# NFL Coaches Association

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{{short description|Group of coaches of the National Football League}}
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The '''National Football League Coaches Association''' ('''NFLCA''') is a group of coaches in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL).

During the [2011 NFL Lockout](/source/2011_NFL_Lockout), the NFLCA filed a brief in favor of the players.<ref name="lockout">{{cite web | url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/25/nfl-coaches-association-files-legal-brief-in-support-of-players/ | title=NFL Coaches Association files legal brief in support of players | publisher=NBC Sports | date=May 25, 2011 | accessdate=February 2, 2012 | author=Florio, Mike}}</ref> One major element of NFL coaches' contracts, negotiated between individual coaches and NFL teams/owners, are provisions that authorize the employing NFL teams to withhold part of a coach's salary when league operations are suspended, such as lockouts or television contract negotiations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/29569952 |title=NFL Coaches Association brief: 'End the lockout' |publisher=CBSSports.com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-03}}</ref>

==See also==
*[American Football Coaches Association](/source/American_Football_Coaches_Association)
*[National Basketball Coaches Association](/source/National_Basketball_Coaches_Association)

==References==
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Category:American football organizations
Category:Coaching associations based in the United States
Category:NFL coaches

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