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Article 21: Offseason Workouts
Section 2. Time Periods:
(iii) Phase Three. Phase Three shall consist of the next four weeks of the Club’s offseason workout program...
...The Club may conduct a maximum of three days of OTAs during each of the first two weeks of Phase Three. A maximum of four days of OTAs may be conducted during either the third week or the fourth week of Phase Three, with the Mandatory Veteran Minicamp (Article 22, Section 2) to be held during the other week...
...During Phase Three,
- all coaches shall be allowed on the field
- No live contact is permitted.
- No one-on-one offense vs. defense drills are permitted (i.e., no offensive linemen vs. defensive linemen pass rush or pass protection drills, no wide receivers vs. defensive backs bump-and-run drills, and no one-on-one special teams drills involving both offense and defense are permitted) except that, outside of the 10-yard line, simulated press coverage is permitted using hand placement (versus jamming) during 11-on-11 drills and related position group one-on-one drills (e.g., footwork and release work (no “live-contact” or “bump-and-run”). During simulated press coverage drills, hand contact between a defensive player and a receiver is permitted provided the defensive player does not impede the receiver or alter his route and no live contact occurs....
(d)(i) Commissioner Fines. In the event that the Arbitrator finds any violation... the head coach shall be subject to a fine in the amount of
- $100,000 for the first violation, and
- $250,000 for a second violation, and
- the Club shall be subject to a fine in the amount of $250,000 for the first violation and
- $500,000 for a second violation.
If such a violation is found by the Arbitrator, or the NFL and the NFLPA agree that such a violation has occurred, the Commissioner in his sole discretion:
(1) may promptly fine the head coach and the Club in the amounts specified above; or
(2) after consultation with the Executive Director of the NFLPA, may fine the head coach and the Club
some lesser amount, or no amount, if the Commissioner determines that
(A) the conduct of the head coach and the Club were based upon a good faith interpretation of Sections 1, 2, 5, 6 or 8 of this Article or the rules set forth in Appendix G; or
(B) did not constitute a material violation of such Sections.
Any fines assessed by the Commissioner pursuant to this Subsection
shall be donated as follows:
- Fifty percent to the Gene Upshaw Players Assistance Trust, and
- fifty percent to the Player Care Foundation.
Article 22: MInicamps
Section 9. Films: In addition to the provisions set forth in Article 21, Section 8(h), Clubs shall film
all on-field activities from any minicamp, and shall maintain a copy of such films until thirty days after the start of the regular season. The NFLPA may view such films (after signing a confidentiality agreement satisfactory to the NFL at the start of each League Year) only upon the filing of a complaint alleging a violation of this Article.
Appendix G: Offseason Workout Rules
...Voluntary offseason workout programs are intended to provide training, teaching and physical conditioning for players. The intensity and tempo of drills should be at a level conducive to learning, with player safety as the highest priority,
and not at a level where one player is in a physical contest with another player...
...The following rules shall also apply to the ten days of organized team practice activity:
- The NFL will monitor all Clubs during the offseason to ensure player safety and adherence to live contact guidelines.
