.com |publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 18, 2014}}</ref> The agreement set a minimum salary of $9,000 per year for rookie players and $10,000 per year for veteran players. It also set aside $1.5 million of league revenue to be contributed to player pensions.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>==1970 agreement==</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>==1970 agreement==</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>A new agreement was negotiated in 1970 after the NFLPA merged with the American Football League Players Association.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014}}</ref> During negotiations over the new CBA, players went on strike in July 1970.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>A new agreement was negotiated in 1970 after the NFLPA merged with the American Football League Players Association.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014}}</ref> During negotiations over the new CBA, players went on strike in July 1970.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>The new agreement was reached after four days.<ref name=Rothschild11>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2011/07/26/labor-scorecard |title=Players vs. owners: Who came out on top in major labor disputes? |author=Richard Rothschild |date=July 26, 2011 |work=si.com |publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 18, 2014}}</ref> The agreement increased minimum player salaries and altered the league's medical and pension programs.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014}}</ref> It also provided for impartial arbitration of injury grievances, which had previously been decided by the [[History of the NFL Commissioner|NFL Commissioner]].<ref name="NFLhistory">{{cite web |url=https://www.nflplayers.com/about-us/history/ |title=History |publisher=NFL |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=November 21, 2014}}</ref> [[John Mackey (American football)|John Mackey]] was elected as president of the NFLPA during this negotiation,<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> and the new agreement was projected to cover the 1970 through 1973 seasons.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>The new agreement was reached after four days.<ref name=Rothschild11>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2011/07/26/labor-scorecard |title=Players vs. owners: Who came out on top in major labor disputes? |author=Richard Rothschild |date=July 26, 2011 |work=si.com |publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 18, 2014}}</ref> The agreement increased minimum player salaries and altered the league's medical and pension programs.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014}}</ref> It also provided for impartial arbitration of injury grievances, which had previously been decided by the [[History of the NFL Commissioner|NFL Commissioner]].<ref name="NFLhistory">{{cite web |url=https://www.nflplayers.com/about-us/history/ |title=History |publisher=NFL |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=November 21, 2014}}</ref> [[John Mackey (American football)|John Mackey]] was elected as president of the NFLPA during this negotiation,<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> and the new agreement was projected to cover the 1970 through 1973 seasons.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>==1974 strike==</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>==1974 strike==</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>In 1974, the veteran NFL players went on strike for five weeks, declaring "No Freedom, No Football," but they received no concessions before reporting to [[Training camp (National Football League)|training camp]] after a two-week "cooling off" period.<ref name=ESPN11>{{cite web |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sports</del>.espn<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.go</del>.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history |title=NFL labor history since 1968 |date=March 3, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name="ChicagoArchive">{{cite news |title=Bills, Bengals' vets won't leave |agency=Associated Press |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1974/08/25/page/65/article/bills-bengals-vets-wont-leave |work=Chicago Tribune |date=August 25, 1974 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=December 4, 2014}}</ref> The strike never resumed, and the NFLPA player representatives voted instead to pursue a previously filed lawsuit, [[Mackey v. NFL]], which challenged the Rozelle Rule restrictions on free agency as a violation of the [[United States antitrust law|federal antitrust laws]]. The [[Rozelle Rule]] was a compensation clause which outlined that a team losing a [[Free agent#National Football League usa|free agent]] would get equal value in return.<ref name=Bell11/> Player confidence in the NFLPA was weakened by the strike's ineffectiveness. By 1975, fewer than half of players in the NFL were paying their [[union dues]].<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>In 1974, the veteran NFL players went on strike for five weeks, declaring "No Freedom, No Football," but they received no concessions before reporting to [[Training camp (National Football League)|training camp]] after a two-week "cooling off" period.<ref name=ESPN11>{{cite web |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.espn.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history |title=NFL labor history since 1968 |date=March 3, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name="ChicagoArchive">{{cite news |title=Bills, Bengals' vets won't leave |agency=Associated Press |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1974/08/25/page/65/article/bills-bengals-vets-wont-leave |work=Chicago Tribune |date=August 25, 1974 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=December 4, 2014}}</ref> The strike never resumed, and the NFLPA player representatives voted instead to pursue a previously filed lawsuit, [[Mackey v. NFL]], which challenged the Rozelle Rule restrictions on free agency as a violation of the [[United States antitrust law|federal antitrust laws]]. The [[Rozelle Rule]] was a compensation clause which outlined that a team losing a [[Free agent#National Football League usa|free agent]] would get equal value in return.<ref name=Bell11/> Player confidence in the NFLPA was weakened by the strike's ineffectiveness. By 1975, fewer than half of players in the NFL were paying their [[union dues]].<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>==1977 agreement==</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>==1977 agreement==</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>After players won the Mackey case in court, the NFLPA and the owners settled on a new CBA which implemented a new [[right of first refusal|first refusal]] and compensation system to replace the Rozelle Rule.<ref name=Bell11/> The new system still placed restrictions on players' free agency.<ref name=Quinn12/> The court decision outlined that compensation for [[National Football League draft|draft picks]] was to be awarded on the basis of the salaries received by departing free agents.<ref name=Bell11/> The agreement reached in 1977 significantly improved some medical and pension benefits for players and gained neutral [[arbitration]] of all player/club disputes.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>After players won the Mackey case in court, the NFLPA and the owners settled on a new CBA which implemented a new [[right of first refusal|first refusal]] and compensation system to replace the Rozelle Rule.<ref name=Bell11/> The new system still placed restrictions on players' free agency.<ref name=Quinn12/> The court decision outlined that compensation for [[National Football League draft|draft picks]] was to be awarded on the basis of the salaries received by departing free agents.<ref name=Bell11/> The agreement reached in 1977 significantly improved some medical and pension benefits for players and gained neutral [[arbitration]] of all player/club disputes.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>==1982 agreement==</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>==1982 agreement==</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>In 1982, after playing the first two games of the season, NFL players went on strike again, seeking to attain a guaranteed percentage of club and league revenues.<ref name=ESPN11>{{cite web |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sports</del>.espn<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.go</del>.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history |title=NFL labor history since 1968 |date=March 3, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> This strike lasted 57 days, making it the longest work stoppage in NFL history until that date.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> The strike ended with a tentative agreement on November 16 which included funds to cover players' lost wages during the work stoppage.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> Negotiators signed a new collective bargaining agreement on December 5. The agreement improved players' benefits by implementing a new severance pay benefit, increasing minimum salaries for players in all years of service, and adding new medical rights for players. The agreement also included a revamped season schedule for 1982, which had a nine-game regular season and a new [[National Football League playoffs|playoff]] format which allowed 16 of the league's 28 teams to qualify for the [[Super Bowl|playoffs]].<ref name=Bell11/> Additionally, the agreement included a guarantee from the owners that players would collectively receive at least $1.6 billion in salaries and benefits over the five-year term of the new agreement.<ref name="Lockout">{{cite web |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://espn<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.go</del>.com/nfl/topics/_/page/nfl-labor-negotiations |title=NFL Lockout |date=December 5, 2012 |work=NFL Topics |publisher=NFL |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=October 21, 2014}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>In 1982, after playing the first two games of the season, NFL players went on strike again, seeking to attain a guaranteed percentage of club and league revenues.<ref name=ESPN11>{{cite web |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.espn.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history |title=NFL labor history since 1968 |date=March 3, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> This strike lasted 57 days, making it the longest work stoppage in NFL history until that date.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> The strike ended with a tentative agreement on November 16 which included funds to cover players' lost wages during the work stoppage.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> Negotiators signed a new collective bargaining agreement on December 5. The agreement improved players' benefits by implementing a new severance pay benefit, increasing minimum salaries for players in all years of service, and adding new medical rights for players. The agreement also included a revamped season schedule for 1982, which had a nine-game regular season and a new [[National Football League playoffs|playoff]] format which allowed 16 of the league's 28 teams to qualify for the [[Super Bowl|playoffs]].<ref name=Bell11/> Additionally, the agreement included a guarantee from the owners that players would collectively receive at least $1.6 billion in salaries and benefits over the five-year term of the new agreement.<ref name="Lockout">{{cite web |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www.</ins>espn.com/nfl/topics/_/page/nfl-labor-negotiations |title=NFL Lockout |date=December 5, 2012 |work=NFL Topics |publisher=NFL |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=October 21, 2014}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>==1987 strike==</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>==1987 strike==</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>After playing the first two games of the season in 1987, players went on strike for free agency.<ref name=ESPN11>{{cite web |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sports</del>.espn<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.go</del>.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history |title=NFL labor history since 1968 |date=March 3, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> In response to the strike, team owners brought in replacement players and continued the regular season after one week. Several well-known players, including [[Joe Montana]], [[Lawrence Taylor]] and [[Tony Dorsett]] crossed the picket lines to rejoin their teams alongside these new replacements.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name=ESPN11>{{cite web |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sports</del>.espn<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.go</del>.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history |title=NFL labor history since 1968 |date=March 3, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> On October 15, players voted to end the strike, to instead pursue a legal challenge to the free agency restrictions in court.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> In January 1988 Judge David Doty sided with the players in ruling that the clubs' continuance of the first refusal and compensation restrictions on free agents was not protected by the labor exemption to the antitrust laws.<ref name="NFLhistory"/> But in July 1988 Doty refused to grant an injunction which would have freed the players from the restrictions, ruling that the federal [[Norris-Laguardia Act|Norris-LaGuardia Act]] prevented courts from issuing injunctions in labor disputes.<ref name="PayDirt">{{cite book |title=Pay Dirt: The Business of Professional Team Sports |author=James P. Quirk |year=1992 |publisher=Princeton University Press |location=Princeton, NJ |isbn=0-691-04255-1 |page=201 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=52HGfXAUdOAC&q=july+1988+judge+doty&pg=PA201 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=December 4, 2014}}</ref> He urged both sides of the conflict to return to the bargaining table while in preparation for an anti-trust trial.<ref name=Bell11/></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>After playing the first two games of the season in 1987, players went on strike for free agency.<ref name=ESPN11>{{cite web |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.espn.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history |title=NFL labor history since 1968 |date=March 3, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> In response to the strike, team owners brought in replacement players and continued the regular season after one week. Several well-known players, including [[Joe Montana]], [[Lawrence Taylor]] and [[Tony Dorsett]] crossed the picket lines to rejoin their teams alongside these new replacements.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name=ESPN11>{{cite web |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.espn.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history |title=NFL labor history since 1968 |date=March 3, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> On October 15, players voted to end the strike, to instead pursue a legal challenge to the free agency restrictions in court.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> In January 1988 Judge David Doty sided with the players in ruling that the clubs' continuance of the first refusal and compensation restrictions on free agents was not protected by the labor exemption to the antitrust laws.<ref name="NFLhistory"/> But in July 1988 Doty refused to grant an injunction which would have freed the players from the restrictions, ruling that the federal [[Norris-Laguardia Act|Norris-LaGuardia Act]] prevented courts from issuing injunctions in labor disputes.<ref name="PayDirt">{{cite book |title=Pay Dirt: The Business of Professional Team Sports |author=James P. Quirk |year=1992 |publisher=Princeton University Press |location=Princeton, NJ |isbn=0-691-04255-1 |page=201 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=52HGfXAUdOAC&q=july+1988+judge+doty&pg=PA201 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=December 4, 2014}}</ref> He urged both sides of the conflict to return to the bargaining table while in preparation for an anti-trust trial.<ref name=Bell11/></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>In 1989, team owners unilaterally implemented a limited free agency system called "Plan B".<ref name=ESPN11>{{cite web |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sports</del>.espn<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.go</del>.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history |title=NFL labor history since 1968 |date=March 3, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> This allowed teams to continue to impose first refusal and compensation restrictions on their top 37 players. The new system also allowed players at the bottom of the roster to sign with other teams without restriction.<ref name=ESPN11>{{cite web |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sports</del>.espn<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.go</del>.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history |title=NFL labor history since 1968 |date=March 3, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> The average salary of the players signed under Plan B increased by 40.3 percent.<ref name="Holbreich90">{{cite news |title=Improving Easy as A, Plan B, C : NFL: Talent scouts, Chargers' Bobby Beathard among them, look to upgrade teams in second year of free-agent program |author=Curt Holbreich |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">articles</del>.latimes.com/1990-01-28<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/sports/</del>sp-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1523_1_free</del>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">agent-program</del> |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=January 28, 1990 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=October 16, 2014}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>In 1989, team owners unilaterally implemented a limited free agency system called "Plan B".<ref name=ESPN11>{{cite web |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.espn.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history |title=NFL labor history since 1968 |date=March 3, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> This allowed teams to continue to impose first refusal and compensation restrictions on their top 37 players. The new system also allowed players at the bottom of the roster to sign with other teams without restriction.<ref name=ESPN11>{{cite web |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.espn.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history |title=NFL labor history since 1968 |date=March 3, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> The average salary of the players signed under Plan B increased by 40.3 percent.<ref name="Holbreich90">{{cite news |title=Improving Easy as A, Plan B, C : NFL: Talent scouts, Chargers' Bobby Beathard among them, look to upgrade teams in second year of free-agent program |author=Curt Holbreich |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.latimes.com/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">archives/la-xpm-</ins>1990-01-28<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-</ins>sp-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1523</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">story.html</ins> |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=January 28, 1990 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=October 16, 2014}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>In November 1989 the [[8th Circuit Court of Appeals]] ruled that team owners were exempt from the federal antitrust laws so long as players were adequately represented by a union.<ref name="Pierson91">{{cite news |title=Nfl Players Gain in Push For Free Agency |author=Don Pierson |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">articles</del>.chicagotribune.com/1991<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-</del>05<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-</del>29/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sports/9102170994_1_mcneil</del>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">case</del>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">nflpa</del>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">district</del>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">judge</del>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">david</del>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">doty</del> |work=The Chicago Tribune |date=May 29, 1991 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=October 16, 2014}}</ref> That same year, the NFLPA decertified as a union, stating its union status provided more protection for the owners than for the players.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> The NFL continued to operate without a collective bargaining agreement until 1993.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>In November 1989 the [[8th Circuit Court of Appeals]] ruled that team owners were exempt from the federal antitrust laws so long as players were adequately represented by a union.<ref name="Pierson91">{{cite news |title=Nfl Players Gain in Push For Free Agency |author=Don Pierson |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.chicagotribune.com/1991<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/</ins>05<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/</ins>29/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">nfl</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">players</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">gain</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">push</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">for</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">free-agency/</ins> |work=The Chicago Tribune |date=May 29, 1991 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=October 16, 2014}}</ref> That same year, the NFLPA decertified as a union, stating its union status provided more protection for the owners than for the players.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> The NFL continued to operate without a collective bargaining agreement until 1993.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>==1993 agreement==</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>==1993 agreement==</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>The NFL and its players began negotiations after players won the [[Freeman McNeil]] legal case brought against Plan B. The jury decided on September 10, 1992 that Plan B was too restrictive under federal antitrust laws. Subsequently, team owners agreed to discuss free agency for all players.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> The NFLPA filed a class action suit in the name of [[Reggie White]], claiming that all players in the NFL should receive money damages as a result of the illegality of Plan B. The settlement provided for payment of almost $200 million in damages, and was contingent upon the NFLPA re-forming as a union and signing a new CBA which would incorporate the terms of the litigation settlement.<ref name="Loyola94">{{cite journal |title=White v. National Football League: The Myth of Free Agency in the National Football League |journal=Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review |volume=14 |pages=390–393 |publisher=Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School |date=January 1, 1994 |url=http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1281&context=elr |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=December 10, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Campbell11">{{cite news |title=Brady, Manning, Brees file antitrust suit against NFL to prevent lockout |author=Dave Campbell |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031105555.html |work=Washington Post Sports |date=March 11, 2011 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=December 10, 2014}}</ref> A seven-year CBA was signed in the spring of 1993, making it the first agreement of its kind since 1987.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name=ESPN11>{{cite web |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sports</del>.espn<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.go</del>.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history |title=NFL labor history since 1968 |date=March 3, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014}}</ref> The new CBA provided players with unlimited free agency after playing four years in the league, subject to an exception for one franchise player per club after first year of the new CBA. In return, the NFLPA agreed to a salary cap based upon an agreed percentage of revenues.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014}}</ref> The agreement had an immediate impact on player salaries, increasing wages for the 1993 season by 38 percent.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>The NFL and its players began negotiations after players won the [[Freeman McNeil]] legal case brought against Plan B. The jury decided on September 10, 1992 that Plan B was too restrictive under federal antitrust laws. Subsequently, team owners agreed to discuss free agency for all players.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> The NFLPA filed a class action suit in the name of [[Reggie White]], claiming that all players in the NFL should receive money damages as a result of the illegality of Plan B. The settlement provided for payment of almost $200 million in damages, and was contingent upon the NFLPA re-forming as a union and signing a new CBA which would incorporate the terms of the litigation settlement.<ref name="Loyola94">{{cite journal |title=White v. National Football League: The Myth of Free Agency in the National Football League |journal=Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review |volume=14 |pages=390–393 |publisher=Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School |date=January 1, 1994 |url=http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1281&context=elr |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=December 10, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Campbell11">{{cite news |title=Brady, Manning, Brees file antitrust suit against NFL to prevent lockout |author=Dave Campbell |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031105555.html |work=Washington Post Sports |date=March 11, 2011 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=December 10, 2014}}</ref> A seven-year CBA was signed in the spring of 1993, making it the first agreement of its kind since 1987.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name=ESPN11>{{cite web |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.espn.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history |title=NFL labor history since 1968 |date=March 3, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014}}</ref> The new CBA provided players with unlimited free agency after playing four years in the league, subject to an exception for one franchise player per club after first year of the new CBA. In return, the NFLPA agreed to a salary cap based upon an agreed percentage of revenues.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014}}</ref> The agreement had an immediate impact on player salaries, increasing wages for the 1993 season by 38 percent.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>The CBA agreed to in 1993 was extended by the agreement of players and owners in 1998. This lasted until the 2002 season, when the CBA was extended through the 2006 season.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>The CBA agreed to in 1993 was extended by the agreement of players and owners in 1998. This lasted until the 2002 season, when the CBA was extended through the 2006 season.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>==2006 agreement==</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>==2006 agreement==</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>The CBA agreed upon in 1993 was extended again in 2006 after the team owners agreed to include more revenues in the salary cap and to increase benefits, including the first ever plan to provide funds to players for medical expenses after their post-career medical insurance ran out.<ref name=ESPN11>{{cite web |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sports</del>.espn<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.go</del>.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history |title=NFL labor history since 1968 |date=March 3, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> This extension of the CBA included an option for either party to opt out before November 8, 2008, which would have resulted in a termination of the CBA on March 1, 2011 if either side chose to exercise it.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014}}</ref> The team owners voted unanimously to opt out in May 2008.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>The CBA agreed upon in 1993 was extended again in 2006 after the team owners agreed to include more revenues in the salary cap and to increase benefits, including the first ever plan to provide funds to players for medical expenses after their post-career medical insurance ran out.<ref name=ESPN11>{{cite web |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.espn.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history |title=NFL labor history since 1968 |date=March 3, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> This extension of the CBA included an option for either party to opt out before November 8, 2008, which would have resulted in a termination of the CBA on March 1, 2011 if either side chose to exercise it.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014}}</ref> The team owners voted unanimously to opt out in May 2008.<ref name=Quinn12>{{cite journal |last1=Quinn |first1=Kevin G. |year=2010 |title=Getting to the 2011-2020 National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement |journal=International Journal of Sport Finance |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2680466081 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>==2011 agreement==</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>==2011 agreement==</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Negotiations for a new CBA began in early 2010. Team owners and new NFL Commissioner [[Roger Goodell]] demanded a cutback in salaries and benefits under the cap system, promising to lockout the players if no new agreement was reached by March 1, 2011.<ref name="ESPN11.2">{{cite news |title=NFL locks out players, who file suit |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sports</del>.espn<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.go</del>.com/nfl/news/story?id=6205936 |work=ESPN.com |date=March 12, 2011 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=October 16, 2014}}</ref> The NFLPA rejected Goodell's proposal, requesting to see all league and club financial records to determine what need, if any, the clubs had for a decrease in player costs. The players voted during their 2010 team meetings to end the NFLPA's status as a labor union as of March 1, 2011, unless a new CBA was reached by that time.<ref name="ESPNM11">{{cite news |title=NFL players ask judge for $707M |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sports</del>.espn<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.go</del>.com/nfl/news/story?id=6533458 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=May 13, 2011 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=October 16, 2014}}</ref> Although there was no salary cap in 2010, free agency activity and overall expenditures on players declined, leading the NFLPA to file a collusion case, claiming that the owners had unlawfully agreed to reduce competition for free agents.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> After failing to make any progress in negotiations, both sides accepted mediation under the auspices of the [[Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (United States)|Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service]] (FMCS) in February 2011. During mediation, players and owners agreed to extend the 2006 CBA by one week. The FMCS failed to mediate a settlement and the previous CBA expired on March 7, 2011. That same day, the NFLPA announced it was no longer a union. This allowed players to file individual antitrust cases, many of which challenged the legality of the impending lockout.<ref name="Farmer11">{{cite news |title=NFL players decertify their union |author=Sam Farmer |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">articles</del>.latimes.com/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2011</del>/mar<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/</del>11<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/sports/</del>la-sp-nfl-labor-talks-fail |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=March 11, 2011 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=October 16, 2014}}</ref> [[Tom Brady]] of the [[New England Patriots]] and [[Peyton Manning]] of the [[Indianapolis Colts]] were two of the eight named plaintiffs in the action filed in [[United States District Court for the District of Minnesota|Federal District Court in Minnesota]].<ref name="Mone11">{{cite news |title=Tom Brady, NFLPA sued by retired players |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-brady-nflpa-sued-by-retired-players/ |work=CBS News |date=September 14, 2011 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=December 4, 2014}}</ref><ref name="NFLWire2011">{{cite news |title=Ten players named as plaintiffs in antitrust lawsuit vs. NFL |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://www.nfl.com/news<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/story/09000d5d81eb9269/article</del>/ten-players-named-as-plaintiffs-in-antitrust-lawsuit-vs-nfl |work=NFL Wire Reports |date=March 11, 2011 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=December 8, 2014}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>Negotiations for a new CBA began in early 2010. Team owners and new NFL Commissioner [[Roger Goodell]] demanded a cutback in salaries and benefits under the cap system, promising to lockout the players if no new agreement was reached by March 1, 2011.<ref name="ESPN11.2">{{cite news |title=NFL locks out players, who file suit |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=6205936 |work=ESPN.com |date=March 12, 2011 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=October 16, 2014}}</ref> The NFLPA rejected Goodell's proposal, requesting to see all league and club financial records to determine what need, if any, the clubs had for a decrease in player costs. The players voted during their 2010 team meetings to end the NFLPA's status as a labor union as of March 1, 2011, unless a new CBA was reached by that time.<ref name="ESPNM11">{{cite news |title=NFL players ask judge for $707M |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=6533458 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=May 13, 2011 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=October 16, 2014}}</ref> Although there was no salary cap in 2010, free agency activity and overall expenditures on players declined, leading the NFLPA to file a collusion case, claiming that the owners had unlawfully agreed to reduce competition for free agents.<ref name=Bell11>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-03-03-nfl-labor-disputes-timeline_N.htm |title=Timeline of NFL labor disputes |author=Jarrett Bell |date=March 12, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 12, 2014}}</ref> After failing to make any progress in negotiations, both sides accepted mediation under the auspices of the [[Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (United States)|Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service]] (FMCS) in February 2011. During mediation, players and owners agreed to extend the 2006 CBA by one week. The FMCS failed to mediate a settlement and the previous CBA expired on March 7, 2011. That same day, the NFLPA announced it was no longer a union. This allowed players to file individual antitrust cases, many of which challenged the legality of the impending lockout.<ref name="Farmer11">{{cite news |title=NFL players decertify their union |author=Sam Farmer |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.latimes.com/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sports</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">la-xpm-2011-</ins>mar<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-</ins>11<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-</ins>la-sp-nfl-labor-talks-fail<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-story.html</ins> |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=March 11, 2011 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=October 16, 2014}}</ref> [[Tom Brady]] of the [[New England Patriots]] and [[Peyton Manning]] of the [[Indianapolis Colts]] were two of the eight named plaintiffs in the action filed in [[United States District Court for the District of Minnesota|Federal District Court in Minnesota]].<ref name="Mone11">{{cite news |title=Tom Brady, NFLPA sued by retired players |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-brady-nflpa-sued-by-retired-players/ |work=CBS News |date=September 14, 2011 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=December 4, 2014}}</ref><ref name="NFLWire2011">{{cite news |title=Ten players named as plaintiffs in antitrust lawsuit vs. NFL |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://www.nfl.com/news/ten-players-named-as-plaintiffs-in-antitrust-lawsuit-vs-nfl<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-09000d5d81eb9269</ins> |work=NFL Wire Reports |date=March 11, 2011 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=December 8, 2014}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>The Federal District Court initially ruled for the players, declaring the lockout illegal because the players were no longer members of a union.<ref name=Quinn12/> The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the District Court's ruling, and the lockout continued pending a final determination in the appellate court.<ref name=Quinn12/> In July 2011, as court-ordered mediation continued between players and owners in New York, at the offices of the NFL's lawyers, the 8th Circuit court announced that the Norris–La Guardia Act prohibited it from enjoining the lockout. The court stated in its decision that the ruling only applied to veteran players under contract, and not to unsigned rookies or veteran free agents.<ref name="Mihoces11">{{cite news |title=Appeals court backs NFL as lockout remains in place |author=Gary Mihoces |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-05-16-lockout-stay_N.htm |work=USA Today |date=May 16, 2011 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=October 16, 2014}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>The Federal District Court initially ruled for the players, declaring the lockout illegal because the players were no longer members of a union.<ref name=Quinn12/> The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the District Court's ruling, and the lockout continued pending a final determination in the appellate court.<ref name=Quinn12/> In July 2011, as court-ordered mediation continued between players and owners in New York, at the offices of the NFL's lawyers, the 8th Circuit court announced that the Norris–La Guardia Act prohibited it from enjoining the lockout. The court stated in its decision that the ruling only applied to veteran players under contract, and not to unsigned rookies or veteran free agents.<ref name="Mihoces11">{{cite news |title=Appeals court backs NFL as lockout remains in place |author=Gary Mihoces |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-05-16-lockout-stay_N.htm |work=USA Today |date=May 16, 2011 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=October 16, 2014}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>After several months of negotiations, the longest lockout in league history ended on July 25, 2011 following a tentative litigation settlement which reclassified some league revenues for cap purposes. This settlement allowed team owners to keep a small percentage from being included in future salary caps.<ref name="Clayton11">{{cite news |title=Roger Goodell: 'Football is back' |author=John Clayton |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">espn</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">go</del>.com/nfl/story/_/id/6799301/nflpa-oks-deal-roger-goodell-says-football-back |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=July 26, 2011 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=October 16, 2014}}</ref> The settlement was conditional upon the NFLPA re-constituting as a union and incorporating the settlement terms into a new CBA.<ref name=Fendrich11>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/25/nfl-lockout-over-owners-players-agree-deal_n_908408.html |title=NFL Lockout Over: Owners, Players Agree To Deal |author=Howard Fendrich |date=July 25, 2011 |work=[[Huffington Post]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name=ESPNc>{{cite web |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">espn</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">go</del>.com/nfl/story/_/id/6834391/nfl-players-ratify-collective-bargaining-agreement-which-includes-hgh-testing-sources-say |title=NFL players ratify new CBA |date=August 5, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=September 8, 2014}}</ref> Players reported to training camps in July 2011, and voted to re-constitute the NFLPA as a union. After the vote tally was confirmed on July 31, 2011, the NFLPA began six days of bargaining that resulted in a new CBA being signed on August 5, 2011.<ref name="ESPNJuly11">{{cite news |title=NFLPA still discussing proposed deal |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">espn</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">go</del>.com/nfl/story/_/id/6793054/nfl-lockout-nflpa-work-weekend-sources-say |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=July 23, 2011 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=October 16, 2014}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>After several months of negotiations, the longest lockout in league history ended on July 25, 2011 following a tentative litigation settlement which reclassified some league revenues for cap purposes. This settlement allowed team owners to keep a small percentage from being included in future salary caps.<ref name="Clayton11">{{cite news |title=Roger Goodell: 'Football is back' |author=John Clayton |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">espn</ins>.com/nfl/story/_/id/6799301/nflpa-oks-deal-roger-goodell-says-football-back |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=July 26, 2011 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=October 16, 2014}}</ref> The settlement was conditional upon the NFLPA re-constituting as a union and incorporating the settlement terms into a new CBA.<ref name=Fendrich11>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/25/nfl-lockout-over-owners-players-agree-deal_n_908408.html |title=NFL Lockout Over: Owners, Players Agree To Deal |author=Howard Fendrich |date=July 25, 2011 |work=[[Huffington Post]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name=ESPNc>{{cite web |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">espn</ins>.com/nfl/story/_/id/6834391/nfl-players-ratify-collective-bargaining-agreement-which-includes-hgh-testing-sources-say |title=NFL players ratify new CBA |date=August 5, 2011 |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=September 8, 2014}}</ref> Players reported to training camps in July 2011, and voted to re-constitute the NFLPA as a union. After the vote tally was confirmed on July 31, 2011, the NFLPA began six days of bargaining that resulted in a new CBA being signed on August 5, 2011.<ref name="ESPNJuly11">{{cite news |title=NFLPA still discussing proposed deal |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">espn</ins>.com/nfl/story/_/id/6793054/nfl-lockout-nflpa-work-weekend-sources-say |work=espn.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=July 23, 2011 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=October 16, 2014}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>The key features of the 2011 CBA included changes related to health and safety, including a reduction in the number of off-season practices, a prohibition against training camp “[[Two-A-Days (football)|two-a days]]", and a limit on contact practices in both the preseason and regular season.<ref name="CBA11">{{cite web |url=https://images.nflplayers.com/mediaResources/files/2011CBA.pdf |title=Collective Bargaining Agreement |author=NFLPA |date=August 4, 2011 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=October 16, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Davis11>{{cite web |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2011/07/reports-nfl-players-agree-to-new-collective-bargaining-agreement/1#.U9KAwPldW_g |title=NFL, players announce new 10-year labor agreement |author=Nate Davis |date=July 25, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014}}</ref> The new CBA also featured increases in player benefits, including retroactive pension increases for retired players and the creation of a neuro-cognitive benefit for players affected by concussions and other similar injuries. Also, the agreement promised an increase up to $1.5 million in salary guarantees for injured players<ref name=CBA11/> and a new revenue split, offering players between 47 percent and 48.5 percent of all revenue.<ref name=Fendrich11>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/25/nfl-lockout-over-owners-players-agree-deal_n_908408.html |title=NFL Lockout Over: Owners, Players Agree To Deal |author=Howard Fendrich |date=July 25, 2011 |work=[[Huffington Post]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Myers11>{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/nfl-collective-bargaining-agreement-includes-opt-out-new-revenue-split-salary-cap-rookie-deals-article-1.162495 |title=NFL collective bargaining agreement includes no opt-out, new revenue split, salary cap, rookie deals |author=Gary Myers |date=July 26, 2011 |work=nydailynews.com/ |publisher=New York Daily News |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=September 11, 2014}}</ref> Changes were also made in contract-related benefits, with an increase in minimum player salaries[19] and salary cap minimums, including the guarantee of a 99% -95% league wide spend and a requirement that each club would have to spend an average of 89% of the salary cap over four-year periods.<ref name="NFLNews11">{{cite news |title=NFL clubs approve comprehensive agreement |url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://www.nfl.com/news<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/story/09000d5d820e6311/article</del>/nfl-clubs-approve-comprehensive-agreement |work=NFL News |date=July 21, 2011 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=December 10, 2014}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>The key features of the 2011 CBA included changes related to health and safety, including a reduction in the number of off-season practices, a prohibition against training camp “[[Two-A-Days (football)|two-a days]]", and a limit on contact practices in both the preseason and regular season.<ref name="CBA11">{{cite web |url=https://images.nflplayers.com/mediaResources/files/2011CBA.pdf |title=Collective Bargaining Agreement |author=NFLPA |date=August 4, 2011 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=October 16, 2014<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818100242/https://images.nflplayers.com/mediaResources/files/2011CBA.pdf |archive-date=August 18, 2011</ins>}}</ref><ref name=Davis11>{{cite web |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2011/07/reports-nfl-players-agree-to-new-collective-bargaining-agreement/1#.U9KAwPldW_g |title=NFL, players announce new 10-year labor agreement |author=Nate Davis |date=July 25, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014}}</ref> The new CBA also featured increases in player benefits, including retroactive pension increases for retired players and the creation of a neuro-cognitive benefit for players affected by concussions and other similar injuries. Also, the agreement promised an increase up to $1.5 million in salary guarantees for injured players<ref name=CBA11/> and a new revenue split, offering players between 47 percent and 48.5 percent of all revenue.<ref name=Fendrich11>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/25/nfl-lockout-over-owners-players-agree-deal_n_908408.html |title=NFL Lockout Over: Owners, Players Agree To Deal |author=Howard Fendrich |date=July 25, 2011 |work=[[Huffington Post]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Myers11>{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/nfl-collective-bargaining-agreement-includes-opt-out-new-revenue-split-salary-cap-rookie-deals-article-1.162495 |title=NFL collective bargaining agreement includes no opt-out, new revenue split, salary cap, rookie deals |author=Gary Myers |date=July 26, 2011 |work=nydailynews.com/ |publisher=New York Daily News |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=September 11, 2014}}</ref> Changes were also made in contract-related benefits, with an increase in minimum player salaries[19] and salary cap minimums, including the guarantee of a 99% -95% league wide spend and a requirement that each club would have to spend an average of 89% of the salary cap over four-year periods.<ref name="NFLNews11">{{cite news |title=NFL clubs approve comprehensive agreement |url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-clubs-approve-comprehensive-agreement<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-09000d5d820e6311</ins> |work=NFL News |date=July 21, 2011 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=December 10, 2014}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>A new rookie salary system was implemented by the NFL to limit spending on first-round draft picks,<ref name=Davis11>{{cite web |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2011/07/reports-nfl-players-agree-to-new-collective-bargaining-agreement/1#.U9KAwPldW_g |title=NFL, players announce new 10-year labor agreement |author=Nate Davis |date=July 25, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014}}</ref> but the savings were reallocated to veteran players.<ref name=Lariviere12>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidlariviere/2012/07/04/nfl-rookie-contracts-show-owners-were-the-winners-in-cba/ |title=NFL Rookie Contracts Show Owners Were The Winners in CBA |author=David Lariviere |date=July 4, 2012 |work=Forbes.com |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=September 8, 2014}}</ref> The 2011 CBA has no opt-out clause and a ten-year term set to expire after the 2020 season.<ref name=Fendrich11>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/25/nfl-lockout-over-owners-players-agree-deal_n_908408.html |title=NFL Lockout Over: Owners, Players Agree To Deal |author=Howard Fendrich |date=July 25, 2011 |work=[[Huffington Post]] |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Rosenthal11>{{cite web |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/25/the-cba-in-a-nutshell/ |title=The CBA in a nutshell |author=Gregg Rosenthall |date=July 25, 2011 |work=ProFootballTalk |publisher=NBC Sports |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=August 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">webcitation</del>.org/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">69CwocJ8Y?url=</del>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/25/the-cba-in-a-nutshell/ |archive-date=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">July</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">16</del>, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>A new rookie salary system was implemented by the NFL to limit spending on first-round draft picks,<ref name=Davis11>{{cite web |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2011/07/reports-nfl-players-agree-to-new-collective-bargaining-agreement/1#.U9KAwPldW_g |title=NFL, players announce new 10-year labor agreement |author=Nate Davis |date=July 25, 2011 |work=[[USA Today]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014}}</ref> but the savings were reallocated to veteran players.<ref name=Lariviere12>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidlariviere/2012/07/04/nfl-rookie-contracts-show-owners-were-the-winners-in-cba/ |title=NFL Rookie Contracts Show Owners Were The Winners in CBA |author=David Lariviere |date=July 4, 2012 |work=Forbes.com |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=September 8, 2014}}</ref> The 2011 CBA has no opt-out clause and a ten-year term set to expire after the 2020 season.<ref name=Fendrich11>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/25/nfl-lockout-over-owners-players-agree-deal_n_908408.html |title=NFL Lockout Over: Owners, Players Agree To Deal |author=Howard Fendrich |date=July 25, 2011 |work=[[Huffington Post]] |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Rosenthal11>{{cite web |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/25/the-cba-in-a-nutshell/ |title=The CBA in a nutshell |author=Gregg Rosenthall |date=July 25, 2011 |work=ProFootballTalk |publisher=NBC Sports |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=August 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">web</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">archive</ins>.org/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">web/20120621190919/</ins>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/25/the-cba-in-a-nutshell/ |archive-date=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">June</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">21</ins>, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>==2020 agreement==</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>==2020 agreement==</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>NFL owners voted to approve the 2020–2030 CBA on February 20, 2020.<ref name="2020ESPN"/> The Board of Representatives for the NFL Players Association approved a vote of the proposed CBA from the NFL owners on February 26, 2020, that went to a vote of the members of the Players Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://www.nfl.com/news<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/story/0ap3000001103240/article</del>/nflpa-proposed-cba-sent-for-full-membership-vote|title=NFLPA: Proposed CBA sent for full membership vote|last=Bergman|first=Jeremy|date=February 26, 2020|website=NFL|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">url</del>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">status=live|archive-url=|archivedate=|accessdate</del>=February 27, 2020}}</ref> The new CBA was agreed to by the NFLPA on March 15, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |author=Battista, Judy |title=NFL players approve CBA: Impact on league in 2020 and beyond |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001106247/article/nfl-players-approve-cba-impact-on-league-in-2020-and-beyond |website=NFL.com |date=March 15, 2020 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=March 15, 2020}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>NFL owners voted to approve the 2020–2030 CBA on February 20, 2020.<ref name="2020ESPN"/> The Board of Representatives for the NFL Players Association approved a vote of the proposed CBA from the NFL owners on February 26, 2020, that went to a vote of the members of the Players Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://www.nfl.com/news/nflpa-proposed-cba-sent-for-full-membership-vote<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-0ap3000001103240</ins>|title=NFLPA: Proposed CBA sent for full membership vote|last=Bergman|first=Jeremy|date=February 26, 2020|website=NFL|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">date</ins>=February 27, 2020}}</ref> The new CBA was agreed to by the NFLPA on March 15, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |author=Battista, Judy |title=NFL players approve CBA: Impact on league in 2020 and beyond |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001106247/article/nfl-players-approve-cba-impact-on-league-in-2020-and-beyond<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315153821/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001106247/article/nfl-players-approve-cba-impact-on-league-in-2020-and-beyond |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 15, 2020</ins> |website=NFL.com |date=March 15, 2020 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=March 15, 2020}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>In the 2020 agreement, a 17th regular season game for teams <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">may</del> be added to the NFL schedule during<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> either</del> the 2021<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, 2022, or 2023</del> NFL season and the playoffs <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">will</del> be expanded from 12 to 14 teams beginning <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">this</del> season. After owners voted to expand the playoffs on April 2, 2020, playoff-eligible teams <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">will increase</del> from 12 teams to 14 teams, with six Wild Card playoff games being played instead of four and two teams receiving first-round playoff byes instead of four.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-owners-approve-playoff-expansion-for-2020-season-adding-one-team-per-conference/|title=NFL owners approve playoff expansion for 2020 season, adding one team per conference|last=DeArdo; Benjamin|first=Bryan; Cody|date=March 31, 2020|website=CBS Sports<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=</del>|access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> The preseason will be shortened from four games to three in seasons with 17 regular season games.<ref name="2020ChicagoTribune">{{cite news |author=Kane, Colleen |title=The deadline for NFL players to vote on the CBA is Saturday. Here's what you need to know. |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-cb-nfl-cba-players-vote-20200312-q5nz2afepncpbo2masulsl2nqm-story.html |website=ChicagoTribune.com |date=March 12, 2020 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=March 15, 2020}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>In the 2020 agreement, a 17th regular season game for teams <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">would</ins> be added to the NFL schedule during the 2021 NFL season and the playoffs <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">would</ins> be expanded from 12 to 14 teams beginning <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">that</ins> season. After owners voted to expand the playoffs on April 2, 2020, playoff-eligible teams <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">increased</ins> from 12 teams to 14 teams, with six Wild Card playoff games being played instead of four and<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> only</ins> two teams receiving first-round playoff byes instead of four.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-owners-approve-playoff-expansion-for-2020-season-adding-one-team-per-conference/|title=NFL owners approve playoff expansion for 2020 season, adding one team per conference|last=DeArdo; Benjamin|first=Bryan; Cody|date=March 31, 2020|website=CBS Sports|access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> The preseason will be shortened from four games to three in seasons with 17 regular season games.<ref name="2020ChicagoTribune">{{cite news |author=Kane, Colleen |title=The deadline for NFL players to vote on the CBA is Saturday. Here's what you need to know. |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-cb-nfl-cba-players-vote-20200312-q5nz2afepncpbo2masulsl2nqm-story.html |website=ChicagoTribune.com |date=March 12, 2020 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=March 15, 2020}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>The regular season active roster expanded to up to 55 players (from a 53-player limit), with the one or two extra spots only eligible for [[practice squad]] players elevated just for the regular season game. These practice squad players revert to the practice squad once the game is over. The gameday roster limit increased from 46 players to 48, with a minimum of eight players being [[offensive linemen]]. If fewer than eight offensive linemen are active, the gameday roster limit decreases to 47.<ref name="urlNew NFL CBA Ensures Labor Peace—And Has Team Values Set Up To Spike">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2020/03/16/new-nfl-cba-will-boost-team-values/#60ef04a6767d |title=New NFL CBA Ensures Labor Peace—And Has Team Values Set Up To Spike |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">format</del>= <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|accessdate=</del>}}</ref><ref name="2020 CBA">{{cite web |title=NFL–NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement 2020 |url=https://nflpaweb.blob.core.windows.net/media/Default/NFLPA/CBA2020/NFL-NFLPA_CBA_March_5_2020.pdf |publisher=NFLPA |date=March 5, 2020 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=March 15, 2020 }}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>The regular season active roster expanded to up to 55 players (from a 53-player limit), with the one or two extra spots only eligible for [[practice squad]] players elevated just for the regular season game. These practice squad players revert to the practice squad once the game is over. The gameday roster limit increased from 46 players to 48, with a minimum of eight players being [[offensive linemen]]. If fewer than eight offensive linemen are active, the gameday roster limit decreases to 47.<ref name="urlNew NFL CBA Ensures Labor Peace—And Has Team Values Set Up To Spike">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2020/03/16/new-nfl-cba-will-boost-team-values/#60ef04a6767d |title=New NFL CBA Ensures Labor Peace—And Has Team Values Set Up To Spike |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">website</ins>=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Forbes]]</ins> }}</ref><ref name="2020 CBA">{{cite web |title=NFL–NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement 2020 |url=https://nflpaweb.blob.core.windows.net/media/Default/NFLPA/CBA2020/NFL-NFLPA_CBA_March_5_2020.pdf |publisher=NFLPA |date=March 5, 2020 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=March 15, 2020 }}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>The practice squad player limit in the 2020 and 2021 seasons is 12 players, which increases to 14 in 2022.<ref name="2020BostonGlobe">{{cite news |author=Volin, Ben |title=The NFL has a new CBA. Here are its biggest changes |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/15/sports/nfl-players-association-approves-new-cba-includes-17-game-schedule-expanded-playoffs/ |website=BostonGlobe.com |date=March 15, 2020 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=March 15, 2020}}</ref> Practice squad eligibility for players was increased, with a maximum of two players per team allowed to have an unlimited number of accrued seasons. This increases to four players per team for the 2022–2030 league years.<ref name="2020 CBA"/></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>The practice squad player limit in the 2020 and 2021 seasons is 12 players, which increases to 14 in 2022.<ref name="2020BostonGlobe">{{cite news |author=Volin, Ben |title=The NFL has a new CBA. Here are its biggest changes |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/15/sports/nfl-players-association-approves-new-cba-includes-17-game-schedule-expanded-playoffs/ |website=BostonGlobe.com |date=March 15, 2020 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=March 15, 2020}}</ref> Practice squad eligibility for players was increased, with a maximum of two players per team allowed to have an unlimited number of accrued seasons. This increases to four players per team for the 2022–2030 league years.<ref name="2020 CBA"/></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Violations of the NFL's [[substance abuse]] policy no longer can result in a player suspension. Players receive 48% of the NFL revenue by the 2021 season,<ref name="2020ChicagoTribune"/> and at least 48.8% of the revenue in any 17-game NFL season.<ref name="2020ESPN">{{cite news |author=Graziano, Dan |title=NFL players approve new CBA, runs through 2030 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28906786/nfl-players-approve-new-cba-2030 |website=ESPN.com |date=March 15, 2020 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=March 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Belson, Ken and Kevin Draper |title=N.F.L. Players Split Over Revenue Share and Longer Season as C.B.A. Vote Looms |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/03/sports/football/nfl-cba-agreement-players.html |website=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">NYTimes.com</del> |date=March 3, 2020 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=March 15, 2020}}</ref> NFL teams may only use either the [[franchise tag]] or [[transition tag]] in a given season, instead of being able to use both as in the previous CBA.<ref>{{cite news |author=Florio, Mike |title=New CBA complicates free agency for Cowboys and Titans |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/03/15/new-cba-complicates-free-agency-for-cowboys-and-titans/ |website=NBCSports.com |date=March 15, 2020 |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=March 15, 2020}}</ref> Players are eligible for pensions after three accrued seasons, down from four previously.<ref name="2020BostonGlobe"/></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>Violations of the NFL's [[substance abuse]] policy no longer can result in a player suspension. Players receive 48% of the NFL revenue by the 2021 season,<ref name="2020ChicagoTribune"/> and at least 48.8% of the revenue in any 17-game NFL season.<ref name="2020ESPN">{{cite news |author=Graziano, Dan |title=NFL players approve new CBA, runs through 2030 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28906786/nfl-players-approve-new-cba-2030 |website=ESPN.com |date=March 15, 2020 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=March 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Belson, Ken and Kevin Draper |title=N.F.L. Players Split Over Revenue Share and Longer Season as C.B.A. Vote Looms |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/03/sports/football/nfl-cba-agreement-players.html |website=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[The New York Times]]</ins> |date=March 3, 2020 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=March 15, 2020}}</ref> NFL teams may only use either the [[franchise tag]] or [[transition tag]] in a given season, instead of being able to use both as in the previous CBA.<ref>{{cite news |author=Florio, Mike |title=New CBA complicates free agency for Cowboys and Titans |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/03/15/new-cba-complicates-free-agency-for-cowboys-and-titans/ |website=NBCSports.com |date=March 15, 2020 |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=March 15, 2020}}</ref> Players are eligible for pensions after three accrued seasons, down from four previously.<ref name="2020BostonGlobe"/></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>A "neutral decision-maker" will now replace the [[NFL Commissioner]] on ruling in most discipline cases.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>A "neutral decision-maker" will now replace the [[NFL Commissioner]] on ruling in most discipline cases.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 61:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 62:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>Creation of new four-year player benefit: up to an additional $1.25M in salary excluded from the cap for up to two players.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>Creation of new four-year player benefit: up to an additional $1.25M in salary excluded from the cap for up to two players.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Fifth-year options for first round picks become fully guaranteed if chosen by a team. In addition, the fifth year option salary can rise based on the player's performance in his first three seasons. Previously, it was only tied to when the player was selected in the draft.<ref name="urlFifth-year options to be guaranteed in proposed CBA, no longer tied to draft slot - ProFootballTalk">{{cite web |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/02/20/fifth-year-options-to-be-guaranteed-in-proposed-cba-no-longer-tied-to-draft-slot/ |title=Fifth-year options to be guaranteed in proposed CBA, no longer tied to draft slot - ProFootballTalk |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">format</del>= <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|accessdate=</del>}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>Fifth-year options for first round picks become fully guaranteed if chosen by a team. In addition, the fifth year option salary can rise based on the player's performance in his first three seasons. Previously, it was only tied to when the player was selected in the draft.<ref name="urlFifth-year options to be guaranteed in proposed CBA, no longer tied to draft slot - ProFootballTalk">{{cite web |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/02/20/fifth-year-options-to-be-guaranteed-in-proposed-cba-no-longer-tied-to-draft-slot/ |title=Fifth-year options to be guaranteed in proposed CBA, no longer tied to draft slot - ProFootballTalk |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">date</ins>=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">20 February 2020</ins> }}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>NFL will also improve teams' training facilities and establish a network of hospitals in teams' home cities with free [[healthcare]] for current and former players.<ref name="urlFull term sheet of proposed collective bargaining agreement">{{cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/full-term-sheet-of-proposed-collective-bargaining-agreement-0ap3000001102608 |title=Full term sheet of proposed collective bargaining agreement |<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">format</del>= <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|accessdate=</del>}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/03/15/nfl-nflpa-vote-approve-cba-17-game-regular-season/5045997002/|title=NFL players approve collective bargaining agreement, ushering in new era of 17-game regular season|newspaper=USA Today|date=March 15, 2020}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>NFL will also improve teams' training facilities and establish a network of hospitals in teams' home cities with free [[healthcare]] for current and former players.<ref name="urlFull term sheet of proposed collective bargaining agreement">{{cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/full-term-sheet-of-proposed-collective-bargaining-agreement-0ap3000001102608 |title=Full term sheet of proposed collective bargaining agreement |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">website</ins>=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[NFL.com]]</ins> }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/03/15/nfl-nflpa-vote-approve-cba-17-game-regular-season/5045997002/|title=NFL players approve collective bargaining agreement, ushering in new era of 17-game regular season|newspaper=USA Today|date=March 15, 2020}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>==References==</div></td> <td 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|url=https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1572&context=blscontracts |publisher=Cornell University |date=February 25, 1998 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110074138/https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1572&context=blscontracts |archive-date=January 10, 2009}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>*{{cite web |title=NFL–NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement 2006 |url=http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/cba/nfl-cba-2006-2012.pdf |publisher=NFL |date=March 8, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017155131/http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/cba/nfl-cba-2006-2012.pdf |archive-date=October 17, 2022}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" 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strike</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_NFL_strike/lockout&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1970 NFL strike/lockout (page does not exist)">1970 strike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NFL_strike" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 NFL strike">1974 strike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NFL_strike" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 NFL strike">1982 strike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NFL_strike" class="mw-redirect" title="1987 NFL strike">1987 strike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NFL_referee_lockout" title="2001 NFL referee lockout">2001 referee lockout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_lockout" title="2011 NFL lockout">2011 lockout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_referee_lockout" title="2012 NFL referee lockout">2012 referee lockout</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Collective bargaining agreement</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Symbol_portal_class.svg" 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Association</a> (NFLPA) and <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) (the commissioner and the 32 teams team owners). The labor agreement classifies distribution of league revenues, sets health and safety standards and establishes benefits, including pensions and medical benefits, for all players in the NFL. The first collective bargaining agreement was reached in 1968 after player members of the NFLPA voted to go on strike to increase salaries, pensions and benefits for all players in the league. Later negotiations of the collective bargaining agreement called for injury grievances, a guaranteed percentage of revenues for players, an expansion of <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agency</a> and other issues impacting the business of the NFL. The NFLPA and team owners have negotiated seven different agreements since 1968. </p><p>The currently active agreement was ratified in 2020 and extends through the 2030 season, and includes changes to league revenue distribution, increases in player benefits and health and safety improvements, increasing the regular season to 17 games played, and increasing active roster and practice squad limits. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1968_agreement">1968 agreement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NFL_collective_bargaining_agreement&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: 1968 agreement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1968, the National Football League Players Association was first recognized in writing by National Football League team owners. This occurred after the player members of the NFLPA voted to go on strike, intending to pressure owners to increase minimum salaries, pensions and other <a href="/wiki/Employee_benefits" title="Employee benefits">benefits</a> for all players.<sup id="cite_ref-Bell11_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response, <a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_franchise_owners" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NFL franchise owners">NFL team owners</a> locked out the players who were on strike.<sup id="cite_ref-Bell11_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After eleven days of work stoppage, the first <a href="/wiki/Collective_bargaining" title="Collective bargaining">collective bargaining</a> agreement (CBA) was reached between the NFL and the NFLPA.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN11_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN11-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rothschild11_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rothschild11-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The agreement set a minimum salary of $9,000 per year for rookie players and $10,000 per year for veteran players. It also set aside $1.5 million of league revenue to be contributed to player pensions.<sup id="cite_ref-Quinn12_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinn12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1970_agreement">1970 agreement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NFL_collective_bargaining_agreement&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1970 agreement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A new agreement was negotiated in 1970 after the NFLPA merged with the American Football League Players Association.<sup id="cite_ref-Quinn12_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinn12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During negotiations over the new CBA, players went on strike in July 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-Quinn12_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinn12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new agreement was reached after four days.<sup id="cite_ref-Rothschild11_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rothschild11-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The agreement increased minimum player salaries and altered the league's medical and pension programs.<sup id="cite_ref-Quinn12_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinn12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also provided for impartial arbitration of injury grievances, which had previously been decided by the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_NFL_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the NFL Commissioner">NFL Commissioner</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NFLhistory_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFLhistory-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/John_Mackey_(American_football)" title="John Mackey (American football)">John Mackey</a> was elected as president of the NFLPA during this negotiation,<sup id="cite_ref-Bell11_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the new agreement was projected to cover the 1970 through 1973 seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-Quinn12_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinn12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1974_strike">1974 strike</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NFL_collective_bargaining_agreement&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1974 strike"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1974, the veteran NFL players went on strike for five weeks, declaring "No Freedom, No Football," but they received no concessions before reporting to <a href="/wiki/Training_camp_(National_Football_League)" class="mw-redirect" title="Training camp (National Football League)">training camp</a> after a two-week "cooling off" period.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN11_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN11-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ChicagoArchive_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChicagoArchive-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The strike never resumed, and the NFLPA player representatives voted instead to pursue a previously filed lawsuit, <a href="/wiki/Mackey_v._NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="Mackey v. NFL">Mackey v. NFL</a>, which challenged the Rozelle Rule restrictions on free agency as a violation of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law" title="United States antitrust law">federal antitrust laws</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Rozelle_Rule" class="mw-redirect" title="Rozelle Rule">Rozelle Rule</a> was a compensation clause which outlined that a team losing a <a href="/wiki/Free_agent#National_Football_League_usa" title="Free agent">free agent</a> would get equal value in return.<sup id="cite_ref-Bell11_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Player confidence in the NFLPA was weakened by the strike's ineffectiveness. By 1975, fewer than half of players in the NFL were paying their <a href="/wiki/Union_dues" title="Union dues">union dues</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Quinn12_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinn12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1977_agreement">1977 agreement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NFL_collective_bargaining_agreement&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1977 agreement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After players won the Mackey case in court, the NFLPA and the owners settled on a new CBA which implemented a new <a href="/wiki/Right_of_first_refusal" title="Right of first refusal">first refusal</a> and compensation system to replace the Rozelle Rule.<sup id="cite_ref-Bell11_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new system still placed restrictions on players' free agency.<sup id="cite_ref-Quinn12_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinn12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The court decision outlined that compensation for <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_draft" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League draft">draft picks</a> was to be awarded on the basis of the salaries received by departing free agents.<sup id="cite_ref-Bell11_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The agreement reached in 1977 significantly improved some medical and pension benefits for players and gained neutral <a href="/wiki/Arbitration" title="Arbitration">arbitration</a> of all player/club disputes.<sup id="cite_ref-Quinn12_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinn12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1982_agreement">1982 agreement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NFL_collective_bargaining_agreement&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1982 agreement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1982, after playing the first two games of the season, NFL players went on strike again, seeking to attain a guaranteed percentage of club and league revenues.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN11_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN11-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This strike lasted 57 days, making it the longest work stoppage in NFL history until that date.<sup id="cite_ref-Bell11_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The strike ended with a tentative agreement on November 16 which included funds to cover players' lost wages during the work stoppage.<sup id="cite_ref-Bell11_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Negotiators signed a new collective bargaining agreement on December 5. The agreement improved players' benefits by implementing a new severance pay benefit, increasing minimum salaries for players in all years of service, and adding new medical rights for players. The agreement also included a revamped season schedule for 1982, which had a nine-game regular season and a new <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League playoffs">playoff</a> format which allowed 16 of the league's 28 teams to qualify for the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">playoffs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bell11_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, the agreement included a guarantee from the owners that players would collectively receive at least $1.6 billion in salaries and benefits over the five-year term of the new agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-Lockout_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lockout-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1987_strike">1987 strike</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NFL_collective_bargaining_agreement&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1987 strike"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After playing the first two games of the season in 1987, players went on strike for free agency.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN11_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN11-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to the strike, team owners brought in replacement players and continued the regular season after one week. Several well-known players, including <a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Joe Montana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">Lawrence Taylor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Dorsett" title="Tony Dorsett">Tony Dorsett</a> crossed the picket lines to rejoin their teams alongside these new replacements.<sup id="cite_ref-Bell11_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ESPN11_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN11-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 15, players voted to end the strike, to instead pursue a legal challenge to the free agency restrictions in court.<sup id="cite_ref-Bell11_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 1988 Judge David Doty sided with the players in ruling that the clubs' continuance of the first refusal and compensation restrictions on free agents was not protected by the labor exemption to the antitrust laws.<sup id="cite_ref-NFLhistory_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFLhistory-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But in July 1988 Doty refused to grant an injunction which would have freed the players from the restrictions, ruling that the federal <a href="/wiki/Norris-Laguardia_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Norris-Laguardia Act">Norris-LaGuardia Act</a> prevented courts from issuing injunctions in labor disputes.<sup id="cite_ref-PayDirt_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PayDirt-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He urged both sides of the conflict to return to the bargaining table while in preparation for an anti-trust trial.<sup id="cite_ref-Bell11_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1989, team owners unilaterally implemented a limited free agency system called "Plan B".<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN11_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN11-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This allowed teams to continue to impose first refusal and compensation restrictions on their top 37 players. The new system also allowed players at the bottom of the roster to sign with other teams without restriction.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN11_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN11-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The average salary of the players signed under Plan B increased by 40.3 percent.<sup id="cite_ref-Holbreich90_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Holbreich90-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 1989 the <a href="/wiki/8th_Circuit_Court_of_Appeals" class="mw-redirect" title="8th Circuit Court of Appeals">8th Circuit Court of Appeals</a> ruled that team owners were exempt from the federal antitrust laws so long as players were adequately represented by a union.<sup id="cite_ref-Pierson91_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pierson91-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That same year, the NFLPA decertified as a union, stating its union status provided more protection for the owners than for the players.<sup id="cite_ref-Bell11_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NFL continued to operate without a collective bargaining agreement until 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-Bell11_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1993_agreement">1993 agreement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NFL_collective_bargaining_agreement&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1993 agreement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The NFL and its players began negotiations after players won the <a href="/wiki/Freeman_McNeil" title="Freeman McNeil">Freeman McNeil</a> legal case brought against Plan B. The jury decided on September 10, 1992 that Plan B was too restrictive under federal antitrust laws. Subsequently, team owners agreed to discuss free agency for all players.<sup id="cite_ref-Bell11_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NFLPA filed a class action suit in the name of <a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">Reggie White</a>, claiming that all players in the NFL should receive money damages as a result of the illegality of Plan B. The settlement provided for payment of almost $200 million in damages, and was contingent upon the NFLPA re-forming as a union and signing a new CBA which would incorporate the terms of the litigation settlement.<sup id="cite_ref-Loyola94_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Loyola94-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Campbell11_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Campbell11-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A seven-year CBA was signed in the spring of 1993, making it the first agreement of its kind since 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-Bell11_1-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ESPN11_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN11-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Quinn12_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinn12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new CBA provided players with unlimited free agency after playing four years in the league, subject to an exception for one franchise player per club after first year of the new CBA. In return, the NFLPA agreed to a salary cap based upon an agreed percentage of revenues.<sup id="cite_ref-Quinn12_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinn12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The agreement had an immediate impact on player salaries, increasing wages for the 1993 season by 38 percent.<sup id="cite_ref-Quinn12_4-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinn12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The CBA agreed to in 1993 was extended by the agreement of players and owners in 1998. This lasted until the 2002 season, when the CBA was extended through the 2006 season.<sup id="cite_ref-Quinn12_4-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinn12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2006_agreement">2006 agreement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NFL_collective_bargaining_agreement&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2006 agreement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The CBA agreed upon in 1993 was extended again in 2006 after the team owners agreed to include more revenues in the salary cap and to increase benefits, including the first ever plan to provide funds to players for medical expenses after their post-career medical insurance ran out.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN11_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN11-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This extension of the CBA included an option for either party to opt out before November 8, 2008, which would have resulted in a termination of the CBA on March 1, 2011 if either side chose to exercise it.<sup id="cite_ref-Quinn12_4-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinn12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team owners voted unanimously to opt out in May 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-Quinn12_4-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinn12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2011_agreement">2011 agreement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NFL_collective_bargaining_agreement&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2011 agreement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Negotiations for a new CBA began in early 2010. Team owners and new NFL Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Roger_Goodell" title="Roger Goodell">Roger Goodell</a> demanded a cutback in salaries and benefits under the cap system, promising to lockout the players if no new agreement was reached by March 1, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN11.2_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN11.2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NFLPA rejected Goodell's proposal, requesting to see all league and club financial records to determine what need, if any, the clubs had for a decrease in player costs. The players voted during their 2010 team meetings to end the NFLPA's status as a labor union as of March 1, 2011, unless a new CBA was reached by that time.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPNM11_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNM11-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although there was no salary cap in 2010, free agency activity and overall expenditures on players declined, leading the NFLPA to file a collusion case, claiming that the owners had unlawfully agreed to reduce competition for free agents.<sup id="cite_ref-Bell11_1-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bell11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After failing to make any progress in negotiations, both sides accepted mediation under the auspices of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Mediation_and_Conciliation_Service_(United_States)" title="Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (United States)">Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service</a> (FMCS) in February 2011. During mediation, players and owners agreed to extend the 2006 CBA by one week. The FMCS failed to mediate a settlement and the previous CBA expired on March 7, 2011. That same day, the NFLPA announced it was no longer a union. This allowed players to file individual antitrust cases, many of which challenged the legality of the impending lockout.<sup id="cite_ref-Farmer11_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Farmer11-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Indianapolis Colts</a> were two of the eight named plaintiffs in the action filed in <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Minnesota" title="United States District Court for the District of Minnesota">Federal District Court in Minnesota</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Mone11_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mone11-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NFLWire2011_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFLWire2011-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Federal District Court initially ruled for the players, declaring the lockout illegal because the players were no longer members of a union.<sup id="cite_ref-Quinn12_4-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinn12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the District Court's ruling, and the lockout continued pending a final determination in the appellate court.<sup id="cite_ref-Quinn12_4-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinn12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2011, as court-ordered mediation continued between players and owners in New York, at the offices of the NFL's lawyers, the 8th Circuit court announced that the Norris–La Guardia Act prohibited it from enjoining the lockout. The court stated in its decision that the ruling only applied to veteran players under contract, and not to unsigned rookies or veteran free agents.<sup id="cite_ref-Mihoces11_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mihoces11-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After several months of negotiations, the longest lockout in league history ended on July 25, 2011 following a tentative litigation settlement which reclassified some league revenues for cap purposes. This settlement allowed team owners to keep a small percentage from being included in future salary caps.<sup id="cite_ref-Clayton11_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clayton11-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The settlement was conditional upon the NFLPA re-constituting as a union and incorporating the settlement terms into a new CBA.<sup id="cite_ref-Fendrich11_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fendrich11-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ESPNc_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNc-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Players reported to training camps in July 2011, and voted to re-constitute the NFLPA as a union. After the vote tally was confirmed on July 31, 2011, the NFLPA began six days of bargaining that resulted in a new CBA being signed on August 5, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPNJuly11_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNJuly11-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The key features of the 2011 CBA included changes related to health and safety, including a reduction in the number of off-season practices, a prohibition against training camp “<a href="/wiki/Two-A-Days_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Two-A-Days (football)">two-a days</a>", and a limit on contact practices in both the preseason and regular season.<sup id="cite_ref-CBA11_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBA11-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Davis11_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Davis11-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new CBA also featured increases in player benefits, including retroactive pension increases for retired players and the creation of a neuro-cognitive benefit for players affected by concussions and other similar injuries. Also, the agreement promised an increase up to $1.5 million in salary guarantees for injured players<sup id="cite_ref-CBA11_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBA11-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a new revenue split, offering players between 47 percent and 48.5 percent of all revenue.<sup id="cite_ref-Fendrich11_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fendrich11-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Myers11_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Myers11-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Changes were also made in contract-related benefits, with an increase in minimum player salaries[19] and salary cap minimums, including the guarantee of a 99% -95% league wide spend and a requirement that each club would have to spend an average of 89% of the salary cap over four-year periods.<sup id="cite_ref-NFLNews11_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFLNews11-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A new rookie salary system was implemented by the NFL to limit spending on first-round draft picks,<sup id="cite_ref-Davis11_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Davis11-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the savings were reallocated to veteran players.<sup id="cite_ref-Lariviere12_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lariviere12-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2011 CBA has no opt-out clause and a ten-year term set to expire after the 2020 season.<sup id="cite_ref-Fendrich11_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fendrich11-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rosenthal11_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rosenthal11-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2020_agreement">2020 agreement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NFL_collective_bargaining_agreement&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2020 agreement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>NFL owners voted to approve the 2020–2030 CBA on February 20, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-2020ESPN_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020ESPN-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Board of Representatives for the NFL Players Association approved a vote of the proposed CBA from the NFL owners on February 26, 2020, that went to a vote of the members of the Players Association.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new CBA was agreed to by the NFLPA on March 15, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 2020 agreement, a 17th regular season game for teams would be added to the NFL schedule during the 2021 NFL season and the playoffs would be expanded from 12 to 14 teams beginning that season. After owners voted to expand the playoffs on April 2, 2020, playoff-eligible teams increased from 12 teams to 14 teams, with six Wild Card playoff games being played instead of four and only two teams receiving first-round playoff byes instead of four.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The preseason will be shortened from four games to three in seasons with 17 regular season games.<sup id="cite_ref-2020ChicagoTribune_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020ChicagoTribune-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The regular season active roster expanded to up to 55 players (from a 53-player limit), with the one or two extra spots only eligible for <a href="/wiki/Practice_squad" title="Practice squad">practice squad</a> players elevated just for the regular season game. These practice squad players revert to the practice squad once the game is over. The gameday roster limit increased from 46 players to 48, with a minimum of eight players being <a href="/wiki/Offensive_linemen" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive linemen">offensive linemen</a>. If fewer than eight offensive linemen are active, the gameday roster limit decreases to 47.<sup id="cite_ref-urlNew_NFL_CBA_Ensures_Labor_Peace—And_Has_Team_Values_Set_Up_To_Spike_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-urlNew_NFL_CBA_Ensures_Labor_Peace—And_Has_Team_Values_Set_Up_To_Spike-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2020_CBA_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020_CBA-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The practice squad player limit in the 2020 and 2021 seasons is 12 players, which increases to 14 in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-2020BostonGlobe_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020BostonGlobe-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Practice squad eligibility for players was increased, with a maximum of two players per team allowed to have an unlimited number of accrued seasons. This increases to four players per team for the 2022–2030 league years.<sup id="cite_ref-2020_CBA_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020_CBA-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Violations of the NFL's <a href="/wiki/Substance_abuse" title="Substance abuse">substance abuse</a> policy no longer can result in a player suspension. Players receive 48% of the NFL revenue by the 2021 season,<sup id="cite_ref-2020ChicagoTribune_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020ChicagoTribune-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and at least 48.8% of the revenue in any 17-game NFL season.<sup id="cite_ref-2020ESPN_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020ESPN-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> NFL teams may only use either the <a href="/wiki/Franchise_tag" title="Franchise tag">franchise tag</a> or <a href="/wiki/Transition_tag" title="Transition tag">transition tag</a> in a given season, instead of being able to use both as in the previous CBA.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Players are eligible for pensions after three accrued seasons, down from four previously.<sup id="cite_ref-2020BostonGlobe_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020BostonGlobe-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A "neutral decision-maker" will now replace the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Commissioner">NFL Commissioner</a> on ruling in most discipline cases. </p><p>Creation of new four-year player benefit: up to an additional $1.25M in salary excluded from the cap for up to two players. </p><p>Fifth-year options for first round picks become fully guaranteed if chosen by a team. In addition, the fifth year option salary can rise based on the player's performance in his first three seasons. Previously, it was only tied to when the player was selected in the draft.<sup id="cite_ref-urlFifth-year_options_to_be_guaranteed_in_proposed_CBA,_no_longer_tied_to_draft_slot_-_ProFootballTalk_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-urlFifth-year_options_to_be_guaranteed_in_proposed_CBA,_no_longer_tied_to_draft_slot_-_ProFootballTalk-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>NFL will also improve teams' training facilities and establish a network of hospitals in teams' home cities with free <a href="/wiki/Healthcare" class="mw-redirect" title="Healthcare">healthcare</a> for current and former players.<sup id="cite_ref-urlFull_term_sheet_of_proposed_collective_bargaining_agreement_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-urlFull_term_sheet_of_proposed_collective_bargaining_agreement-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a 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