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'Non-Core' Progress Between Union, NFL At Latest CBA Meeting

DeMaurice Smith didn't get what he was hoping for Tuesday, but the head of the NFL players' union did walk away from his latest meeting with NFL owners with some good reasons to feel encouraged about the state of the negotiations.Smith has said publicly that he's waiting for the owners to submit to the union a proposal for...

NFL Players Union Hopes to Resolve StarCaps Case Outside of Court

The NFL still hasn't given up on the idea that it will eventually be able to suspend Minnesota Vikings defensive linemen Kevin Williams and Pat Williams for violating its drug policy in the StarCaps case. There remains the chance the league will further appeal the decision by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld...

NFL Players Union Softens Rhetoric in Advance of Next CBA Meeting

Over the past several months, NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith has accused NFL owners of planning to lock out players in 2011 and has publicly criticized commissioner Roger Goodell for failing to attend the last round of collective bargaining negotiations. But on the day before the next negotiating session between players and...

NFLPA Chief Smith on Goodell: 'I Was at Last Meeting, He Was Not'

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- NFL players' union head DeMaurice Smith was here today to talk to brief Giants players on the state of collective bargaining negotiations with the owners. On his way out, he stopped to talk to two reporters -- one from FanHouse and one from the New York Times. And it's pretty safe to say he isn't...

Goodell Holds Court on Vick, Dallas Video Board, Much More

NEW YORK -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced his final Michael Vick decision to a group of about 20 reporters in a conference room at the league offices in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon. FanHouse attended the session, which lasted about an hour and a half and covered a wide range of topics that began with Vick...

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05/25/12 Union leader says facts prove NFL collusion claim Source: TheShowBuzz WASHINGTON — NFL players union chief DeMaurice Smith says his group's claim of collusion will stand up in court.
05/25/12 Smith Said NFLPA Had No Choice But To File Lawsuit Source: Sports Business Daily NFLPA Exec Dir DeMaurice Smith, in his first remarks since a collusion lawsuit was filed against the NFL in U.S. District Court in Minnesota on Wednesday, said that the union "had no choice but to seek legal action," according to A.J. Perez of FOXSPORTS.com. Smith said, &ldq...
05/22/12 Goodell, Smith To Meet About Pro Bowl's Future Source: ABC - KIFI 8 - Idaho Falls/Pocatello ID Allowing that the caliber of competition at the league's annual Pro Bowl game has slumped dramatically, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will meet soon with NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith about the much criticized contest and could decide its fate shortly thereafter.
05/17/12 Jonathan Vilma's Suit, NFLPA's Grievance Aim to Get... Source: Bleacher Report Under former executive director Gene Upshaw, the National Football League Players Association and its members enjoyed years of labor peace and a healthy relationship with the league office and then-NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue.
05/04/12 NFLPA files grievance against Goodell, NFL Source: USA Today The NFL Players Association has filed a grievance against the NFL which challenges Commissioner Roger Goodell 's authority to suspend the current and former New Orleans Saints who participated in the team's bounty program.