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NFLPA, Retired Players Meet to Try and Resolve Their Differences

By Dan GrazianoJun 8th 2009 – 3:15PM

Representatives from the NFLPA and various retired players groups met today in Washington, D.C. as part of an effort by new NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith to welcome retired NFL players under the union's umbrella.Smith himself did not attend the meeting. He was in Seattle, meeting with Seahawks players as part of his summer...

NFL Players Union Settles Dispute With Retired Players

By Dan GrazianoJun 4th 2009 – 5:19PM

DeMaurice Smith might be a long way from settling the NFLPA's differences with the league, but he appears to have made good on his pledge to unite the union with its retired players. According to a report by Chris Mortensen on ESPN.com, the NFLPA will announce at a news conference Friday morning that it has agreed to...

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