Article 9 LENGTH OF PLAYER CONTRACTS

9.1 Maximum Term.

Except as provided in Article VII, Section 6(d) and (f) ($1 Million Exception and Minimum Annual Salary Exception) and Article VIII, Sections 1 and 2 (Rookie Scale Contracts), a Player Contract may cover, in the aggregate, up to but no more than seven Seasons from the date such Contract is signed.

9.2 Computation of Time.

For purposes of Section 1 above, if a Player Contract is signed after the beginning of a Season, the Season in which the Contract is signed shall be counted as one full Season covered by the Contract.