DEMAURICE SMITH RUMORS
NFL players union wants Chargers doctor replaced
The NFL Players Association wants the San Diego Chargers to replace team doctor David Chao, who has lost a malpractice lawsuit and is facing an attempt to have his medical license suspended or revoked.
NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith said at a pre-Super Bowl news conference Thursday that Chao's troubles are an example of why the union wants the NFL to set up a system...
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January 31, 2013
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Smith takes on NFL on safety issues
So much for labor peace in the NFL.
Less than 18 months after the league and players ended a lockout by signing a 10-year collective bargaining agreement, NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith and union president Domonique Foxworth used a Super Bowl news conference to lay out a series of complaints about safety issues Thursday.
Smith began by threatening to...
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January 31, 2013
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Congressmen write NFLPA's Smith about HGH testing
Chastising the NFL Players Association for ''remarkable recalcitrance'' on testing for human growth hormone, two members of Congress have pledged ''to take a more active role'' on the issue and say they could ask players to testify before their committee.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Darrell Issa, a California Republican...
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January 28, 2013
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NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith addressed a crowd of...
NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith addressed a crowd of digital media members as part of the 2013 Collegiate Bowl’s BWB Digital Symposium. The focus of the conversation was about player safety, beyond just the prominent concussion issue.
Always blunt, Smith noted that nearly a third to a quarter of players on any given team will “be in need of a major hip, knee joint...
NFLPA's Smith: player safety an ongoing challenge
DeMaurice Smith has a difficult job.
As the Executive Director of the NFL's Players Association, it's Smith's job to strive to keep his players healthy.
Smith spoke at The Home Depot Center on Friday for the NFLPA's Collegiate Bowl, which will be played Saturday.
Player safety was the topic, and Smith knows there's more work to do.
''In 2009 when I...
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January 19, 2013
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FIGMENT OF IMAGINATION?
Smith: Bounty program didn't exist
NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith said that after reviewing all the evidence, he believes "there was no bounty put on players by Saints players."
NFL Replacement Refs an issue: Player strike coming?
According to Sports Illustrated‘s Jim Trotter, who had an exclusive interview with NFL Player’s Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith. With the replacement referees still officiating games well into the NFL Season. Everyone thought that they would officiate during the preseason but by the time the regular season rolled around the real referees would be back in business...
Rumor: Players could strike if Referees and NFL fail to reach agreement
NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith became a household name during the 2011 labor dispute between the owners and player’s union. Smith played an vital role in securing peace between the League and Union, and provided numerous quotes and soundbites throughout the lengthy dispute.
The former partner at Latham & Watkins and Patton Boggs PC provided new fodder for the labor...
NFLPA Defends DeMaurice Smith's Absence At 'Bounty' Hearings
NFL Players Association spokesman George Atallah on Saturday defended union boss DeMaurice Smith's absence from the suspended players' appeals hearings in the New Orleans Saints "bounty" case, calling it irrelevant. "Whether or not (Smith) was there is irrelevant to the players," Atallah told ProFootballTalk.com. Atallah was responding to comments by NFL...
DeMaurice Smith is ready for war. NFLPA vowes to fight Bounty Gate punishments
Settle in folks this is about to be a really ugly ride. The NFLPA has decided to go to war with the NFL over their suspensions of Jonathan Vilma, Anthony Hargrove, Will Smith and Scott Fujita.
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