All Entries in the "Demaurice Smith" Category
NFL, Players Sign 10 Year CBA
The league and the former players union agreed to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement that will ensure labor peace for the next decade.
NFL, NFLPA Agree To Terms On New CBA
The league and its players have agreed to terms on a new 10 year collective bargaining agreement.
Both Sides Could Vote On New CBA Thursday
A tense and confusing day on the labor front set up a huge day on Thursday for the completion of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement and an end to the NFL’s lockout.
If Games Are Missed, Blame The Owners
The players have reportedly made concession after concession in the ongoing labor talks. Time for the owners to stop trying to squeeze and start trying to close.
Goodell, NFL Labor Committee Presents To Ownership Today
NFL ownership meets in Chicago today to go over the latest proposal that could be sent to the former players union as soon as this week.
NFL Files Motion to Dismiss the NFLPA Case
As the NFL files it’s motion to dismiss the Brady case and people talk of a September hearing, Andrew Garda cautions you to not read too much into it.
NFL Making Contingency Plans, Including 8 Game Season
While the NFL prepares for all sorts of scenarios, both sides in the ongoing labor dispute could be meeting this week to talk about finding some common ground.
Roger Goodell, DeMaurice Smith & Collateral Damage
The Commissioner of the NFL and the head of the former players union need to start to find some common ground before those that have nothing to do with the lockout start getting hurt – badly.
The Strangest Day In The History Of The NFL Has Arrived.
Some players are set to report to work, where their coaches have been told not to speak to them. Welcome to the NFL.
Union Winning Battles; NFL Winning War
Mike Silver of Yahoo! Sports reports that the NFL and the NFLPA are seemingly close to agreeing on going to an eventual 18 game regular season.
Former Packers Skeptical Of Their Place In New CBA
Green Bay Packers alumni Boyd Dowler and Bob Long don’t think the players association is looking out for retired players.
NFLPA Makes Case While NFL Stalls
This article from the AP has gotten a fair bit of play from people who care about the future of the game. As representatives from the Players Association and the NFL continued their preliminary attempts to hammer out a new Collective Bargaining Agreement yesterday, Demaurice Smith, the NFLPA’s newly elected Executive Director, was interviewed by [...]
