体坛英语资讯：NFL, players agree to new collective bargaining agreement_娱乐

体坛英语资讯：NFL, players agree to new collective bargaining agreement

An important deal point regarding the implementation of an entry level compensation system includes: all drafted players sign four-year contracts while undrafted free agents sign three-year contracts. There will be in place a maximum total compensation per draft class; strong anti-holdout rules and limited contract terms with teams having the option to extend the contract of a first-round draftee for a fifth year, based on agreed-upon tender amounts. There has also been the creation of a new fund to redistribute, beginning in 2017, savings from the new rookie pay system to current and retired player benefits and a veteran player performance pool.

Another leading issue was player health and safety. Changes to promote that include: reducing the off-season program by five weeks; limiting on-field practice time and contact; limiting full-contact practices in the preseason and regular season; increasing number of days off for players; providing an opportunity for current players to remain in the player medical plan for life and an enhanced injury protection benefit of up to one million dollars of a player's salary for the contract year after his injury and up to 500,000 in the second year after his injury.

Additionally, 50 million per year will be in a joint fund for medical research, healthcare programs, and NFL Charities, including NFLPA-related charities. Retired players will also see benefits from this deal. Over the next 10 years there will be additional funding for retiree benefits of between 900 million and one billion U.S. dollars. The largest single amount, 620 million, will be used for a new "Legacy Fund," which will be devoted to increasing pensions for pre-1993 retirees. Other improvements will be made to post-career medical options, the disability plan, the 88 Plan, career transition and degree completion programs, and the Player Care Plan.