The United Football League will continue on without any more drama surrounding a new collective bargaining agreement, as the league approved a new CBA with the United Football Players Association.
The Monday announcement comes nearly a month after the UFPA ratified the deal, which will be retroactive to the start of training camp on March 2 and will extend until the end of the 2026 season.
Under terms of the new CBA, minimum salaries increase from $55,000 to $62,005 for players who participate in all 10 regular-season games. They will raise again the following year to $64,000 with part of that reflecting a reallocation of a per-month housing stipend of $400.
In addition, all players will be eligible for year-round health care. Other changes include roster expansion and instituting a process to handle player grievances.
“We have reached a collective bargaining agreement with the UFPA,” UFL president and CEO Russ Brandon said in a statement. “We look forward to continuing to work with our players to grow professional spring football at the UFL.”
Players began voicing concerns about a new CBA before training camp began, with 24 quarterbacks signing a letter saying they would skip a league-organized QB camp in February. Some players told media outlets that coaches threatened to release them if they boycotted league media days as was previously discussed by players.
All the while, hope remained that a new agreement would be agreed upon as the league and players association continued negotiations, which led to salary increases and respectable health care.
Under the CBA, players will have seven months of insurance followed by subsidized COBRA for the following five months. Previously, players were only insured during the four-month UFL season.
–Field Level Media
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