All posts tagged "DeMaurice Smith"

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  Podcast

  Listen: The Terrible Take (Episode 857)

  Welcome back to the latest episode of The Terrible Take. Think of it as a super-mini version of The Terrible Podcast. A...

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  DeMaurice Smith Believes It’s Time To Call Rooney Rule A Failure, Offers Next Steps

  While far from brand new, there has been a growing resurgence of calls to do away with the Rooney Rule—from diversity advocates....

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  NFLPA Will Reportedly Be Selecting New Executive Director To Succeed DeMaurice Smith Thursday

  DeMaurice Smith has been the executive director of the NFL Players Association since 2009. He succeeded Gene Upshaw after the legend passed...

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  The NFL Must Get Rid Of The Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag

  Like it or not, the NFL’s franchise tag isn’t going away anytime soon. It may be here forever. But the NFLPA should...

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  NFLPA Exec DeMaurice Smith Advocates For Elimination Of NFL Scouting Combine

  The NFL killed off the Pro Bowl this year, though not a lot of people particularly missed it. At least, they didn’t...

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  Union Reps To Vote On DeMaurice Smith’s Future Friday Evening

  DeMaurice Smith is a name that doesn’t exactly inspire confidence, having served as executive director of the NFLPA since 2009. He has...

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  NFLPA Recommends Rookies Don’t Attend Rookie Minicamp

  Steelers fans may have to wait a little while longer to see this 2021 draft class in uniform. NFLPA President DeMaurice Smith...

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  NFLPA’s Demaurice Smith: Salary Cap Could Have Been Around $166M In 2021 Without Negotiations

  Were you annoyed over the 2021 salary cap coming in so low, around $15 million less than it was a year ago...

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  NFLPA Exec DeMaurice Smith Encouraging Players To ‘Collude’ During Free Agency Period This Year

  The NFL has gotten itself into trouble before when its constituent teams have been accused of colluding in certainly cases, whether it...

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  NFLPA Tells Agents To Expect 2021 Cap Number To Be ‘Pretty Close To $180 Million’ Floor

  With three weeks now left to go before the start of the 2021 NFL league year, its starting to look more and...

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  NFLPA’s DeMaurice Smith Says ‘Decent Chance’ 2021 Salary Cap Number Will Be Above $175M

  NFL commissioner Roger Goodell held his annual pre–Super Bowl press conference on Thursday and while he didn’t receive any questions about the...

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  NFLPA Says They Anticipate Again Having Virtual Offseason

  Despite being nearly a year into the pandemic, and by the time the summer rolls around, 18 months in, the NFLPA is...

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  NFL, NFLPA Issue Joint Statement On Status OF CBA Negotiations

  All too frequently these days, the fans of football are reminded that the game is ultimately a business. Even though some might...

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  NFLPA Gearing Up For Future Lockout They Hope They Can Avoid

  The Pittsburgh Steelers were the only team who did not sign off on the 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement, an arrangement on the...

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  DeMaurice Smith Says NFLPA Had No Input In Anthem Rule, Found Out When It Was Announced

  We thought that the biggest story in the league in May was going to be about the new kickoff rule. Then the...